Meeting the water reform challenge in Mexico

The OECD recently launched a report on water reform challenges in Mexico. The report  “Making Water Reform Happen in Mexico” was presented during a public event with David Korenfeld, Director-General of the National Water Commission of Mexico and Alternate Governor of the World Water Council, Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the OECD and Juan Jose Guerra Abud, Minister of the Environment of Mexico. The report highlights a number of levers to consider when setting up a cohesive and cost-effective water policy framework and gives recommendations to make this happen within the Mexican context. The Mexican Government has made water a political priority, organising together with the World Water Council the 4th World Water Forum in 2006. The impact of the Forum has enabled of a great deal of progress to be made in water management in Mexico since then. Mexico is a water-stressed nation and some basins experience this more acutely than others. Over the past sixty years, the amount of water available for each person has declined drastically due to population growth. Furthermore, water is unevenly spread throughout Mexico, with more than three-quarters of the population living in regions with little water. • Free preview of the report available online   
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