Water and society in the high Lerma: the Tepetitlán module

Authors

  • Sergio Vargas-Velázquez

Abstract

Water is a resource that shapes many social relationships and
links human groups in hydrological basins. The Lerma-Chapala
Basin has been one of the most affected by years of hydrological
anomalies between 1999 and 2003, insofar as they have implied a
serious reduction of usable water, affecting human activities and
ecosystems. This situation increased tensions between the state
governments and federal government, as well as between different
groups of users of the resource. A process of renegotiation was
carried out regarding criteria for water distribution at the scale
of the whole Basin, a process which ended in December, 2004.
The situation of the Lerma River High Basin, which belongs
mainly to the State of México, is characterized by being the subbasin
with the least hydraulic development, with farmers of
peasant features using its water, and at the same time by being
the most ecologically deteriorated sub-region. This study analyzes
the conditions in which access to irrigation water is carried out
in the valleys of Ixtlahuaca-Atlacomulco.

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2007-03-03

How to Cite

Vargas-Velázquez, S. (2007). Water and society in the high Lerma: the Tepetitlán module. Agricultura, Sociedad Y Desarrollo, 4(1), 1–17. Retrieved from https://revista-asyd.org/index.php/asyd/article/view/1056

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2007): Agricultura Sociedad y Desarrollo

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