🔴 LIVE: Claudia Sheinbaum at the People’s Morning Press Conference for September 30 #lr

Good morning, President.

Very good morning, President. A greeting to you and all the guests. I would like to start from Zacatecas by congratulating you on these first two years of government and congratulating you on this tour you made across the interior of the country as part of a constitutional obligation, the rendering of accounts. Many, many congratulations for bringing not only the results, but hope, hope to all the people of Mexico. And as you well said, we are already concluding September, the greatest month of our homeland, for what it means, and here in Zacatecas today we are materializing social justice, what truly transforms, what you have expressed, public policy made love. And today here with the delivery of housing in the municipality of Luis Moya, Zacatecas, one of the municipalities of our state, where today we can see materialized one of the longings of many Zacatecan and Mexican families, who by the way we also greet our whole republic and may they have confidence in all this enormous work that our president of the republic is doing. That is why my congratulations, my expression of gratitude, and today we see crystallized and materialized many of the longings in this social justice, that of housing. It is truly something that dignifies, something that motivates, something that inspires, and it is the certainty and tranquility that our movement offers in this transformation of families. President, many, many thanks and never forget that here in Zacatecas we love you very much. Many congratulations, President, on your first two years of government.

Good morning, President. With the pleasure of accompanying here Rodrigo Chávez of the National Housing Commission. The governor is here with the mayor who is going to receive his key. The neighbors are here, as you can see, with an expression of joy that they transmit. To comment on the general figures, in Zacatecas the goal is 27,502 homes, 12,000 from CONAVI, 14,000 from Infonavit, and we are already starting, we are seeing with the governor FOVISTE also in this beautiful state. We are doing very well, 30% of the total goal, and this gives us great satisfaction because it has been possible thanks to the governor and the mayors who have also supported us a lot with the land. Thank you, President. Rodrigo continues reporting.

Good morning, President. With your permission, we are going to deliver a single-family home that will have an expansion, it is 60 m². The family can grow to 90 m². It is a housing complex of 84 homes. Today we will deliver 18. We thank the governor, the municipal president, the secretary, the people who accompany us here. We are going to give the key to our colleague Saraí, Saraí Esmeralda, who is going to receive her home so that she can show it off to the President. Go ahead, Saraí.

Saraí, could you tell the President about it?

Hello, President. Very good day. I introduce myself, I am Saraí and I am very emotional about this beautiful and lovely project that has been created for us families with big dreams. Today a dream comes true for me and for my other fellow beneficiaries of this project, and I hope that we are not the only ones, but that all the families who have longed for a home for a long time have our dream fulfilled. And whenever you want to come visit us here, you are very welcome and the facilities are very beautiful. And for me it is not a home, as I tell you, it is a dream. And thank you very much, President, from the heart, and believe me that you are doing a very good job, not only in this state, but in all the states of the Republic. And there are no words, sincerely, to thank you for this joy that I feel of fulfilling my dream and of now having my own home for me, for my family, and to create beautiful memories here with all my loved ones above all. And thank you very much, many congratulations. They also showed us that there is an expansion for our home, for when we have the possibility to enlarge, to make our home bigger. We have the facilities here to put our stairs and to have more children too.

Yes, thank you very much, President. It was a pleasure to greet you and on behalf of, and not only on my behalf, but on behalf of all the beneficiaries, we give you our most sincere thanks and may you continue to fulfill more dreams of all our families.

