Domestic water saving practices and their relationship with metering and the perception of climate change in Mexican households
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https://doi.org/10.24850/j-tyca-2024-04-01Keywords:
climate change adaptation, domestic water, micro-metering, water savings, Mexican localitiesAbstract
Among the main consequences of climate change in Mexico are those related to less access to quantities and qualities of water necessary for human and ecosystems’ use. In this context, domestic water conservation is framed as an adaptation strategy in face of climate change. The objective of this work is to explore the factors promoting water conservation in Mexican households. The study uses data from more than 13 000 households from the National Household Survey (ENH) developed by INEGI in 2017, and from the Household and Environment Module applied with the ENH. Through regression analysis, we found evidence of the effect of climatic (perception of changes in temperature, precipitation, and extreme climate phenomena), management (billing method to charge for the service), and sociodemographic factors (age, sex, education, and locality size) as predictors of water conservation practices in urban and rural households. The results point to a statistically significant and positive effect of metering consumption to charge for the cost of domestic water; as well as significant but minor effects of the perception of hotter temperatures, changes in rainfall, and impacts of climatic phenomena at the home, as factors related to water conservation practices.
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