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Bonn, June 2nd, 2010

Estrellita M. Fuentes Nava / Colin Herron International Affairs Department National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA). Bonn, June 2nd, 2010. Water and climate change adaptation in Mexico.

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Bonn, June 2nd, 2010

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  1. Estrellita M. Fuentes Nava / Colin Herron International Affairs Department National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA) • Bonn, June 2nd, 2010 Water and climate change adaptation in Mexico

  2. Created in 1989, the CONAGUA is an administrative, normative, technical, consultative and decentralized agency of the Mexican federal government, whose mission is to “manage and preserve Mexico’s water and its inherent public goods to achieve a sustainable use of these resources, with the co-responsibility of the three tiers of government and society-at-large”. The National Water Commission of Mexico

  3. Mexico is on the same latitudes as the world’s biggest deserts Latitude North 32° Tropic of Cancer23° Latitude South of Mexico14° Equator Tropic of Capricorn23°

  4. On average Mexico has annual availability of ~4 300 m3 of water per capita, but a large part of the country is water stressed Mexico has always been prone to climate variability, both in space… High stress >40% usage Low stress <10% usage I North and Central Mexico 31 II 1,700 m3 per capita VI 77 80 South and East Mexico III 13,000 m3 per capita VII IX XII VIII XIII X IV Population % GDP % XI Total wateravailability % V

  5. … and in time Average annual precipitation 863 mm Example of Mexico City millimeters 76% of the precipitation in Mexico falls between June and September, leading to frequent flooding

  6. Why is the CONAGUA interested in climate change adaptation? • In Mexico, the impacts of climate change are already being felt, particularly on water resources • Mitigation of possible future effects takes second place to adapting to current impacts • As a government agency of the host country of the COP 16, we have a strategic opportunity to focus attention on areas of consensus, such as water

  7. Some examples of climate change adaptation activities by the water sector in Mexico • A proposed new official standard to regulate environmental flows, developed jointly with WWF • Investments in key water infrastructure works, among the world’s biggest of their kind (Atotonilco Wastewater Treatment Plant, Eastern Drainage Tunnel, etc) • Application of McKinsey’s water availability cost curve in all 13 of Mexico’s Hydrological-Administrative Regions

  8. Examples of climate change adaptation activities by the water sector in Mexico (continued) • Program to Improve Efficiencies in the Drinking Water and Sanitation Sector (PROME) • Updating of the climate information system of the National Meteorological Service • Modeling of the IPCC predictions on climate change scenarios in several basins in Mexico

  9. Long-term planning for water in Mexico is presented in the 2030 Water Agenda All municipal wastewater treated All irrigation surfaces with appropriate technology Trash-free rivers and lakes Self-managed basins Non-point sources of pollution under control Reuse of all treated wastewater Balanced supply and demand for water Clean water bodies All industrial wastewater treated Aquifers in equilibrium Suburbs connected to water supply and sanitation networks Sustainable land-use management Universal access to water services Settlements safe from floods Flood zones free from human settlements Rural communities with improved water supply and sanitation Alert and prevention systems with state-of-the-art technology Efficient water utilities

  10. Cooperation for water and climate change adaptation in the build-up to COP 16 • Regional dialogues, for example in Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific • Integration of a global document on water and climate change adaptation, with the support of the World Bank and in collaboration with WWF • All of this brought together in a series of events during COP 16

  11. Latin America process • Aim to foster the consolidation of a regional position, to be presented at COP 16, through the following events: • Technical workshop, Mexico City, June 8th-9th • Ibero-American Water Directors (CODIA) workshop, Mexico City, July 7th-9th • Ministerial segment, World Water Week in Stockholm, September 7th

  12. Asia-Pacific process • Aim to initiate a regional reflection through the following events: • Dialogue workshop, June 28th, Shanghai, China • Asia-Pacific climate change adaptation forum 2010, October 21st-22nd, Bangkok, Thailand • 4th Asian ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction, October 25th-28th, Incheon, Republic of Korea Potential partners

  13. Plans for the COP 16 in Cancun • A series of technical sessions, both physical and virtual, related to themes and regions, during the first week of the event. These sessions would present the results of the preparatory work undertaken • A high-level political segment, proposed as part of the formal program during the second week, to present the results of the first week’s sessions

  14. Final thought “If climate change is a shark, then water is its teeth” Paul Dickinson, CEO of Carbon Disclosure Project Thank you for your attention

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