ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Since 2013, the Government of Mexico began the implementation of the National Drought Policy, changing the paradigm for drought management. Its main objective is reducing vulnerability through the implementation of actions planned under a preventive, holistic and participatory approach. Its fundamental elements are drought monitoring and alert on a fortnightly basis, the formulation and implementation of a Preventive and Mitigation Measures Programme for Drought for each Basin Council, a research program, a training program, the creation of technical and operative staff to coordinate drought response, a communication strategy and securing water supply to impacted populations. The creation of a Commission for the attention of droughts and floods gives the institutional and budgetary viability to the implementation of the policy. The shift to a proactive drought management is difficult and requires time to consolidate, however, given the historical background of Mexico and the effects of climate change, it is indispensable.