Very good morning to all. With your permission, Madam President, I have the honor today of presenting the results of the entire environmental sector, which is made up of 10 institutions. All these institutions that are there make up the environmental sector. SEMARNAT is mentioned, but SEMARNAT has all these bodies, as the President already said, the CEA, the CONAVI, the CONAFOR, the CONAGUA, the CONAM, the IMTA, the INE, the Profepa. That is, we are a group of institutions that are present here. I thank my colleagues for being here and if you will allow me, as always, I like to get straight to the point. I am going to tell you why humanist environmental policy is so important. Let's go to the first one. The world is facing three intertwined crises, three very complicated crises. Climate change, which is no longer an unfamiliar topic because we are already in extreme events, as we are seeing with Hurricane Priscilla, with Hurricane Rachel that is on the Pacific coasts. We also have a loss of biodiversity, despite the fact that we are a country that contains 12% of the world's biodiversity, it is being lost very quickly. And then water, soil, and air pollution is no longer a technical or foreign issue to us, it is directly impacting people's quality of life. That is why we believe it is very important, and let's go to the next one, that we take it into account, and that is why it has really become our compass in the environmental sector. On October 1st, the President launched 10 principles of Mexico's humanist policy. The sixth is precisely the one that refers to development and the well-being of the people. They can only be strengthened with the care of the environment and natural resources. This is what became the compass of SEMARNAT's work, and we base ourselves on a concrete principle, which is this one, and on a reality that is a paradigm shift from neoliberal extractivism to humanist environmentalism. And why are we doing it, and I am going to show the concrete reasons why it has become a humanist environmentalism. The first one, please, because we have in the country today a historic investment. That is the truth. This is a historic investment in water as a national good and not as a commodity. That is the key. Mexicans have been granted the human right to water. That is the basis of the policy and these actions are being carried out. Of course Efraín, who is really in charge of many of these works, is going to give a broader, more detailed account of that. But look, simply the cleanup of the three great rivers, the Lerma, the Atoyac, and the Tula, which includes the Presa del Endo, by the way, which we have to restore. We are talking about 20 billion pesos that are being invested now and that are benefiting 25 million people. It is a great job that the whole sector has done together because they are not only pipes, right, nor plants, they are also restoration. We are doing reforestation of riparian areas and we are really rescuing, I believe, very important areas. Note that in drinking water, investment is being made, 24,000 works are being carried out in 2,183 municipalities. The country has 2,500 municipalities, so we are almost in all of them truly, and there are 17 strategic projects that Efraín will explain to us and where 8 billion pesos are being invested. And something that really touches me deeply is the recovery of the Tijuana River, 3 billion pesos, and I am interested because it was one of the first agreements signed in the environment with the United States counterpart, which we know has that concern. The next one, please.

The second component of this bet on ecology and humanist environmentalism is this great bet on quality of life. What is it about? Well, it is about working on air quality. We live in the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico, we know what it means and winter is coming. And there we have a commission that works with all the states that make up this commission. Work is being done mainly on two components, reducing emissions from transport and from industries. In Monterrey we completed an emissions inventory, we did not have an emissions inventory in Monterrey. We have it now, we know where we have to act and therefore we already have very specific actions in Monterrey and the same happens in Guadalajara. We have accompanied especially all their vehicle verification programs and that has been very important. 23 entities have Proaire programs, so yes we focus on these cities, but they are not the only ones. There are 23 entities and we give them all the technical support to the states. And something very interesting that happened this year is that the import provision for semi-trailer trucks from the United States to be no more than 10 years old was made. That made a difference for us in terms of emissions, as they are semi-trailer trucks that use diesel, and we did that together with the Ministry of Economy and we are truly in agreements to see if we can also limit the import of used cars from the United States. We did large clean-up days with the people, with the population, with the fishermen, the producers, with the people, with the youth. In rivers, seas, and coasts we did more than 13 days, we collected 14,000 tons. You can't imagine. We have to make peace with the rivers. The rivers cannot continue to be the dumps for plastic, for waste. We collected pesticide containers in such critical areas as San Quintín. In circular economy, for us it is a very important issue because what we want there is to reuse, to recycle instead of discarding. We generate 140,000 tons of waste daily in Mexico. So if we don't get to work on what to do with that waste, 12 separation projects are being launched, three recycling hubs that are in process. And what is the goal? The goal is to process tires, rubble, plastic, scrap, and slag. We already have our circular economy law. The regulation is being drafted that is telling each of these sectors, we have signed an agreement with, for example, the Tire Chamber so that we can organize the entire tire sector, because the Circular Economy Law says that we are going to achieve extended producer responsibility, meaning that the one who produces the tire is also responsible, because it is very important. The next one, please.

