1944 Water Treaty Between Mexico and the United States: Present Situation and Future Potential

Historically and culturally, water has always been considered to be a critical issue in Mexico- USA agenda. Along the 3 140-km border between Mexico and the United States, there is intense competition over the adequate availability of water. Water uses in urban border areas have continued to incr...

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Autor principal:	Anabel Sánchez
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Lenguaje:	EN ES
Publicado:	El Colegio de la Frontera Norte 2006
Materias:	1 water management 2 request 3 bilateral treaty 4 border region 5 rio bravo Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0df691a73df44c0f9a27714d3ee5798a2021-11-11T14:54:56Z1944 Water Treaty Between Mexico and the United States: Present Situation and Future Potential0187-73722594-0260https://doaj.org/article/0df691a73df44c0f9a27714d3ee5798a2006-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=13603605https://doaj.org/toc/0187-7372https://doaj.org/toc/2594-0260Historically and culturally, water has always been considered to be a critical issue in Mexico- USA agenda. Along the 3 140-km border between Mexico and the United States, there is intense competition over the adequate availability of water. Water uses in urban border areas have continued to increase exponentially due to steadily increasing levels of population growth. Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation have resulted in more intensive patterns of water consumption and use. Agricultural water demands continue to be high. Mexico and the United States have established institutions and agreements to manage and protect rivers in the border region. The Treaty between Mexico and the United States for the Utilisation of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande was signed in 1944. With the turn of the century, the growing urban centers along the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo), where the river becomes the international boundary, started increasingly to depend on groundwater. This situation was not specifically addressed in the 1944 Treaty, especially as groundwater use at that time was not so significant.Anabel SánchezEl Colegio de la Frontera Nortearticle1water management2request3bilateral treaty 4border region5rio bravoUrban groups. The city. Urban sociologyHT101-395Social sciences (General)H1-99ENESFrontera Norte, Vol 18, Iss 36, Pp 125-144 (2006)
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topic	1 water management 2 request 3 bilateral treaty 4 border region 5 rio bravo Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 Social sciences (General) H1-99
spellingShingle	1 water management 2 request 3 bilateral treaty 4 border region 5 rio bravo Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 Social sciences (General) H1-99 Anabel Sánchez 1944 Water Treaty Between Mexico and the United States: Present Situation and Future Potential
description	Historically and culturally, water has always been considered to be a critical issue in Mexico- USA agenda. Along the 3 140-km border between Mexico and the United States, there is intense competition over the adequate availability of water. Water uses in urban border areas have continued to increase exponentially due to steadily increasing levels of population growth. Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation have resulted in more intensive patterns of water consumption and use. Agricultural water demands continue to be high. Mexico and the United States have established institutions and agreements to manage and protect rivers in the border region. The Treaty between Mexico and the United States for the Utilisation of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande was signed in 1944. With the turn of the century, the growing urban centers along the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo), where the river becomes the international boundary, started increasingly to depend on groundwater. This situation was not specifically addressed in the 1944 Treaty, especially as groundwater use at that time was not so significant.
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1944 Water Treaty Between Mexico and the United States: Present Situation and Future Potential

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