The state as a stimulator of wastewater treatment policy: a comparative assessment of three subnational cases in central Mexico

Flores, César Casiano; Özerol, Gül; Bressers, Hans; Kuks, Stefanus M.M.; Edelenbos, Jurian; Gleason, Arturo

doi:10.1080/1523908x.2019.1566060

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“…Also, this research shows that the state government role is limited since the policy is mainly implemented by the municipal and federal governments. However, previous research shows that in the Mexican water governance context, the role of the state government can be key to increase collaboration between the federal and the local government, it can provide a more comprehensive vision and a longer term planning, since this government level changes every 6 years [44].…”

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“…Table 3 below, shows how we operationalized Table 1 in order to assess the three catalyst factors of leapfrogging under the GAT framework. The GAT assessment matrix has shown its academic relevance in previous publications, where they were used to evaluate the implementation of the wastewater treatment plant policy in Mexico [44,70].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The results are considered reliable because the majority of the stakeholders consistently reported in similar and complementary ways. As in previous GAT applications, the degree of the quality in each dimension is compared with the rest to find a general assessment per quality [44]. The quality can be assessed as: High support, Moderate support, Moderate-low support and Low support.…”

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“…These characteristics will place the city in the early stages of the Urban Water Management Transition Framework (Figure 1). Actually, the city is part of the watershed that feeds into the third most polluted river in the country, the Atoyac river [43,44]. Figure 3 shows the location of the city.…”

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“…Previous applications of the GAT have delivered valuable outcomes for the understanding of the Mexican water governance context [43,44,[70][71][72][73]. The GAT considers governance as "beyond merely government", it is a context for decision-making and implementation; which can be both supportive and restrictive for those processes.…”

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Governance Assessment of the Flood’s Infrastructure Policy in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico: Potential for a Leapfrog to Water Sensitive

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Climate change together with population growth and land-use change have increased the risk of urban floods. Urban floods cause severe damages to cities and their inhabitants, and they are expected to increase over time. Consequently, urban adaptation is required to shift from traditional infrastructure (grey) to multifunctional infrastructure (blue-green) for improved flood management. Until recently, studies on the role and adoption of blue-green infrastructure have centered around large cities in developed countries, including Melbourne and Rotterdam, among others. Meanwhile, middle-sized cities in developing countries have received less attention. According to the Urban Water Management Transition Framework (UWMTF), cities in developing countries can learn from the experiences of developed cities and leapfrog to more 'water sensitive' practices. Although leapfrogging is context-dependent, our understanding of factors that support leapfrogging remains embryonic. This paper contributes to the scholarly understanding of the governance factors that support and limit leapfrogging. By applying the Governance Assessment Tool through semi-structured interviews and reviewing secondary data, this research assessed the implementation of flood protection infrastructure in San Pedro Cholula, a middle size city of Mexico. This work found the most supportive quality for delivering multifunctional infrastructure, was the extent of the governance system. The governance support extent was rated as moderate-low considering the platform for change is limited to government actors, which has further reinforced traditional approaches to infrastructure. In addition, the necessary governance features of coherence, flexibility and intensity were assessed as constraining change, with flexibility being the least supportive governance factor and ultimately hindering social actors' participation and innovation. While the contemporary governance arrangements of San Pedro Cholula are not yet conducive to promoting a leapfrog in the delivery of urban flood infrastructure, the analysis has pointed to three catalytic factors to underpin a leapfrogging situation: trans-disciplinary science; cross-sector partnerships; and, innovation experiments.

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Toward a contextualized research agenda: Governance challenges of the wastewater treatment policy in Mexico and the role of subnational governments

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Wastewater treatment is failing worldwide. Like many parts of the world, Mexico and Latin America continue to face significant challenges associated with the implementation of wastewater treatment plant (WTP) policy. Research has identified that wastewater treatment challenges are related to governance failures. To address these challenges, international organizations have proposed approaches such as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and decentralization. However, these governance approaches have not achieved the intended outcomes and from a scholarly perspective, new frameworks have been developed to understand the context of governance challenges. Yet, an analysis based on Scopus and Web of Science shows that academic research employing such contextual approaches to the WTP policy in Mexico is still scarce. Against this background, the objective of this focus article is to reflect on the current governance challenges of the WTP policy in Mexico and to propose some areas of research that can provide new insights that support the development of a policy tailored to the Mexican context. The few research that has used contextual approaches demonstrated that subnational governments have a key role in the WTP policy in Mexico. Building upon this finding, I encourage the employment of contextual frameworks and the development of interdisciplinary research analyzing the role of subnational governments in the WTP policy. This type of research can provide relevant insights that could help to improve wastewater treatment not only in Mexico but also in other countries with similar governance structures and challenges, as is the case in Latin America.

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Integrated Water Resources Management in Cities in the World: Global Challenges

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Water scarcity and accessibility remain persistently amongst the most prominent global challenges. Although there is a wide agreement among international organizations that Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and water governance are key to overcome water-related challenges, global assessments of the progress made by cities is lacking. This paper for the first time analyses the challenges of water, wastewater, municipal solid waste and climate change in cities. We used empirical studies (125 cities) based on the City Blueprint Approach and developed a statistical estimation model to estimate IWRM performances of another 75 cities. These 200 cities in total represent more than 95% of the global urban population. This comprehensive global picture enables us to evaluate the existing gaps in achieving water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities). The best performing cities were Amsterdam and Singapore. Unfortunately, most cities do not yet manage their water resources wisely and are far from achieving the SDGs. For instance, targets regarding drinking water supply are still a challenge for many cities in Africa and Asia and challenges regarding sanitation are high in cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The same holds for solid waste management, climate adaptation, and people living in informal settlements. In another paper we will address the solution pathways to these global challenges.

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The state as a stimulator of wastewater treatment policy: a comparative assessment of three subnational cases in central Mexico

Cited by 19 publications

References 37 publications

Governance Assessment of the Flood’s Infrastructure Policy in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico: Potential for a Leapfrog to Water Sensitive

Governance Assessment of the Flood’s Infrastructure Policy in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico: Potential for a Leapfrog to Water Sensitive

Toward a contextualized research agenda: Governance challenges of the wastewater treatment policy in Mexico and the role of subnational governments

Integrated Water Resources Management in Cities in the World: Global Challenges

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