Mexico City: the challenge of a mega-city faced with water shortage • FRANCE 24 English

Mexico City: the challenge of a mega-city faced with water shortage • FRANCE 24 English

That’s what’s left in the pipes but after that there’s no more since the end of October anad Diaz has had to put up with repeated water cuts to cope she has developed a special system to save as much of the precious liquid as possible with the hose I fill this

Bucket in my sink I do everything I can with those containers for everyday tasks it’s very difficult for me sometimes I go and see the neighbors to see if they have a Bas in water or two the 21 million inhabitants of the metropolitan area are suffering a 25%

Drop in Supply due to insufficient rainfall last year the reservoirs supplying part of the region are only at 40% capacity as shown here with insufficient water in the pipes Mexico City’s water services are repairing leaks as quickly as possible once the GE location has been transmitted we dispatch a repair Brigade to the

Site the aim is to limit water loss or runoff managing water in a densely populated urban area built on the ancient lake deoko is no easy task in this suburb of the Capal Architects have designed this 20 hectare Park almost entirely covered with volcanic Stone that act like a

Sponge the stone functions in itself like a sistern because it stores and contains water what we can do with volcanic rocks is group them together to trap the water and allow it to gradually SE B allowing the aquaf fire to regenerate 80% of Mexico is currently affected by drought and the situation

Could worsen with rain not expected for another 4 months

Mexico City and its 21 million inhabitants are suffering from an alarming drought. The city’s water reservoirs are only at 40% capacity, a level not seen for 30 years. While the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was built in the middle of a lake, today’s modern megacity has to manage water distribution in an increasingly dry environment.
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