After this week, the president of USA, Donald Trumpwill ensure a 5% increase in tariffs if Mexico did not comply with the water delivery, said the president Claudia Sheinbaum He explained that they would call to discuss the problem and reach the best agreement with the northern neighbor.
Today, December 12, 2025, through an information card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) reaffirms Mexico’s commitment to complying with the Water contractThe document ensures that it will be fulfilled on the Mexican side “according to the availability” of these human resources.
Last year Mexican and American authorities have intensified their technical cooperation to strengthen the joint management of the Water in the Rio Grande BasinThis involves both managing the current cycle and the deficit carried over from the previous period.
These measures have been detailed by the government Mexicocomply with the guidelines of the Water contract of 1944 and, as set out in Article 4, consider binational mechanisms that respect the national sovereignty of each party.
The recent drought of historic proportions has significantly limited the availability of the resource to users on both sides of the border. Given this panorama Mexico made additional water deliveries without breaching the contract, always making adjustments.depending on hydrological availability and the operational limits of the region’s infrastructure.
The Federal Executive Board emphasizes that these deliveries They have not affected human consumption or agricultural production at the borderwith the human right to water and food security taking precedence.
The Mexican government emphasizes that its obligations under the treaty will be fulfilled within the parameters of the treaty actual availability the resource. Furthermore, it emphasizes his desire to maintain one constructive cooperation with the United Statesalways looking for an implementation that benefits both nations without sacrificing national interests or decision-making autonomy.
According to the official version, solving the water balance in the basin can only be achieved through close coordination and constant cooperation, recognizing that the challenge is general and requires joint efforts.
The Mexican position, in short, is that of reiterates its respect for the international legal framework and its willingness to engage in dialogue and collaboration There is no violation of the current contract.
According to the government itself, water deliveries and binational management will continue.”within the framework of the contract and binational cooperation“, with the aim of ensuring access to the resource and maintaining production in both countries.
- Mexico And USA They have agreed how they will manage both the current period’s water supply and those to come from previous cycles in accordance with the provisions of the 1944 Water Treaty.
- The two nations underline the relevance of Make water deliveries are established in the Treaty and consider it necessary to strengthen their cooperation in order to achieve a more effective and timely management of the resource.
- Mexico is planning a transfer 249,163 million cubic meters To USADeliveries begin the week of December 15th.
- Possible measures to ensure compliance with the contract were examined, including: Payment of the deficit of the last cycle; The definition of these mechanisms is still being discussed, with the aim of completing them before January 31, 2026.
- Both governments reiterate their commitment to maintaining cooperation under the Water contract and the CILA/IBWCwhich clarifies that if a party fails to comply with this obligation, the other country may respond in accordance with its sovereignty and applicable international regulations.
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