Climate TODAY: These are the four states of Mexico with a water crisis, despite the rains

The rainy season almost ended and although it filled dams throughout the country, there are some states where the water crisis remains and the drought continues.. What are they? Here is a count.

Although the 2024 storm is over, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa and Sonora face a serious shortage of water for various uses. The Drought Monitor of the National Water Commission (Conagua) points out that between 23% and 44.2% of its territories are in extreme or severe drought. Jalisco, on the other hand, recovered after the recent rains and does not face drought problems as serious as other regions of the country..

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A recent study on Water Sustainability in Mexico, prepared by the Mexican Institute of Water Technology, classifies this northern region of the country as “unsustainable” in terms of water availability. This puts long-term supply for people and industries at risk.

Josué Sánchez Tapetillo, specialist in water resources management, highlighted that The risk intensifies due to the presence of large meat and agricultural industries in these States, especially in Sonora.. “It is essential to optimize water use and reduce consumption in both agriculture and industry. It is also urgent to control water leaks in cities and encourage its reuse. It is time to move from speech to action, something in which we are lagging behind,” he noted.

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In the short term, The lack of water could affect agricultural production. According to the most recent Inegi Agricultural Census, Chihuahua and Sonora lead this problem, but Coahuila, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Jalisco and Chiapas are also at riskcovering 55% of the country’s productive hectares.

Antonio Ruiz Porras, coordinator of the Doctorate in Economic Studies at the University of Guadalajara, warned that drought and lack of water threaten to destabilize prices in agribusiness. This situation not only affects agriculture, but also livestock and beverage productionsectors that require 70% of the available water. By 2025, it is estimated that losses due to drought could reach up to 4% of the Gross Domestic Product.

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