MISSION
Isla Urbana’s mission is to contribute a concrete solution to the sustainable supply of water in Mexico by driving
rainwater harvesting and other practices that allow a rational, ecological and equitable access to water for all.
VISION
We envision a country where the entire population has sustainable access to water and the overexploitation and
excessive discharges of water contaminants become memories of the past.
Isla Urbana
Isla Urbana has designed an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable rainwater harvesting system that collects and cleans rainwater for households, schools, and health clinics.
The system is inexpensive, easy to install, and provides individual residences with about 40% of their annual water supply. If implemented on a large scale throughout Mexico City, this simple technology could provide 30% of the city’s water and help give a sustainable water source to the 12 million Mexicans who lack access to clean water.
Our rainwater harvesting systems promote sustainable water management practices, mitigate the city’s flooding problems, relieve poverty, reduce carbon emissions, and provide a reliable source of water for Mexico City’s residents, and throughout the country.
As half of Earth’s population now lives in cities, creating sustainable urban systems has the greatest impact on environmental and social issues. To ensure a future with access to clean water—the most vital resource on the planet—innovative water saving technologies must be enacted on a large scale starting today.
Isla Urbana Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization in the United States and Lluvia Para Todos is the main partner in Mexico, which is run by the same team with the common mission to provide clean water for Mexico through the sustainable technology of rainwater harvesting.
Members


Carlos Moscoso, Co-founder (1964 – 2009)
Carlos Moscoso, our beloved friend, was one of the original founders of Isla Urbana. He was older than most of us but his inner calm, experience, and enormous generosity remain an inspiration to us all today. He taught us about plumbing and a thousand other things relating to life and work. Isla Urbana would not be where it is now, were it not for him. We miss you Carlos.Enrique Lomnitz
Renata Fenton
Gabino Hernández
David Vargas
Hiram García
Javier Hernández
Carmen Hernández
Jennifer White
Alejandro Hernández
Nabani Vera
Sol Garcia
Martín Liedo
Javier Arévalo
Petra Sánchez
Lucia Palmarini
Alejandra Quezada
Priscilla Azamar
Delfín Montañana
Social Environmental Education Director
Emilio Becerril
July Padrón
Pablo Dante Sosa
Óscar Gómez
Mariana Balderas
Jesús Sotomayor
Project Manager in Rural and Indigenous Communities
Ana Paula Mejorada
Daniel Nava
Ignacio Reyes
Carlos Torres
Petra Sánchez
Alejandro Alcantara
Community Relations
Carlos Torres
Cecilia Vargas
Research and Content
Aliyeri Díaz
Installation Supervisor
Ignacio Reyes
Luis Martínez
Customer Service Supervisor
Allegra Brandon
Communication Internship
Javier Arévalo
Pablo Dante Sosa
Óscar Gómez
Natanael Caso
Sales Coordinator
Francisco Brendstrup
Finance Isla Urbana USA
Marcos Tlatenchi
César Alejandro Méndez
Horacio Abad
Adrián Ramírez
Ángel Martínez
Fernando Pérez
Manuel González
José Guzmán Cruz
Abel Hernández
Eusebio Herrera
Saúl Alberto
Alfredo Castillo
Lucas Espinoza
Fabián Orduña
Luis Hernández
Gustavo Alonso Flores
Demesio Baltazar
Felipe Cobos
Gabriel Esteban
Luis Alberto García
Nazario Ruíz
Recognition

Water Challenge
First place- Chile, 2020

Iberoamerican Youth Awards

National Award for Technological Innovation for Social Inclusion
World Design Capital Award

Mexico City Award

Social Design Circle Member

VIVA Schmidheiny Award

Entrepreneurial Merit Award IMMPC

Visionaris Prize UBS

Ashoka Fellowship

Momentum Project-BBVA Bancomer Prize

Mentes QUO-Discovery Recognition

MTech35 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tech Review Recognition

Civic, Environmental and Social Work Merit Prize

Clinton Global Initiative

Nomination "INDEX Award"

Rompe con el cambio climático (Breakaway from climate change) Prize

Finalist El agua, fuente de vida (Water, source of life) Prize

Finalist Iniciativa México (Mexico Initiative)

Genera (Generate) Prize

Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award Honorable Mention
