MND_WATER IN MEXICO
Drought conditions affect 46% of Mexico, marking improvement from 2024
In May 2024, drought affected 70.76% of Mexico’s territory, with 51% experiencing severe, extreme or exceptional drought.
Mexico reaches agreement to send more water to southern US
The U.S. government had been pressuring the Mexican government to send more water to Texas, to which it owes a huge quantity of water under the terms of a 1944 bilateral treaty.
Drought paralyzes northern states’ water deliveries to US: ‘No one is...
In the past five years, Mexico has sent less than 30% of the water required by a 1944 treaty with the U.S., in good part because resources are increasingly scarce.
Waterworld (or not): A look into Mexico’s water shortages
Today's reality is far from a Kevin Costner film: What's life like with limited water supplies and where is it being used?
Sheinbaum responds to Trump in cross-border water dispute: Friday’s mañanera recapped
President Sheinbaum emphasized that Mexico is complying with the treaty to the extent possible based on water availability.
Mexico scrambles to boost US water deliveries ahead of next year’s USMCA treaty review
Northern states could see their water resources seized by the federal government as it strives to find water to send to the U.S.
Cutzamala water levels are up from 2024, but ‘Day Zero’ fears linger in Mexico...
The reservoirs in Mexico City's Cutzamala system are doing better than last year — though that's not saying much.
Amid deepening drought, Mexico works to reduce agricultural water waste
Currently, 76% of water in Mexico used for agriculture — a number the government is working to reduce.
US denies Mexico water delivery request, citing treaty violations
It's the first time in decades that the U.S. has denied an emergency water request from Mexico, an established part of border-region water sharing agreements.
Federal government announces 17 water infrastructure projects across Mexico
From Baja California to Tabasco, and Mexico City in between, 17 water infrastructure projects will address both flooding and water scarcity in Mexico.
Study: Mexico’s Southeast requires 17 billion pesos in water investment
Mexico’s southeastern states are attracting increasing attention as FDI and nearshoring destinations, but a growing water crisis could bring that to a halt.
New plant to provide clean water to the 200K residents of thirsty Durango city
The state capital of Durango badly needs the new Guadalupe Victoria water treatment plant to replace the city's use of contaminated wells caused by aquifer overexploitation.
‘Exceptional’ drought continues to intensify in northwest Mexico
Sinaloa has been particularly hard-hit, with half of the state's agricultural land lying fallow this year due to lack of water.
