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A Water War Looms Between Mexico and the U.S. Neither Side Will Win.
June 17th, 2024
Via CNN, a look at the looming water war between Mexico and the U.S.: Tensions are rising in a border dispute between the United States and Mexico. But this conflict is not about migration; it’s about water. Under an 80-year-old treaty, the United States and Mexico share waters from the Colorado River and the Rio […]
Read more »Mexican Cities and States Could Run Out of Water: What’s the Solution?
June 11th, 2024
Via Modern Farmer, a report on how more than 22 million people in Mexico City could face a complete water shortage this month, and millions more around the country deal with frequent droughts and water shortages. This article examines whether it time to rethink our relationship with water? It was mid-February, and in Oaxaca City, […]
Read more »Mexico / USA: The Other Border Dispute Is Over an 80-Year-Old Water Treaty
June 1st, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, an article on how, with another hot summer looming, Mexico is behind on its water deliveries to the United States, leading to water cutbacks in South Texas: Maria-Elena Giner faced a room full of farmers, irrigation managers and residents in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas on April 2. The local […]
Read more »Mexico City’s Water ‘Day Zero’ May Come Even for the Wealthiest Residents
May 26th, 2024
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on Mexico City’s water crisis: Raquel Campos’ water issues started in January, when her condo building’s manager sent residents a message saying that the city hadn’t delivered water to its cistern. Four days later, taps in the upscale residence went dry. Campos has lived in the wealthy Polanco […]
Read more »As Reservoirs Go Dry, Mexico City and Bogotá Stare Down ‘Day Zero’
May 24th, 2024
Via Grist, a report on Mexico City and Bogotá which are both staring down ‘Day Zero’ and what they can learn from Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018: In Mexico City, more and more residents are watching their taps go dry for hours a day. Even when water does flow, it often […]
Read more »Mexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening.
May 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on how a system of dams and canals may soon be unable to provide water to one of the world’s largest cities, a confluence of unchecked growth, crumbling infrastructure and a changing climate: A collision of climate change, urban sprawl and poor infrastructure has pushed Mexico City […]
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