Mexico: Establishing effective and democratic water and sanitation (W&S) management in Mexico to support the achievement of the MDGs
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $6,000,000
Delivery Rate
Main Achievements
- Development of Geographical Information Systems with information on the reliability, availability, and accessibility of water supply, in terms of quantity and quality, taking gender and ethnicity perspectives into account.
- Construction and delivery of 4 models of healthy schools based on a methodology of human values.
- Preparation of a Citizen Guide for men and women from selected states to learn about and participate in the water sector.
The basic intention of the programme is to improve the integrated management of water in peri-urban and rural areas to help achieve the MDGs with regard to water and sanitation (W&S), and combating poverty from the standpoint of environmental sustainability and gender equality. This will contribute to achieving MDGs 1, 3 and 7 by diminishing inequalities in accessing an essential resource that is crucial for the health and capabilities of the poor and women.
Through the diffusion of appropriate technologies, better practice and social organisation frameworks and techniques for the integrated use of W&S with a basin-based focus, a culture of appropriate water use and its more efficient and effective management will be enhanced in order to reduce poverty, improve health and mitigate vulnerability to hydrometeorological disasters. This will lead to increased democratic governance, transparency and the participation of civil society in the integral management of W&S.