Mexico: Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Groundwater Over-exploitation

Mexico faces serious challenges in the water sector. Despite significant advances in reforming water sector institutions, sustainable water use remains an elusive goal. This report presents the findings of a qualitative analysis and a quantitative analysis of poverty and social impacts of groundwater over-exploitation on rural poverty, which was carried out in preparation of the Mexico Sustainable Development DPL.   

Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with a range of stakeholder groups in the rural water sector. In five fieldwork sites comprising six aquifers, the field work team conducted over 150 interviews with individual water users, government officials, and other experts and held fifteen focus groups with a total of approximately 200 water users from different socio-economic backgrounds.

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