🇲🇽💧Mexico defies Trump and bets on water sovereignty in Baja California

While Mexico strengthens its water infrastructure, the US administration faces the challenge of responding to the needs of California producers.

Trump has used access to water as a tool of pressure within the bilateral relationship and has raised potential trade consequences if Mexico does not meet certain commitments.

This could open a new front in the relationship between the two countries.

Until now, most bilateral disputes have focused on trade, migration, security, and energy. Now, water is beginning to play an increasingly important role.

And the decision regarding Rosarito could become a precedent.

🌎A dispute that has only just begun

The climate crisis is changing the rules of the game. Prolonged droughts, extreme temperatures, and urban growth are making water one of North America’s most important strategic resources.

For Mexico, strengthening national water production means reducing vulnerabilities.