Yesterday the President asked us here at the press conference to tell you a bit about what is done in climate action and it is very important. First of all, we have updated the climate targets in something called Mexico's Nationally Determined Contributions. We presented them in Brazil at COP30. I would say that we regained great leadership and our commitments are simple and difficult to achieve. First of all, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 35%. That is the first one by 2030, but we are already moving in that direction. Achieving 38% renewable energy by 2030. And there, obviously, this is a task for the Ministry of Energy, for the CFE, there we are all collaborating so that there is mixed public and private investment of 170 billion pesos. That is what is being sought to achieve that goal of 38% renewable energy. And then the President has instructed us to really carry out adaptation, restoration, and reforestation actions. Climate change has already arrived. So we have to see how we face it together and a very important program, Sembrando Vida, which this year has managed to really plant, cover 36,000 hectares with 75 million plants, and this is being done by 415,000 planters with an investment of 37 billion pesos. That is, Sembrando Vida is going to contribute. We did that evaluation ourselves with Sembrando Vita. How much is Sembrando Vida going to contribute to climate change? It is going to help us reduce 600,000 tons of carbon, the actions that Sembrando Vida is doing, which is very important to reduce emissions. Of course, we have the program, the zero deforestation avocado mechanism that we are applying especially in Michoacán and Jalisco, which is a certificate that the forestry law has already been reformed, we already have it ready, we already have the authority to issue a certificate so that avocado cannot be exported anywhere. Yes, if it comes from deforested orchards, export will be prohibited and that is why it is zero deforestation. And the national annual day that involved 256,000 people and 6.6 million plants. The President accompanied us and it was done simultaneously in all the countries, in all the states and that was something truly fantastic. Recently we signed the national agreement of forests, jungles, and mangroves in Guadalajara and there I believe we managed to involve 100 companies that are going to help us restore more than 200,000 hectares and payment for environmental services, which is a very important measure, is paying communities to conserve. That is, in addition to the planters of the Sembrando Vida program, it is also paying communities so that they conserve the forests or jungles that are standing. The next one, please.

Of course, caring for and restoring ecosystems. That is our daily work. And there the conservation of 272 protected natural areas that involve 99.3 million hectares throughout the country. We have to reach 152 to achieve the 30 by 30 goal, which is the international commitment. We also have good news and that is that we managed to recover 272,000 hectares for protected natural areas from mining concessions that have been cancelled. Those concessions were cancelled and that land was returned to the protected natural areas as a restoration process and we are restoring 76 sites with 60,000 hectares with 17.5 million plants. And something truly historic is the trinational corridor of the Great Maya Jungle, something that should fill Mexicans with great pride. President Claudia Sheinbaum was with Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala, with Johnny Briceño of Belize and there are 5.7 million protected hectares, but it has a political significance because our southern border is not a wall, it is a protected natural area, it is a biocultural corridor. The next one, please.

And of course, something that has been, I would say, in the public mind are the emblematic species, how we are protecting them, how we are reintroducing them to their natural habitats. One, we have released 85,000 specimens, the Mexican wolf, for example, the California condor, the bison, the jaguar, the totoaba. 64% of the monarch butterfly habitat was recovered, which is a species so beloved for Mexico. And of course the fight against illegal trafficking. We have managed to seize 20,000 specimens of flora and fauna at airports. Well, it has been very complex because this trafficking of wild species is the third trafficking, it is the one of weapons, it is the one of drugs, and it is the one of wild species, flora and fauna. And we have banned dolphinariums and shows with marine mammals and we have protected the vaquita marina. And I must say that we are very happy because finally, Madam President, finally the Animal Welfare Law was approved yesterday in the Senate. So we are very happy because we have advanced. The next one, please.

