The article emphasizes an escalating water crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border, exacerbated by climate change, dwindling water sources, and growing demand. With increasing droughts affecting both countries, the current legal framework for water management is deemed inadequate. The Colorado and Rio Grande rivers are crucial yet heavily contested resources, with only a small percentage of their flows reaching Mexico. The article advocates for immediate cooperative measures, as ongoing water problems threaten both communities and ecosystems unless addressed comprehensively and sustainably.
"The U.S.-Mexico border region is mostly arid, with water coming from a few rivers and an unknown amount of groundwater. The Colorado and the Rio Grande are two of the most water-stressed systems in the world, facing a growing demand and shrinking supply."
"Unless both nations recognize that water conditions on the border have changed so much, water problems in the region are likely to worsen, and supplies may never recover to levels seen as recently as the 1950s."
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