The story of Mexico's water crisis is complex and longstanding, with a number of rooted factors that have exacerbated it. Mexico City's chaotic growth - from 4,000 inhabitants in 1950 to more than 22.5 million in 2024, according to the World Population Review - has made access to clean water in its suburbs nearly impossible. Clean water is provided by a complex water distribution system that cannot keep up with demand: water treatment plants are depleted, a complex water pumping system is failing as the city sinks into shifting ground. On top of that, climate change is exacerbating the country's...