And finally, in my case, to conclude, there can be no social justice without environmental justice. And in this case we have committed to two great places that for years have been relegated. One is the Sonora River. After 12 years, the Sonora River, finally we have an investment of 100 million pesos that are being destined for the construction of the regional hospital in Óonita, which the communities had been demanding for years, 22 water treatment plants that CONAGUA is installing. The hospital is being built by INS Bienestar with the Ministry of Communications and Transportation, the water, the 22 treatment plants, and we at SEMARNAT are remediating the river, 288 km of river and we are, let's say, removing 10,000 tons of contaminated soil from the river that will be confined in special cells to prevent further contamination. And the Presa del Endo, which is another great issue of environmental justice, there the investment is 75 million pesos, 140,000 m³ of water hyacinth have been removed, which was an issue, and the Culex mosquito has been reduced by 47%, which was a huge nuisance for more than 27,000 people around the Presa del Endo. Of course, we participate in San Quintín, we participate in Michoacán, in all the plans also in Oaxaca we are working on the Balsas. And I want to say something very important, we do many citizen consultations, many, especially in relation to investment projects. We announce investment projects in the Ecological Gazette every Thursday and there it is installed, it is announced, it is said that they can ask us for citizen consultations and we do them especially in relation to investment projects. And a fact that I think is fundamental to tell you is that the procedures, obviously we are a regulatory secretariat that also does procedures, we have simplified procedures a lot, but the volume of environmental impact procedures resolved is managing to drive 6.6 trillion pesos of investment. That is, dear President, what I wanted to present today, not without first thanking my colleagues very much for all the support they have given us. We are a small secretariat, but with desire and I say with a lot of desire, of course. And to say that truly the environmental issue is not an issue for specialists, it is an issue for all citizens. It is very important that the entire population accompanies us, helps us, supports us, and makes their environment a really healthy and happy place for future generations. Thank you very much.

Yes, thank you. Oh, presentation. Thank you very much.

With your permission, President. Very good morning. We are going to present the main advances in water matters. Next, please. We are going to start with a very relevant topic, which is the publication of the National Water Law. As the President has already commented, during the neoliberal period very significant damage was generated in water matters for all Mexicans, so much so that water came to be considered a commodity. With the new law this vision is being completely changed and water is considered a human right for Mexicans and also derived from this we are carrying out a process of ordering concessions. This has allowed us to recover on the order of 5,000 million cubic meters. This is equivalent to supplying 90 million people for a whole year and we have also been able to deliver 12,346 concession titles to communities, to small and medium producers, even to municipalities that previously had to pay private parties for water and we are especially working in favor of those who have the least. Go ahead, please.

Regarding water for agriculture, the technification of 250,000 hectares is being carried out. We are technifying the main infrastructure, which are canals, dams, and also carrying out plot-level technification. The progress we have as of today is 38,000 hectares. For that, an investment of around 63 billion is planned throughout the term. I would like to highlight that this project also has a very important future vision because it makes us more resilient to climate change, contributes to guaranteeing the country's food sovereignty, and also in using water more efficiently. Go ahead, please.

Well, regarding sanitation and river restoration, I would first like to point out that as the Secretary said, it is a shared effort among all the agencies of the environmental sector. We are working on the three most polluted rivers in the country. In this first stage we are rehabilitating and building 23 treatment plants, 282 km of collectors that are already completed. We have dredged and cleaned 260 km of waterways. 4,663 hectares have been reforested. In addition, we are building seven public spaces that will allow us to coexist with the river in a very friendly way and 44 monitoring stations are being installed for both water quantity and quality. This is an important issue because it allows us to follow up on the plan. The progress in this first stage is already 82%. As the Secretary mentioned, the contemplated investment amounts to 20 billion. What else is important to highlight? We are also carrying out very important work on various rivers, for example, in the cleanup of the Tijuana River. We are also working on the cleanup and sanitation of Lake Pátzcuaro. Work is being done, for example, on the Bobos River in Veracruz. We are working on the Río de la Sabana in Acapulco and we are also about to start very relevant projects such as, for example, the treatment plant on the Río de los Perros, in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, on the Nogales River, on the Sonora River. In short, it is a very robust plan that makes us coexist with nature in a different way. It is an issue of dignity and it is also an issue of public health. Go ahead, please.

