Promote water resilience as a new paradigm
This solution addresses lack of water resilience in Mexico City, Mexico for local communities
Problem Description
A major resilience issue is linked to the future supply and management of water resources. The water management system has material inefficiencies; for example, there is a great loss of potable water due to leaks in the potable water distribution system. There is also great overexploitation of the aquifer. This overexploitation threatens the future supply of aquifer water for the metropolitan area, and it may be exacerbated by climate change, as there is a potential for a long drought. In the case of extreme rainfall events, ponding and floods may affect City operations, such as the mobility network. The vision for this pillar is that water in the Mexico Basin is handled under the Comprehensive Management of City Water Resources (GIRHU), which is responsible for the integrated management of urban water resources and the response to risks and impacts related to climate change and social and environmental pressures.Building Blocks
- Integrate population without regular and continuous water service to the water supply system
- Promote public, economic, regulatory, and political instruments to reduce water scarcity and inequality
- Promote the establishment of temporary rainwater catchment systems and water “kiosks”
- Support the creation and consolidation of the CDMX Water Fund
- Innovate in the maintenance and renovation of the water network and drainage system
- Identify optimal investments for water resilience and develop public policy recommendations
- Improve the quality and quantity of water in the area of aquifer recharge
- Prevent damages to the water infrastructure in the event of a major earthquake
Story
"Promote water resilience as a new paradigm" is 1 of 5 strategic pillars of Mexico City's Resilience Strategy. The city faces resilience challenges on environmental, social, and economic issues, given its geographic situation, history of great social-environmental transformation, and social context. Having once been a lake, the city has become a megacity, one of the most populous on Earth. Rapid urban expansion and soaring population growth in the last few decades have added to the problems resulting from insufficient long-term planning and weak metropolitan and megalopolitan coordination, making it difficult to monitor and track important regional issues such as water management based on a long-term sustainability perspective.
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Organisations Involved
Contributed By
- Arnoldo Matus Kramer, Chief Resilience Officer, Mexico City's Resilience Strategy
- Daniela Torres Mendoza, Analyst, Mexico City's Resilience Strategy
- Adriana Chávez Sánchez, Analyst, Mexico City's Resilience Strategy
- Flavia Tudela Rivadeneyra, Analyst, Mexico City's Resilience Strategy
Solution Stage
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| STAGE | SPECIALIST SKILLS REQUIRED | EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES | RISK LEVEL AND HANDLING | FINANCE REQUIRED | KINDS OF EVIDENCE GENERATED | GOAL |
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| Developing and testing3 | Mix of design and implementation skills |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM | A stronger case with cost and benefit projections developed through practical trials and experiments, involving potential users | Demonstration that the idea works, or evidence to support a reworking of the idea |