Water governance as a national challenge. Water in the post-pandemic context. The case of Lerma, state of Mexico, Mexico

Abstract

In the context of the SARS COV-2 pandemic, a weak water governance is a health problem given that it is generally scarce; and in this case, it is not suitable for human consumption and the social actors are unaware of it. The text analyzes and links the results of two investigations from different but complementary fields of knowledge regarding the problem of the upper Lerma River basin, especially groundwater, showing an interdisciplinary exercise. The results reveal that the actors do not identify the problems of the basin, this limits their integration to the collegiate bodies of councils, commissions, or basin committees, even though the regulatory frameworks have spaces for these. CSOs, as social actors, still present areas of opportunity for their advocacy, even though in Mexico, there is a long history regarding their social participation.