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Murder, Drought and Peyote: The Deadly Struggle for Mexico’s Water
January 16th, 2024
Via The Guardian, an article on how the twin menaces of mining and agribusiness threaten water supplies and a sacred way of life in Mexico: Every year, members of Mexico’s Indigenous Wixárika people make an arduous 800km (500-mile) pilgrimage from San Andrés Cohamiata in the highlands of Jalisco to the semi-arid desert of San Luis Potosí. Their […]
Read more »Mexico’s Water Crisis: Challenges and Solutions
January 14th, 2024
Via Smart Water Magazine, a look at Mexico’s water crisis: The water situation in Mexico has become an urgent challenge affecting millions of people across the country, from Mexico City to metropolitan and rural areas. The scarcity of potable water has become a growing threat that demands immediate attention and effective solutions. This article delves […]
Read more »Opportunities for Restoring Environmental Flows in the Rio Grande–Rio Bravo Basin Spanning the US–Mexico Border
December 13th, 2023
Courtesy of ASCE, a new study published in the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management examining opportunities for restoring environmental flows in the Rio Grande–Rio Bravo Basin spanning the US–Mexico border: Abstract The Rio Grande–Rio Bravo’s flow regime has been highly altered for more than 130 years, yet the river ecosystem still supports important biodiversity […]
Read more »Mexico City’s Water Crisis
December 1st, 2023
Via China Asia Daily, a report on Mexico City’s water crisis where citizens are turning to conservation efforts as the capital battles severe scarcity amid low rain levels, drought: Mexico City is enacting various strategies to combat severe water scarcity, as a yearslong lack of rainfall continues to impact the local water supply. The water […]
Read more »A Dry Mexico Battles A Hydrocracy
November 30th, 2023
Via El Pais, a look at how Mexico faces a problem of lack of water because the rules have favored little coordination, a reduced budget, as well as the concentration of water in the hands of a few: According to official figures, Mexico has never had better access to water. 96% of people have access to […]
Read more »Mexico’s Water Crisis Is Spilling Over Into Politics
November 18th, 2023
Via Americas Quarterly, an article on how drought across much of Mexico’s landmass is affecting economic activity and the upcoming presidential election: Mexico is running out of drinking water. From the arid and desert regions of the country’s north to sun-baked tropics of the south, water shortages are becoming increasingly common—and the national implications are […]
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