Itzkuauhtli Zamora Saenz, professor of sociology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico: “Mexico City has not been self-sufficient in terms of water since the second half of the 20th century. To make up for that, the city depends on external sources, like the Lerma and Cutzamala systems. Despite that, the scarcity or low quality of water in the household is a reality that thousands of people have lived for decades, especially in the borough of Iztapalapa. In addition to the reasons for the scarcity (low levels of water in the Cutzamala basin due to climate change and large-scale developments that take up vast amounts of water), there are also structural problems, like water leakage (40 percent of water is estimated to be lost this way) and urban growth. Nevertheless, it is unlikely that Mexico City will experience a ‘day zero’ by July. Authorities are already undergoing repairs to bring water from neighboring aquifers, and they will…”