{"id":61414,"date":"2025-10-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/?p=61414"},"modified":"2026-06-29T06:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:13:02","slug":"ahorrar-agua-tips-guia-consumo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/blog\/61414\/ahorrar-agua-tips-guia-consumo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo ahorrar agua? 5 tips poco comunes para hacer tu vida sostenible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Giant Banner on the Cig\u00fcela Aqueduct (Cuenca) in Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/a977e8bc-gp0stwtfm.jpg\" alt=\"Around 25 Greenpeace activists have traveled to the Cig\u00fcela aqueduct, in Cuenca, to display a huge 225-meter banner with the slogan &quot;there is no water for so much irrigation&quot; with which to denounce the country&#039;s unsustainable hydraulic policy. The dammed water does not reach 48% this week and 44% of the aquifers are already in poor condition. With these serious data, it is incomprehensible that, between 2004 and 2021, irrigation -and only the &quot;legal&quot; ones- have increased by 16%. This is explained by Greenpeace in its report published this month &quot;The irrigation bubble in Spain&quot;. to another huge 35 x 18 meter banner with the slogan \u201cSave Water\u201d, and to messages such as \u201cWater for whom?\u201d or \u201cMucho pipe and little water\u201d, the activists have wanted to denounce the lack of political responsibility in this problem of the first order.\" class=\"wp-image-61415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/a977e8bc-gp0stwtfm.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/a977e8bc-gp0stwtfm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/a977e8bc-gp0stwtfm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/a977e8bc-gp0stwtfm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/a977e8bc-gp0stwtfm-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Greenpeace \/ Pedro Armestre<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La <strong>crisis h\u00eddrica<\/strong> sucede cuando el acceso al agua potable es insuficiente para cubrir las necesidades b\u00e1sicas de la poblaci\u00f3n, debido a factores como escasez, contaminaci\u00f3n e incluso el cambio clim\u00e1tico. Por ello, presentamos 5 <strong>tips poco comunes para ahorrar agua<\/strong> y hacer tu vida m\u00e1s sostenible.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/blog\/10163\/por-que-en-mexico-hay-escasez-de-agua\/#:~:text=La%20falta%20de%20lluvia%20es,otros%20muchos%20factores%20que%20inciden.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>escasez del agua<\/strong><\/a> afecta tanto a zonas urbanas como rurales y pone en riesgo tanto a las actividades econ\u00f3micas, como la agricultura, como al suministro dom\u00e9stico. Por ello, no solo compromete el bienestar actual, sino tambi\u00e9n el de las futuras generaciones.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1 la escasez de agua en M\u00e9xico?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En M\u00e9xico, existen regiones que enfrentan sequ\u00edas severas, sobreexplotaci\u00f3n de acu\u00edferos y p\u00e9rdida masiva de agua por fugas. De acuerdo con datos del Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, solo <a href=\"https:\/\/cemda.org.mx\/posicionamiento-sobre-la-crisis-hidrica-nacional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>52.5% de los mexicanos tienen suministro diario<\/strong> <strong>de agua potable<\/strong><\/a> en su casa.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esto queda evidenciado en regiones como la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, donde muchas familias solo reciben agua potable una o dos veces por semana a trav\u00e9s del sistema de tandeo, por lo que deben comprar pipas, lo que representa un gasto adicional y una soluci\u00f3n ineficiente.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Powerful Winds Fuel Multiple Fires Across Los Angeles Area\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/2472b559-gp0su42aq.jpg\" alt=\"Neighborhood residents give away free food, clothing, personal items and water, donated by many nearby residents, to assist anyone affected by the Eaton Fire on January 10, 2025 in Altadena, California. Water is particularly in demand because thousands of burned structures have leached toxic chemicals in the local water system which cannot be made safe to drink by boiling or purifying. More than 7,000 structures were damaged or destroyed when powerful Santa Ana winds spread the fire across more than 10,000 acres and far into the city in less than 24 hours.\" class=\"wp-image-61416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/2472b559-gp0su42aq.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/2472b559-gp0su42aq-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/2472b559-gp0su42aq-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/2472b559-gp0su42aq-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/2472b559-gp0su42aq-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 David McNew \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Otro problema grave es la <strong>p\u00e9rdida masiva de agua por fugas<\/strong>, seg\u00fan datos de Segiagua, al menos el 35% del <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eleconomista.com.mx\/econohabitat\/mejora-abasto-agua-cdmx-preocupa-rezago-infraestructura-20250527-760843.