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The Chapingo Autonomous University warned about the accelerated decrease in drinking water in Mexico, which puts social stability at risk. By 2050, 40% more water will be needed and it is necessary to define strategies such as reusing water and educating about preservation. The rainwater harvesting project has helped rural populations save money and improve their quality of life.

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Theoretical Framework

The Chapingo Autonomous University warned about the accelerated decrease in drinking water in Mexico, which puts social stability at risk. By 2050, 40% more water will be needed and it is necessary to define strategies such as reusing water and educating about preservation. The rainwater harvesting project has helped rural populations save money and improve their quality of life.

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THEORETICAL

FRAMEWORK

Water shortage in Mexico


City.

- Shortage: Deproviding, stopping supplying a person or a group of people with the


necessary products or preventing them from reaching where they are expected or
needed.
- Water: Liquid substance obtained by infusion, distillation or other procedure of a
plant substance, such as leaves, flowers, fruits or bark of certain plants.

The Chapingo Autonomous University (Uach) warned about the accelerated


decrease in drinking water in the country, which puts social stability at risk and this
without considering that a rural population persists in extreme poverty that still
lacks the vital liquid for its basic needs.
“Statistics indicate that by the year 2050, when current children are 30 years older,
there will be a need for 40 percent more water,” said Rafael Sánchez Bravo,
director of the Uach Innovative Water Technologies Laboratory. For this reason, it
is necessary to define strategies to reuse water, how to educate about the
preservation of the water footprint and how to stop contaminating the rivers and
water sources that still remain,” said the researcher.
There, academics and students confirmed that the homes served in the town with
the Rainwater Harvesting project for domestic use and human consumption, two
years ago, are still operating and this represents a monthly economic saving of 200
pesos for payment. of drinking water pipes and the improvement in the quality of
life of this rural population located between the parameters of extreme poverty. It
also serves to raise awareness about the water effort involved in our lifestyle. It
allows us to learn more about the impact that the consumption patterns of a region
or country have on the place where the imported goods are produced. Therefore,
he recommended avoiding food waste and improving agricultural practices during
production processes. The solution to reduce the water footprint is to focus efforts
on reducing food waste, because currently in Mexico this waste amounts to 10
thousand tons annually (37 percent of total production).
An example is the saving of water through the trade of rice from the United States
to Mexico. The virtual water content required to grow rice in the United States is
1,275 cubic meters per ton, while in Mexico 2,182 are required, which implies a
virtual water saving of 907 cubic meters. Faced with this problem, he called on the
population to take care of the vital liquid and not contaminate rivers, lakes, even
Mexican beaches with garbage and waste.

The problem of water scarcity arises from:

 Excessive and unnecessary demands that exceed the scarce


resources available.
 Pollution of available fresh water caused by
irresponsible human activities.
 Industries and factories consume fresh water for their
processes, even though they could use desalinated
seawater.
 Micro waste of water that we all commit by using it in
excess and that, together, add up to an enormous
amount of wasted water.
 Economic scarcity caused by the lack or mismanagement of
existing water resources.
 Poor distribution of resources
 Aquifers are exploited at a faster rate than they are replenished.
 Water Pollution
 Injustice in the distribution of land means that few people in rural
areas have access to water sources and that those who do have
access misuse it.

Severe effects and consequences of water scarcity


 Restrictions on water consumption in many areas of the world.
 Poor and remote communities still do not have access to clean water, and
may never do.
 Negative impact on crops and all types of plants that need water to survive.
 Increase in forest fires due to drought.
 Water reservoirs, lakes and rivers dry up and all the flora and fauna that
lives in them perish.
 Excessive increase in water use rates in all countries.
 People who engage in agriculture lose their source of income and the
amount of food available decreases.
 Glaciers are melting due to global warming and the fresh water they contain
is mixing with seawater and being lost.
 Rising temperatures worldwide increase water scarcity due to evaporation.
 Due to poverty and lack of access to fresh water, marginalized communities
around the world face a host of diseases linked to stagnant water, poor
hygiene and dehydration.
 Not only is water scarce for the most basic hygiene, in some places on
Earth people are at risk of dying from dehydration.

Solutions to the problem of water scarcity


 Do not leave the water tap running if it is not strictly necessary. For
example, if you are brushing your teeth, you don't need to have the faucet
running while you are brushing.
 Use water when you can really use it. For example, use full loads of clothes
in the washing machine.
 Don't waste water by washing your car with water from the hose. Instead,
use a bucket.
 The less responsible our water consumption is, the higher the rates that
governments will have to charge for the service.
 It is necessary to build sustainable systems in homes that help with water
collection and that can also reuse it.
 Recycling water is a culture that we must all acquire. For example, using the
water we bathe with for flushing the toilet.
 Stricter regulation is required for the use of fresh water in industry.
 Legislation concerning natural resources and water must be reviewed and
optimized by governments.
 It is important to launch education and awareness campaigns that alert
people to the dangers of wasting water and teach them how to save it.
 A real commitment between citizens and the State to use and distribute
water resources responsibly.
 It is necessary to promote cultivation practices that involve less water waste.
 Bring clean and drinkable water technologies to remote communities.

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