The messages read: “It’s not a drought, it’s looting” and “The people of Santiago Mexquititlan demand no more plundering of water. Contracting must be by the people for the people.” Photo by the author, used with permission. Mexico finds itself facing an intensification of the effects of the climate crisis, with increasingly severe droughts, floods, and fires throughout the country. With people beginning to suffer from water shortages, struggles for access to water have been escalating in the country over the last decade. Querétaro, a state in central Mexico with high rates of water stress and…
