July 2023 - New Mexico Water Advocates

Water: An Urgent Community Problem Requiring A Community-Driven Solution

By Norm Gaume | July 31, 2023

Water problems in New Mexico are community problems. The only way to generate sustainable solutions is to understand water as a collective action problem and empower the people to take action.

A Tipping Point Foretold

By Executive Council | July 7, 2023

Will the future see the 2023 Legislature’s approval of new water policy laws and funding as a tipping point? As advocates for the improved water governance that New Mexico’s future requires, let’s work together to make it so!

Argentine Fulbright Scholars Recommendations for New Mexico’s Water Future

By Norm Gaume | July 7, 2023

20 Argentine Fulbright Scholars evaluated and made recommendations for the Middle Rio Grande’s and New Mexico’s water future. Their insightful policy recommendations focused on sustainability, inclusion, equity, research, alliances, water governance reform, and public education and incentives. They characterized New Mexico’s water problems as community problems that require community-driven solutions through collective action.