Ciudades y sequía en México: la gestión del agua como estrategia crítica de mitigación

This research paper examines strategies for Mexican cities to combat drought, arguing that the impact of drought is mediated by water infrastructure and management rather than being a direct effect. The author proposes 'adaptive water management'—specifically the adaptive management of water demand—as the primary mitigation strategy, noting that the lack of reliable information systems for tracking water loss, consumption, and billing is the main obstacle to implementation.

• Drought does not impact urban water systems directly; instead, its effects are mediated by the existing water management and infrastructure.
• The primary method for mitigating drought impacts should be the adaptive management of water demand, which the author terms 'adaptive water management'.
• The most significant barrier preventing water organizations from implementing adaptive management and mitigating drought is the absence of reliable information and monitoring systems to track water losses, measure consumption, and ensure effective billing.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Ciudades y sequía en México: la gestión del agua como estrategia crítica de mitigación. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ciudades-y-sequia-en-mexico-la-gestion-del-agua-como-estrategia-critica-de-mitigacion/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Ciudades y sequía en México: la gestión del agua como estrategia crítica de mitigación. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ciudades-y-sequia-en-mexico-la-gestion-del-agua-como-estrategia-critica-de-mitigacion/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |title=Ciudades y sequía en México: la gestión del agua como estrategia crítica de mitigación |date=13 January 2025 |url=https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ciudades-y-sequia-en-mexico-la-gestion-del-agua-como-estrategia-critica-de-mitigacion/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025ciudades, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Ciudades y sequía en México: la gestión del agua como estrategia crítica de mitigación}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ciudades-y-sequia-en-mexico-la-gestion-del-agua-como-estrategia-critica-de-mitigacion/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }