Posted on September, 20 2013

Thirty countries have acceded to the UN convention on transboundary river use – only five countries are now needed for the bedrock agreement to come into force. WWF has worked for a decade to realise this convention, as it establishes the rights and duties of states sharing freshwater systems and fosters interstate cooperation.
To help secure Mexico’s future water supply, WWF is working with CONAGUA, the National Water Commission, on a water reserve programme to secure the water flows required to maintain environmental functions across 78,000 km2 of hydrological basin including 55 Ramsar wetland sites, and 97 protected areas. The initiative is on track to secure decrees for the first 19 basins by 2014.