Mexico gets serious about desalination
- From: Vol 10, Issue 7 (July 2009)
- Category: General
- Region: Americas
- Country: Mexico
- Related Companies: Cobra Instalaciones, Conagua and North American Development Bank
Growing water scarcity means the Mexican desal market could be on the verge of something big. Private sector participation will be indispensible, Mark Walsh finds.
One of the downsides to Mexico's economic development is that the fastest-growing population centres are concentrated in areas where water is scarce. 77% of the Mexican population lives in the centre and the north of the country – arid areas that enjoy just 31% of the national water availability.
The north-western state of Baja California receives 202mm of rain per ...
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