Well, we are going to start with the strategic projects section. Here we can see images of healthy water for the Laguna region. We have already completed the construction of 200 km of trunk networks that allowed us to connect the municipality of Tlahualilo, for example, in Durango. In the case of Coahuila, this brings very good quality water to Torreón, to Viesca, to Madero, to San Pedro and to Matamoros. And we are also going to help municipalities strengthen their municipal distribution infrastructure. Go ahead, please.

Here you can see the Plan Oriente of the State of Mexico. We have completed 106 drinking water and drainage works, among them very important works such as, for example, the Chalco collector in its first stage and also the Xochiaca drain. And we are about to start 106 more works. This is a strategy that we are going to continue year after year. It is an area where more than 10 million people live. So it becomes a very relevant project for the entire east of the State of Mexico. Go ahead, please.

Regarding the comprehensive plan for the metropolitan area, works of metropolitan impact are being carried out. I would like to highlight two projects. Laguna de Zumpango and Presa de Guadalupe. They are projects designed to make use of rainwater with an innovative vision. They are projects that will provide us with up to 8,000 liters per second during the rainy season for Mexico City and the State of Mexico. That is a lot of water for the people. We have a 25% overall progress and this entire plan will conclude in 2030. Go ahead, please.

The Ciudad Victoria aqueduct, the Guadalupe Victoria 2 aqueduct, already has 57% progress, we are going to complete it in July of next year. This will allow us to increase the water that Ciudad Victoria currently receives by 50%. Go ahead.

Regarding the San José toll aqueduct, we are at 50% progress. It is a very significant work for San Luis Potosí, which has a significant water deficit. We are going to complete the works in December of this same year. Go ahead.

Water for Colima is an aqueduct that already has 45% progress. It is a very robust job. We are also going to complete the works in 2027. This aqueduct will double the water supply for the city of Colima and will also benefit the municipality of Villa de Álvarez. So it is a relevant work for the state. Go ahead.

Here we can see images of water for Campeche. An aquifer is being built. We are also building storage tanks and distribution networks. This project has as its fundamental objective to provide water, especially of very good quality, to the inhabitants of Campeche, and there is a problem with the water quality that will be solved with this project. Go ahead, please.

On the Coatzacoalcos aqueduct, as we have also mentioned in the previous projects, there is a long-term vision. It will also double the supply for the city of Coatzacoalcos. It already has 37% progress and we are going to complete it in 2028. Go ahead, please.

Acapulco transforms with you. I'm going to take a moment. It is a very complete project. We are practically renovating all the drinking water supply sources. Infrastructure is also being prepared for possible climate change phenomena such as hurricanes and also earthquakes. In addition, we are reconverting the entire treatment structure. Currently we are working on three plants, but there are nine in total. Collectors are being built, works are being carried out to protect the population from floods and at the same time public spaces are being built there. This project has 23% overall progress and we are going to complete the works in 2028. I repeat, it is a very robust project. Go ahead, please.

Regarding flood protection in Tabasco, we have already completed the first 19 works. And we are about to start three more in the coming days. This project has as its purpose protecting especially the communities, the population. Tabasco is a place where there are many impacts due to the amount of water in the state and also the protection of crops. In the lower image we can see the complete plan. We will be developing activities year after year until its conclusion in 2027-28. There is an error on the slide here. Go ahead.

The Tunal 2 dam already has 17% progress. It will conclude its activities in 2028. With this project we are guaranteeing the water supply for the city of Durango for the next 50 years and it is also complementary to all the works that have been carried out in this space. Last year the President also inaugurated there the Guadalupe Victoria drinking water plant. They are complementary projects. Go ahead, please.

