The Role of Water Policy in Mexico : Sustainability, Equity, and Economic Growth Considerations

With water in Mexico becoming very scarce spatially and over time, it is now a factor that limits economic activity and social well-being in several regions. The identification of priorities and trade-offs in relation to water allocation requires careful and timely attention to address an ever-growing range of complications arising from the impact of various interlinked considerations, such as sustainability of water resources, fairness, pollution, environment, basic services, development, competition, and globalization. National policies, both within the water sector and for the overall economy, need to accommodate these issues. The study reported in this note is part of a broader analysis of the sector. Its intent is to promote a stakeholders consultation process, development of a specific set of background papers to address the most pressing issues in water policy in the country. Finally, the study included the development of analytical models to assess the linkages and impacts of various policy instruments on the water sector and the economy with a focus on one river basin case study - Rio Bravo.

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Main Authors: Asad, Musa, Dinar, Ariel
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-10
Subjects:AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL USES, AQUIFER, AQUIFER RECHARGE, AQUIFERS, AVAILABLE WATER, BASINS, BILL COLLECTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, CROP PRODUCTION, DECISION MAKING, DELIVERY OF WATER SUPPLY, DEMAND FOR WATER, DIVERSION, DRINKING WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, FARMERS, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER PUMPING, GROUNDWATER TABLE, GROUNDWATER USE, HIGH LEVELS, HOUSEHOLDS, INDUSTRIAL WATER, INDUSTRIAL WATER USE, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION WATER, IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY, NATURAL RESOURCES, OVERPUMPING, POLLUTION, POPULATION GROWTH, PRICE DISTORTIONS, PUMPING, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RIVER BASIN, SALT WATER, SANITATION, SANITATION SERVICES, SUSTAINABLE WATER, SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT, URBAN GROWTH, USE OF WATER, UTILITIES, WATER ALLOCATION, WATER ALLOCATIONS, WATER ANALYSIS, WATER AUTHORITY, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER CRISIS, WATER LOSSES, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER MARKET, WATER MARKETS, WATER POLICY, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER RIGHTS, WATER SAVINGS, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SECTOR, WATER SUPPLY, WATER USE, WATER USERS, WATER USES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7272762/role-water-policy-mexico
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10307
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