MND_WATER IN MEXICO
Per capita water use in Mexico City is double that of...
Mexico City and Beijing face the same kind of water supply challenges. Yet the average Chilango uses twice as much water as a typical resident of the Chinese capital.
Guanajuato struggles with flooding after record-breaking rains in May
Feeling soggy in San Miguel? The Guanajuato Ministry of Water and the Environment reported that it rained about twice as much last month as it did in May 2024.
Water commission demolishes illegal dams built by Chihuahua ex-governor
The unpermitted dams blocked a Rio Grande tributary, redirecting the water to irrigate Duarte's cattle ranch and walnut orchard.
San Cristóbal de Las Casas: Where does all the water go?
In San Cristóbal de Las Casas, locals are fighting for the right to reliable potable water amid corporate extraction concessions, aging infrastructure and health risks.
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 obligated to do...
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.
