“Water for the People” Author Talk and Book Signing

Martha Liebert Public Library | 124 Calle Malinche, Bernalillo, NM 87004

Book cover for Water for the People The Acequia Heritage of New Mexico in a Global Context Edited by Enrique R. Lamadrid and José A. RiveraAuthors Enrique R. Lamadrid  and José A. Rivera will discuss their award-winning book, Water for the People: The Acequia Heritage of New Mexico in a Global Context, at the Martha Liebert Public Library on November 9.

Water for the People features twenty-five essays by world-renowned acequia scholars and community members that highlight acequia culture, use, and history in New Mexico, northern Mexico, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Spain, the Middle East, Nepal, and the Philippines, situating New Mexico’s acequia heritage and its inherent sustainable design within a global framework. The lush landscapes of the upper Río Grande watershed created by acequias dating from as far back as the late sixteenth century continue to irrigate their communities today despite threats of prolonged drought, urbanization, private water markets, extreme water scarcity, and climate change. Water for the People celebrates acequia practices and traditions worldwide and shows how these ancient irrigation systems continue to provide arid regions with a model for water governance, sustainable food systems, and community traditions that reaffirm a deep cultural and spiritual relationship with the land year after year.

Free food and beverages will be served. No registration is required, but seating is limited.

Learn more at the library’s website.