Urgent challenge to attend

Climate change has long stopped being a future threat to become a clear fact, which changes the living conditions of humanity. The high temperatures that are recorded in different regions of the country are symptoms of this global phenomenon, and at the same time, the factor that speeds up a series of interconnected crises, such as dehydration, the most intense, and Mansour in water, in turn, represents one of the biggest threats to food production.

In 2023, Mexico lived one of the hottest years in its history, with heat waves that exceeded 45 degrees in some regions; 2024 was no exception, because, according to the Copenicus Climate Observatory, this year was the warmer year all over the world. Dehydration, as a result of this thermal increase, worsened.

According to data from the Mexico Drought Monitor (MSM), more than 80 % of the national region faced a degree of dehydration last year. Countries such as Chihua, Zakatikas, Sonora, San Luis Potosi and Tamulibas are particularly affected.

Another concern effect is pressure on water resources. The dams are at low levels historically, and excessive exploitation of the groundwater layers threatens to exhaust the main water sources. This water scarcity places both food production and environmental balance for various areas under examination.

The lack of rain, dry soil and maximum temperatures put both water supplies for human consumption, agriculture and livestock, which represents a strong blow, both for people who depend on rural production and Mexicans in general.

Recently, the GCMA Consulting Group (GCMA) stated that in 2025, production will suffer from a historical decline, in the face of its lowest level in the past two decades and a half, as a result of the drought crisis and the water crisis that affects many Mexican lands.

Grain and grain crops such as corn, wheat and chore, even when their great ability to adapt to warm and group climates, will decrease, from 40.8 million tons (2021) to 32.4 million power for this year.

Agriculture represents one of the food safety columns, and the threat, not only that the families of this field face the consequences, because by increasing production costs due to the demand for innovation in adaptation mechanisms, consumer prices are launched and a chain of effects that puts access to food, especially the most vulnerable sectors.

In this context, food security becomes a national challenge. According to the National Council for Social Development Evaluation (CONEVAL), millions of Mexicans are already facing deficiencies to reach food. If this trend is preserved, the situation may be exacerbated with deep social consequences, such as forced migration, increased poverty and conflicts over access to natural resources.

Given this position, it is necessary to adopt comprehensive public policies facing climate change from the perspective of the biological environment, water and food. It is necessary to enhance alert systems, enhance flexible agricultural practices, diversify crops, protect producers and invest in water conservation techniques.

Today, adaptation to climate change requires a structural shift and a long -term vision that has placed food security in the middle of the national agenda.