The Tehuacán Valley captures the tragedy and triumph of Mexico’s worst freshwater crisis in decades. Forces of man and nature have turned this valley’s freshwater supply, once renowned throughout Mexico, into an ancient memory. Industrial and agricultural pollution have rendered many waterways dangerous, and some deadly. Rainfall is scarce, leaving soils parched and aquifers dangerously empty.
As Tehuacán confronts its water crisis, a Mexico-based non-profit called Alternativas helps communities find solutions that combine modern technology with ancestral wisdom. It’s a new paradigm for water management that offers part of the solution for Mexico’s water future.
Andrew Maddocks of Circle of Blue interviews Raúl Hernández Garciadiego, Director General of the NGO Alternativas on how he and his team overcame this challenge.
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