Gobernanza del Agua en Tiempos de Crisis

Abstract

This research product is aimed at local governments, academics, businesses and the general population, who have the opportunity to be trained to manage knowledge of the water resource, with an adequate management plan. The book consists of four chapters in the following order: in the first chapter the fundamental purpose is to get people to know and manage the theory and practice of responsibility for water resources, in the second chapter water is broken down as heritage of society, its valuation given through per capita consumption to review the environmental costs that make the general population aware of its proper use, in this third chapter of the book, an approximation of supply and demand is made in hydrological water resources surface water in four Latin American countries, with special emphasis on Mexico, Ecuador, Chile and Colombia, the fourth chapter outlines access to drinking water in the sense of responsibility recommended by the GRI (Global Report Initiative - GRI) based on the normative references.