Water Security and Resilience for the Valley of Mexico (PROSEGHIR)

The development objective of Water Security and Resilience for the Valley of Mexico Project are to improve the reliability of the Cutzamala System and strengthen the management of groundwater resources in the Valley of Mexico. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Improving Energy Efficiency and Resilience of the Cutzamala System, has the following sub-components: (i) Designing, Modernizing and Implementing Infrastructure Information Systems for Resilience of the Cutzamala System; and (ii) Improving energy efficiency, and reliability of the Cutzamala System infrastructure. 2) The second component, Groundwater Management and Recharge Pilot infrastructure in the Valley of Mexico, has the following sub-components: (i) Designing and Implementing an aquifer observatory for the Valley of Mexico; and (ii) Carrying out infrastructure works for managed aquifer recharge initiatives in the Valley of Mexico. 3) The third component, Institutional Strengthening and Project Management, to strengthen the capacity of the institutions involved in project implementation and ensure financing of the project implementation unit (PIU).