Mexico is facing a critical water shortage crisis that has affected various sectors across the country. In Mexico City, the situation has become so dire that schools are having to purchase water from "pipas", and officials have described the city's water supply situation as unprecedented, with nearly 22 million residents at risk of running out of water. The drought has led to a rainwater catchment basin in the city catching fire and burning for a day. Meanwhile, in the Rio Grande Valley, the lack of water deliveries from Mexico, as guaranteed under the 1944 treaty with the U.S., has resulted in significant agricultural damage, including the closure of Texas' lone sugar mill and the transformation of once thriving sugar cane fields into dirt. This situation has prompted calls for action from local leaders and representatives, urging the President and Secretary of State to address Mexico's failure to meet its water delivery obligations and to ensure this year won't be the last for a sugar cane crop in South Texas. Additionally, there is a growing discourse on the need for Mexico's next government to prioritize investments in water infrastructure over subsidies to the state's debt-ridden oil company, highlighting the broader implications of the crisis on the country's economic and environmental policies.
.@business @JPSpinetto - #Mexico Should Be Spending Billions on Water, Not Oil https://t.co/8oE0aoWCWz
Drought conditions in Mexico City are so bad that on Tuesday, a rainwater catchment basin normally so green it’s used as a soccer field or for grazing animals, caught on fire, burning 75 acres. https://t.co/seC7uEUbxs https://t.co/Dp8CNcYfKo
Mexico City is home to nearly 22 million people. But for months, the sprawling city has been suffering from diminishing water supplies https://t.co/MlNeuGaNoL
The next time you crack open a Modelo, spare a thought for the increasingly thirsty in Mexico City. Sadly, AMLO is more interested in pumping oil than investing in water, says @JPSpinetto https://t.co/PsItSNmQVp via @opinion
.@abcnews - Mexico City drought causes rainwater catchment basin to catch fire and burn for a day https://t.co/LlY7kOhpGD
Mexico's next president needs to focus more on providing clean water to its people than subsidies to its debt-ridden state oil company, says @JPSpinetto https://t.co/JsoVdKhVdp via @opinion
.@jpspinetto #Mexico Should Be Spending Billions on Water, Not Oil @opinion https://t.co/8oE0aoWCWz
👇This is excellent. Water a huge challenge for govts across region, and many are making “legacy” investments in things like oil refineries instead https://t.co/ANvSftl77j
Water, not Oil, is Where the Next Mexican Government Should Be Spending Billions 🇲🇽 my latest for @opinion https://t.co/LgU6lMwFaw https://t.co/Z6xbA8tCby
Mexico's next president needs to focus more on providing clean water to its people than subsidies to its debt-ridden state oil company, says @JPSpinetto https://t.co/ouaNNiopJx
Mexico City drought causes rainwater catchment basin to catch fire and burn for a day https://t.co/4JkFn7Mfy0
Nearshoring boosted gross fixed capital formation in #Mexico in 2023 https://t.co/iD5ynDmQF3 via @mexicond
.@BorderReportcom - Texas’ lone sugar mill closes, underscoring Mexico’s water debt to US https://t.co/pk1OeNh2vP
Mexico's failure to deliver water guaranteed under the 1944 treaty with the U.S. puts people out of work. Yesterday, I called for the President and Secretary of State to Act so this year won't be the last for a sugar cane crop in South Texas. https://t.co/NCeLzr3DMe
What was once thriving sugar cane fields in Rio Grande Valley is now just dirt due to the lack of water from Mexico on which growers here rely. https://t.co/7dBJxiNjDN
What Bay Area travelers should know about the Mexico City water shortage https://t.co/dxTnALkKeb
For months, Mexico City has suffered from diminishing water supplies. Now, officials say the city faces an “unprecedented situation” – they are on the verge of no longer having enough water to provide the nearly 22 million people who call the area home. https://t.co/qrrtTKZQQ7 https://t.co/vLXu748nt7
CDMX’s water situation is getting grave. My kids’ school has no water; like so many others it is having to buy from “pipas”. Parents are asked to make sure to send their children with full water bottles.
Valley leaders blast feds on failed Mexican water deliveries | #RGV https://t.co/YiEwKBMs9H