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>agua potable se desperdicia<\/strong><\/a> antes de llegar a los hogares debido a la infraestructura en mal estado. A esto se suma la falta de infraestructura para captar agua pluvial.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfC\u00f3mo ahorrar agua?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eleconomista.com.mx\/arteseideas\/dia-agua-crisis-hidrica-mexico-cuidar-agua-casa-20250321-751483.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Ahorrar agua en casa<\/strong><\/a> es una de las acciones m\u00e1s sencillas y significativas para enfrentar la crisis h\u00eddrica que vive M\u00e9xico y en otras regiones del mundo. Aunque el consumo personal representa solo una peque\u00f1a parte del uso total, cambiar nuestros h\u00e1bitos diarios puede marcar una gran diferencia.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Cooks River Clean Up in Sydney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/5c1c1e92-gp0stpcp8.jpg\" alt=\"Greenpeace volunteers head from Sydney&#039;s Botany Bay up the Cooks River to pick up rubbish. The initiative is driven by the Sydney Greenpeace Local Group and takes place on the first Sunday of each month at various locations around Sydney. Most of the rubbish collected consisted of plastic bags, plastic beverage containers and other plastics.\" class=\"wp-image-61417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/5c1c1e92-gp0stpcp8.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/5c1c1e92-gp0stpcp8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/5c1c1e92-gp0stpcp8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/5c1c1e92-gp0stpcp8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/5c1c1e92-gp0stpcp8-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Greenpeace \/ Jane Castle<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En Greenpeace sabemos que el agua se agota y que M\u00e9xico enfrenta una <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/problemas-ambientales\/agua\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>crisis h\u00eddrica<\/strong><\/a> urgente, pero con cambios sencillos en casa, puedes sumar a la soluci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">1. <strong>Reutiliza el agua del cocido de verduras para regar plantas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta agua es rica en nutrientes por lo que tambi\u00e9n fertilizar\u00e1 a las plantas<br><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">2. <strong>Opta por plantas nativas y resistentes que requieren menos riego<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Busca que se adapten a las condiciones de luz de tu hogar.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>3. Reduce tu consumo de refrescos y otras bebidas embotelladas<br><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La producci\u00f3n de refresco requiere un porcentaje alto de agua. Se estima que por litro de refresco se consumen 2.19 litros de agua, m\u00e1s 1.19 litros en el proceso de producci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">4. Evita comprar ropa fast fashion<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Su fabricaci\u00f3n tiene una huella h\u00eddrica alta y adem\u00e1s genera contaminaci\u00f3n de r\u00edos y otros cuerpos de agua vitales para el abastecimiento de las ciudades y zonas rurales, por eso, comprar menos, cuidar m\u00e1s y elegir mejor no solo ahorra dinero, tambi\u00e9n protege el agua.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">5. Monitorea fugas en tu hogar<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revisa tu medidor antes y dos horas despu\u00e9s de no utilizar agua, si existe alguna variaci\u00f3n en el consumo significa que existen fugas en el&nbsp; domicilio. Revisa y repara tu instalaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En Greenpeace sabemos que cada gota cuenta, por eso recuerda que el cambio empieza contigo. Aprende c\u00f3mo ahorrar desde casa, act\u00faa y comparte.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout  \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"boxout-placeholder\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahorrar agua es una de las medidas m\u00e1s eficientes para tener una vida m\u00e1s sostenible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":61415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"Ahorro de agua: trucos poco conocidos para cuidar el planeta","p4_og_description":"Con estas acciones har\u00e1s tu consumo de agua m\u00e1s eficiente","p4_og_image":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/10\/a977e8bc-gp0stwtfm.jpg","p4_og_image_id":"61415","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"","p4_local_project":"","p4_basket_name":"","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[20,70],"p4-page-type":[14],"class_list":["post-61414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cambio-climatico","tag-consumo","tag-tips-y-guias","p4-page-type-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61414"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63869,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61414\/revisions\/63869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61414"},{"taxonomy":"p4-page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4-page-type?post=61414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}