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Water supply and sanitation in Mexico

Index Water supply and sanitation in Mexico

Water supply and sanitation in Mexico is characterized by achievements and challenges. [1]

47 relations: Aguascalientes, Aquifer, Arid, Cancún, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Census, Decentralization, Flood control, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, Geography of Mexico, Guanajuato, Improved sanitation, Improved water source, Inter-American Development Bank, Irrigation, Irrigation in Mexico, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Luis Echeverría, Mexico, Miguel Alemán Valdés, Miguel de la Madrid, Non-revenue water, Overexploitation, Public–private partnership, Puebla, Saltillo, San Luis Potosí, Sanitation, Semi-arid climate, Suez Environnement, Thermal power station, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, UNICEF, Veolia, Veracruz, Villahermosa, Wastewater, Water cycle, Water management in Greater Mexico City, Water quality, Water resource management, Water resources management in Mexico, Water scarcity, Water supply, World Bank, World Health Organization.

Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes (Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes, literally: Hot Waters), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Aquifer

An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt).

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Arid

A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.

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Cancún

Cancún is a city in southeastern Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

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Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born 3 April 1948) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994.

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Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population.

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Decentralization

Decentralization is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision-making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group.

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Flood control

Flood control methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.

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Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A., or FCC, is a leading Spanish construction company based in Barcelona.

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Geography of Mexico

The geography of Mexico describes the geographic features of Mexico, a country in the Americas.

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Guanajuato

Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato (Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, are the 32 Federal entities of Mexico.

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Improved sanitation

Improved sanitation is a term used to categorize types or levels of sanitation for monitoring purposes.

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Improved water source

An improved water source (or improved drinking-water source or improved water supply) is a term used to categorize certain types or levels of water supply for monitoring purposes.

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Inter-American Development Bank

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB or IDB or BID) is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Irrigation

Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.

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Irrigation in Mexico

Mexico, a classified arid and semi-arid country, has a total land area of 2 million square kilometres, 23% of which is equipped for irrigated agriculture.

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Japan International Cooperation Agency

The is a governmental agency that coordinates official development assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan.

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Luis Echeverría

Luis Echeverría Álvarez, OMRI GCB OJ (Hon.) (born 17 January 1922) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 50th President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Miguel Alemán Valdés

Miguel Alemán Valdés (September 29, 1900 – May 14, 1983) served a full term as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952, the first civilian president after a string of revolutionary generals.

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Miguel de la Madrid

Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (December 12, 1934 – April 1, 2012) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 52nd President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.

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Non-revenue water

Non revenue water (NRW) is water that has been produced and is "lost" before it reaches the customer.

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Overexploitation

Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns.

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Public–private partnership

A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P or P3) is a cooperative arrangement between two or more public and private sectors, typically of a long-term nature.

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Puebla

Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla (Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla) is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Saltillo

Saltillo is the capital of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.

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San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí (Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Sanitation

Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage.

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Semi-arid climate

A semi-arid climate or steppe climate is the climate of a region that receives precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate.

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Suez Environnement

Suez is a French-based utility company which operates largely in the water treatment and waste management sectors.

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Thermal power station

A thermal power station is a power station in which heat energy is converted to electric power.

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Tijuana

Tijuana is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and on the Baja California Peninsula, located at the center of the Tijuana and the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan areas.

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Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeast state of Chiapas.

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UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations (UN) program headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

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Veolia

Veolia Environnement S.A., branded as Veolia, is a French transnational company with activities in four main service and utility areas traditionally managed by public authorities – water management, waste management, transport and energy services.

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Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave,In isolation, Veracruz, de and Llave are pronounced, respectively,, and.

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Villahermosa

Villahermosa (Beautiful Village) is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Tabasco, and the municipal seat of the Centro municipality.

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Wastewater

Wastewater (or waste water) is any water that has been affected by human use.

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Water cycle

The water cycle, also known as the hydrological cycle or the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.

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Water management in Greater Mexico City

Greater Mexico City (Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México), a metropolitan area with more than 19 million inhabitants including Mexico's capital (Distrito Federal, or DF) with about 9 million inhabitants, faces tremendous water challenges.

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Water quality

Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological characteristics of water.

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Water resource management

Water resource management is the activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources.

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Water resources management in Mexico

Water resources management is a significant challenge for Mexico.

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Water scarcity

Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet water demand.

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Water supply

Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.

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World Bank

The World Bank (Banque mondiale) is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO; French: Organisation mondiale de la santé) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.

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Water in Mexico, Water supply and sanitation in México.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Mexico

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