The Atoyac is now the river with the most chemical and organic pollution in all of Mexico, according to the latest report on the quality of the country’s tributaries by the National Water Commis...
Poverty, scarcity and inadequate technology are the main challenges to access to drinking water in Mexico, says Denise Soares, researcher at the Mexican Institute of Water Technology, analyzing decent...
Conflict erupts in the community of Ixtulco over drinking water service. Neighbours point to a probable embezzlement of more than one million Pesos (US$ 50000) by the outgoing Water Commission, the Me...
Rio Grande Valley farmers who have seen their industry devastated by insufficient rain and depleting water reserves have been offered up a modest but helpful amount of water for their dried-up land. T...
The once-mighty Rio Grande is barely a trickle through much of West Texas. Scientists and advocates say local initiatives could be scaled up to restore flows to the river, Martha Pskowski reports for ...
The privatisation of water “is an absolute perversion in the name of efficiency. A lie! It is in the name of business,” said Pedro Arrojo Agudo, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on t...
The state of Hidalgo, north of Mexico City, is home to a place that was once a paradise and has become a living hell for its inhabitants. The waters of the dam and the wells are completely contaminate...
Citizens of Acapulco have called for a massive protest, blocking the main roads of the port. The demonstration is in response to the prolonged shortage of drinking water. Since the hurricane John most...
After 18 days of protests and a blockade of the railway line between Mexico City and Veracruz, residents of the Mexican community of Puente Colorado in Puebla have finally won an agreement with the ra...