*The president of Mexico’s water advisory council Consejo Consultivo del Agua, Raúl Rodríguez, has called for President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government to reconsider its budget proposal for 2025, expressing concern over a decrease in funding for Mexico’s national water commission (Conagua). Rodríguez said that Conagua’s funding had been slashed by approximately 43% in the budget proposal, which was unveiled on 15 November. He described this as a “brutal” reduction which would affect access to drinking water as well as infrastructure development, agriculture, and sewerage.
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LatinNews Daily - 21 November 2024
In brief: Concern over planned cuts to water spending in Mexico
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