Integrated Water Resources Management Implementation in the Santiago-Guadalajara River Watershed in Jalisco Mexico

Abstract 

This paper focuses on measuring the fulfillment of target 6.5 (to implement integrated water resources management at all levels by 2030) under Goal 6 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically for the Santiago-Guadalajara watershed in the state of Jalisco in Mexico, by analysing the degree and the success of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) implementation. Based on the questionnaire proposed by UNEP (2018a), a questionnaire containing 30 questions was created and adapted to measure indicator 6.5.1 that is the degree of implementation of the strategies aimed at meeting SDG6 target 6.5 at the Santiago-Guadalajara watershed level. The questionnaire covered four sections namely, Enabling Environment, Institutions and Participation, Management Instruments, and Finance. The questionnaire was distributed to representatives from the federal, state, and municipal levels of government. Each question received a score between 0 and 100. The degree of IWRM implementation at each level of governance was evaluated and the average of the four section scores was calculated to give a single score for the indicator 6.5.1.  The final score for the Degree of Integrated Watershed Management implementation in the Santiago-Guadalajara watershed is 36 out of 100, which falls under category of Medium-Low.