2023-08-15 18:30:38
The phrase “water is life; with her everything, without her nothing” is a reality. We depend a lot on this precious liquid and that is why we want to analyze how Mexico is regarding this liquid so necessary to live. Coming up next, we tell you.
Legal framework of water in Mexico
Access to water in Mexico is guaranteed by the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, laws issued by the Congress of the Union and signing of international treaties. In other words, access to water in Mexico has very broad legal support.
In Mexico, there is only one law on water, called the National Water Law (LAN), which was published in 1992 and is in charge of regulating article 27 of the Constitution. It is mandatory for the three orders of government (municipal, state and federal) and its purpose is to “regulate the exploitation, use or exploitation of said waters, their distribution and control, as well as the preservation of their quantity and quality to achieve their integral development. sustainable”.
Although despite the recognition of the human right to water by the Mexican State, as well as the approval of various laws in this regard, there are growing problems of access to water in the national territory, as we will analyze below.
Water stress in Mexico
The “Aqueduct” project, carried out by the World Resources Institute (WRI), there are important parts of the national territory are under high and extremely high water stress. Above all, it would be necessary to mention the regions of the bajio and the north of the country. Only certain areas of the southeast have low risks. In addition, water stress is expected to increase. According to the National Water Commission (CONAGUA), during the next ten years, 31 of the 32 federal entities will see an increase in the phenomenon.
What is clear is that we can plan numerous public policies on an endless number of topics. If there is no water, none of them can be carried out successfully. In a context of global warming, time should not be wasted and access to water should be a priority for Mexico.
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