Mexico

Mexico: The water situation is extreme

Globally, we have lost a huge amount of water catchment capacity, said the biologist José Sarukhán at the ninth edition of the Freedom for Knowledge Meeting “Water and Life”, organized by ...

Atoyac, Mexico’s most polluted river

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...

Mexico: “Community participation is key”

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...

Mexico: Conflict over drinking water service

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...

Mexico: Water for South Texas, but…

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...

Rio Grande: Holding Out Hope

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 ...

Mexico: Risks of privatizing water

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...

Mexico: The Endhó Dam disaster

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...

Mexico: Water protests in Acapulco

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...