Enhancing the resilience of vulnerable families in Mexico City to the impacts of climate change on water

The project aims to address water insecurity in Mexico City caused by climate-driven precipitation variability. It proposes installing 10,500 rainwater harvesting systems in poor neighborhoods, providing capacity building for local stakeholders, and operationalizing a financial mechanism through the Public Environment Fund to ensure long-term sustainability and access for women-led households.

• Climate change in Mexico City is characterized by decreasing annual precipitation and an increase in the intensity of short-term rainfall, which leads to more frequent floods and increased water insecurity for vulnerable populations.
• Water scarcity disproportionately affects women and children in Mexico City's poorest neighborhoods, as they are typically responsible for collecting water and have limited capacity to manage precipitation-related hazards.
• The project intends to install 10,500 rainwater harvest systems at the household level in poor neighborhoods to increase water availability and efficiency.
• The project targets 58,000 direct beneficiaries and an estimated 2,242,875 indirect beneficiaries, representing approximately 1.7% of Mexico's total population.
• The proposal seeks to operationalize a specific line of support within Mexico City's Public Environment Fund to provide innovative financial instruments for long-term investment in rainwater systems, specifically for women-led households.
• Previous implementation of the SCALL program in 2019 demonstrated that rainwater harvesting systems could reduce household water costs by up to 90%.
• The total project cost is estimated at 9.5 million USD, with 6 million USD requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund and 3.5 million USD in co-financing from SEDEMA.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). Enhancing the resilience of vulnerable families in Mexico City to the impacts of climate change on water. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/24740-enhancing-resilience-vulnerable-families-mexico-city-impacts-climate-change-water.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Enhancing the resilience of vulnerable families in Mexico City to the impacts of climate change on water. 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/24740-enhancing-resilience-vulnerable-families-mexico-city-impacts-climate-change-water.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020enhancing, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Enhancing the resilience of vulnerable families in Mexico City to the impacts of climate change on water}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/24740-enhancing-resilience-vulnerable-families-mexico-city-impacts-climate-change-water.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }