Strengthening Systems-Based Leak Prevention in CDMX through Blockchain

Abstract

Ciudad de México (CDMX) loses an estimated 40 percent of water to thousands of leaks emerging throughout its over 12,000 kilometres of piped infrastructure, half of which was built six decades ago.The article explores three potential applications of the enhanced data integrity offered through blockchain to improving systems-based leak prevention in CDMX: (1) streamlining maintenance through smart contracts, (2) reducing diligence burdens for external financing, and (3) strengthening accountability mechanisms for equitable service provision.