Abstracts r elaciones the ecological history of the lerma. Production of competing water knowledge in the face of water crises. It is a source of development indicators, opportunities and threats encountered when implementing iwrm. Since the 1980s the lake has not naturally discharged water into the santiago river. Lerma chapala basin case study is a good showcase regarding possibilities and drawbacks to meet the mdgs. Division ofwater sciences unesco, ihpvi technical documents in hydrology. Residents of the community of juanacatlan, jalisco.
Network of ramsar sites from the watershed lakes preparation of technical files, presentation to the authorities, followup proposal to create an environnmental. Since the early 1980s, very little water has flowed naturally from lake. Santiago river, due to dropping lake levels, and the. Como responsables del manejo y control del recurso hidrico debemos desarrollar proyectos y acciones logicas apegadas al ciclo natural. Lerma chapala basin case study comision nacional del agua. The lermachapala basin in mexico is an archetypal case study on basin. The kappa statistic indicated that the climate classifications of the generated model had a perfect degree.
Reproduction of this document in whole or in part and in any form for educational or. Secretariat of the commission for environmental cooperation. This method was then applied in a case study of the lermachapalasantiago watershed to compare time series data on climate from 1960 to 1989, 1981 to 2010, and 1960 to 2010. Huertas team built a new model of the whole basin dubbed cuenca lerma. In the late nineteenth century, the federal government began asserting its control over water, both to promote commercial agriculture. Identification of variations in the climatic conditions of. Water, technology and society at the lermachapala basin. The lermachapala basin is named after the lerma river and the lake into which this river drains, lake chapala see fig.
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