Sustainable Rural Development Law (LDRS) [Ley de Desarrollo Rural Sustentable (LDRS)]

The Law on Sustainable Rural Development establishes the legal framework through which the Mexican State must promote socially equitable, economically viable, and environmentally sound development in rural areas. It mandates the State’s role in fostering a sustained transformation of the rural sector by improving livelihoods, enhancing productivity, and promoting diversification while safeguarding natural resources. Special attention is directed toward economically and socially marginalised regions, with programmes prioritising small producers and recognising cultural and ecological heterogeneity.Climate resilience is considered into the law’s provisions. It requires the implementation of risk-management strategies such as insurance systems, climate contingency funds, and productive reconversion plans in high-risk regions, as well as the development of a National Information System to support evidence-based policy. The law also emphasises climate change adaptation and mitigation through preferential financing, infrastructure development, and environmental stewardship, aiming to strengthen rural populations' capacity to respond to and recover from climatic and economic shocks.