Abstract
As a scarce resource and a public commodity, water and its management generate social, political, and economic problems. The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate what the Mexican conditions regarding water availability and the allocated usage and the conflicts that water stress can lead to.
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Data from 1971 is used to calculate the annual mean incidence in annual precipitation, which includes natural phenomena such as hurricanes (Conagu 2011).
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From all water available in Mexico (460 billion liters), Mexico has in concessions 80.5 billion liters (Conagua 2011).
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This amount was calculated as follows: Total daily consume = Annual Grant (80.5 billion liters)/Total population (112 million people)/Days of the year (365) consumption.
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Wheat demand 1300 l of water to produce a kilo. Beef demand approximately 15,000 l of water to produce a kilo (Mekonnen/Hoekstra 2011).
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Commerce, restaurants, hotels, transport, financing services, education services, medical services, real state services, and governmental activities.
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Mining, construction, electricity, water services, gas services, and manufacturing industry.
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Agriculture, livestock, forestry, fishing, and hunting.
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Phumpiu-Chang, P. (2016). Hydrological Stress and Pressures on Water Availability. In: Pérez-Espejo, R., Constantino-Toto, R., Dávila-Ibáñez, H. (eds) Water, Food and Welfare. SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28824-6_10
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