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In #MexicoCity, women #WaterHarvesters help make up for #drought and dicey #PublicWater system

By MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA and JULIÁN TREJO BAX
Updated 1:42 AM EDT, August 2, 2024

MEXICO CITY (AP) — "Gliding above her neighborhood in a cable car on a recent morning, Sonia Estefanía Palacios Díaz scanned a sea of blue and black water tanks, tubes and cables looking for rain harvesting systems.

"'There’s one!' she said, pointing out a black tank hooked up to a smaller blue unit with connecting tubes snaking up to the roof where water is collected.

"'I’m always looking for different rainwater harvesting systems,' she said, smiling. 'I’m also always looking for places to install one.'

"Driven by prolonged drought and inconsistent public water delivery, many Mexico City residents are turning to #rainwater. Pioneering company #IslaUrbana, which does both nonprofit and for-profit work, has installed more than 40,000 rain catchment systems across Mexico since the company was founded 15 years ago. And Mexico City’s government has invested in the installation of 70,000 systems since 2019, still a drop in the bucket for the sprawling metropolis of around 9 million.

"But there’s little education and limited resources to maintain the systems after installation, leading the systems to fall into disuse or for residents to sell off the parts.

"Enter #PalaciosDíaz and a group of other women who make up the cooperative #Pixcatl, which means harvest of water in the #Indigenous #Nahuatl language.

"In lower-income areas like #Iztapalapa — Mexico City’s most populous borough — the group tries to keep systems functioning while also educating residents on how to maintain them. That includes brainstorming their own designs and providing residents with low-cost options for additional materials."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-city-rainwater-harvesting-climate-change-women-iztapalapa-cf61986c929c49fb75243a31ed29358d

#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #Mexico #IndigenousPeoples #ClimateChange

In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system

Driven by prolonged drought and inconsistent public water delivery, some Mexico City residents are changing the way they get water. In low-income areas like Iztapalapa – Mexico City’s most populous borough – a group of women water harvesters works to keep existing systems functioning while also educating residents on how to maintain their harvesting system. That includes brainstorming their own designs and providing residents with low-cost options for additional materials. The need to do so underscores that drought and climate change continue to hit the most vulnerable people the hardest.

AP News
Peter RileyAug 4, 2024

Climate Change: Rainwater harvesting in Mexico City by cooperatives.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-city-rainwater-harvesting-climate-change-women-iztapalapa-cf61986c929c49fb75243a31ed29358d

#cooperative #Pixcatl #rainwater #Iztapalapa #MexicoCity

In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system

Driven by prolonged drought and inconsistent public water delivery, some Mexico City residents are changing the way they get water. In low-income areas like Iztapalapa – Mexico City’s most populous borough – a group of women water harvesters works to keep existing systems functioning while also educating residents on how to maintain their harvesting system. That includes brainstorming their own designs and providing residents with low-cost options for additional materials. The need to do so underscores that drought and climate change continue to hit the most vulnerable people the hardest.

AP News