Riverside communities in the Mexican state Sonora are awaiting a public consultation ahead of a planned project to build three dams in the state.
The government plan to build the dams in the state of Sonora has been met with resistance by small communities along the Río Sonora, who fear the project will leave them without water and degrade the environment.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters that the projects wouldn’t go forward unless public consultation found most people were in favor.
“Nothing will be imposed by force,” Sheinbaum said in response to a question about the dams in her daily morning press conference.
But, she said, there are limited options available to secure a stable water supply for the growing capital city of Hermosillo into the future.
Much of the area’s groundwater resources are dwindling, and rivers run dry for much of the year. Experts fear the region’s water supply isn’t bolstered for the realities of climate change and a growing urban population.
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