Water Resources in Mexico: A Conceptual Introduction

Abstract

In our time, debates and proposals surrounding water research and water resources have attained an unprec- edented importance. There has been increasing gener- ation and propagation of ideas and knowledge, as well as of projects aimed at solving current worldwide water challenges; our country has not been the excep- tion. In Mexico, various institutional programs have flourished, centred on aspects such as: the develop- ment of water use and reuse capabilities; systematizing public knowledge regarding water management; sub- sistence and recovering ecosystems closely tied to wa- ter uses and administration. The