No hay agua: Water Scarcity Affecting Farmers in Ensenada BC, Mexico Catalyzing the Requirement for Adaptation Methods to be Implemented
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Authors
Guillén, Mauricio
Issue Date
2022
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Presentation
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en_US
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Abstract
Maneadero is a coastal municipality part of Ensenada Baja
California Mexico which has been an agricultural hotspot for
the past few decades. I conducted an autoethnographic
qualitative research project where I interviewed local farmers
in Maneadero who are family members, to note how their
experiences have changed throughout time with ongoing
change in temperatures and exacerbating deficit of rainfall.
As I went about conducting the interviews with my uncles, I
realized that many local farmers in Maneadero are protecting
their crops from drastically changing climate and reducing
the amount of water used to irrigate to the best of their
abilities, yet are struggling to maintain high levels of
production they used to yield. I noticed that when I
conceived of this research, I completely overlooked a very
important aspect regarding agricultural production in
Maneadero from the very beginning; the lack of access to
unpolluted water. By speaking with the participants, residual
treated wastewater becomes the solution to mitigate sea water
intrusions and helps recharge the aquifers providing cleaner
and abundant water. My thesis argues that there is a need for
a paradigmatic shift in how we see water availability and
accessibility.
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1 broadside. 48"W x 36"H
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Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College
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