Drought Emergency in Mexico Rekindles Demand for Water Law Reform

Inside Climate News · Myriam Vidal Valero · last updated August 6, 2022 – 4:48 PM

Norma Ortiz, 41, of Mexico’s Nuevo León State, has to make tough decisions about water. Does she use the little clean water her family has for bathing or laundry? Is it better to buy increasingly expensive food or overpriced bottled water to cook it?

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