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

The paper argues that drought impacts on Mexican urban water systems are mediated by infrastructure and management rather than being direct effects. It proposes 'adaptive water management' focused on demand as the primary mitigation strategy, identifying the lack of reliable information systems for tracking water loss, consumption, and billing as the main obstacle for water agencies.

• Drought does not impact urban water systems directly; instead, the effect is mediated by the existing water management and infrastructure.
• The primary method for mitigating drought impacts in cities should be the adaptive management of water demand.
• The most significant barrier to implementing adaptive water management is the absence of reliable information systems to monitor water losses, measure consumption, and ensure effective service 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} }