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Mexico: Potential Water Crisis In A Decade
July 22nd, 2016
Via Mexico News Daily, a report on Mexico’s impending water crisis: In just 10 years’ time Mexico could be suffering a widespread water crisis, warns the Mexican Institute of Water Technology (IMTA). The warning came in a recent presentation on water vulnerability in Mexico in the face of climate change by IMTA’s coordinator of hydrology, Mario […]
Read more »Water: The Other U.S.-Mexico Border Issue
May 13th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of the growing tension over the Rio Grande watershed: When determining borders, a river is often the clearest delineation between sovereign nations. But that clarity abruptly ends when countries must decide how to use the water that the river provides. Even managing rivers that do not determine […]
Read more »Mennonite Farmers Prepare To Leave Mexico To Avoid Competition For Water
November 17th, 2015
Courtesy of the New York Times, an interesting report on Chihuahua is a study in the costs of overusing a resource and the tensions that flare as it becomes scarce: On the edge of a high plain fringed by craggy sandstone hills, Johan Friesen’s small farm is a testament to the rural providence of his Mennonite […]
Read more »Industrial Expansion Will Strain Mexico’s Water Resources
February 16th, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of Mexico’s water stress: Much like its northern neighbor, Mexico is not water scarce when viewed as a whole. But unequal water distribution has led to significant water stress in several parts of the country. Supply has been further strained by poor infrastructure, pollution and overuse — partly attributable to inefficient management […]
Read more »In Mexico, Water Fight Underscores Distrust Of Government
July 8th, 2014
Via the Los Angeles Times, a report on one Mexican highland town’s worries that officials want to divert its volcanic spring water: The church bells rang out, a normal occurrence in a community where the sound usually beckoned residents to weddings, funerals or religious services. But the clanging on this morning was different: frenetic, insistent, […]
Read more »Mexico: Potential Drought Crisis In Coming Months
February 26th, 2013
Via OOSKA News, an article on Mexico’s water crisis: Mexico could face a crisis due to drought and lack of water supply in the next few months, a Mexican legislator warned last week. Kamel Athié Flores, president of the Potable Water and Sanitation Committee for Mexico’s Congress of the Union (Mexico’s legislative branch), said the […]
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