The Novillo dam, a very necessary work for a city like La Paz, where there are few supply sources, already has 11% progress. We are going to complete it in March 2028 and in addition to the dam, a sectorization project is contemplated. Go ahead.

The Mujer Solteca dam is a dam that began its work, as can be seen in the images, a few days ago. We are in the roads and platforms part. It has a very significant social component because the first objective is to provide water to the communities around the dam that have that need. And secondly, we are going to double the supply that the city of Oaxaca currently has and this gives it viability for more than 30 years. Go ahead, please.

Here we can see images of the laying of the first stone of what will be the largest and most modern desalination plant in Latin America built during the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum. It is important to highlight that among its virtues is a great optimization in operational processes, especially in the energy part, which will allow there to be no impact on the tariff for users. So it is a quite relevant work that benefits especially Tijuana and also Playas de Rosarito. Go ahead.

Well, in addition to what I have mentioned, we are working on the final stage detailing the projects for Zacatecas, for Guanajuato and also for Sonora. We are going to start soon with them and make known what the scope is for these projects. An investment is contemplated that during the term exceeds 80 billion pesos. It is a very significant investment. Go ahead, please.

And I want to take this opportunity in this part of the presentation to recognize the effort of the state governments and also of the municipal governments that have responded to the President's call to work together so that through the combination of funds from the three levels of government the most basic works can be carried out. We are talking about the fact that this effort has already achieved the development of 24,000 works throughout the country for sanitation, drinking water and also drainage in 2,183 municipalities. It is practically the whole country. And the investment already exceeds 30 billion. How much is this? Well, it is three times what was invested before the beginning of Dr. Sheinbaum's government. And it is important that we continue with this strategy because it will allow us to strengthen the infrastructure of the entire country in a very important way. Go ahead, please.

Well, here we can see the investment during the term. It is a historic investment that has no precedents, which is also built under a future vision. We are working, as you could see in all the projects, with a very important future vision. It has quite significant innovation components, but the central element is the social sense that these projects have, the benefit that these projects generate in each of the places where they are being developed and that will be of great benefit to the people of Mexico. And finally, if you will allow me, President, we prepared a short video that accounts for the work and the advances that we have mentioned here.

For decades water was the object of looting. That is why in December 2025 the reform to the National Water Law was published. With this change, water ceased to be conceived as a commodity to be recognized as a human right and a resource of the nation. Thanks to this transformation, we de-privatized more than 5,000 million cubic meters of water, enough to supply more than 90 million people for a year. This allowed us to deliver 12,346 concession titles to communities, as well as to small and medium producers. In addition, we directly assigned water to municipalities like Mexicali and Tijuana that previously paid private parties for it. We launched the sanitation and restoration of the Atoyac, Lerma Santiago and Tula rivers. We have already built and rehabilitated 23 treatment plants and 282 km of wastewater collectors. We cleaned and dredged waterways and built public spaces to recover these environments. We are cleaning the Tijuana River in Baja California, the Sabana in Guerrero, and we are about to start the Nogales River in Sonora. In the countryside we are modernizing and technifying the infrastructure of more than 250,000 hectares in 18 irrigation districts. This will allow producing more food with less water. To guarantee the human right to water and reduce the risk of floods, we are promoting 17 strategic projects throughout the country. In La Laguna we completed 200 km of drinking water networks. In the State of Mexico we have 40% progress on the eastern zone plan and 25% on the metropolitan area plan of the Valley of Mexico. We are also advancing on the aqueducts of Colima, Guadalupe Victoria 2 in Tamaulipas, Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz, as well as the San José toll in San Luis Potosí and the Campeche aquifer. The Tunal 2 dams in Durango, the Novillo in Baja California Sur and Mujer Solteca in Oaxaca are already underway. Acapulco is transforming with drinking water, drainage and sanitation works and Tabasco with flood protection works. In Baja California we have already started construction of the largest desalination plant in Latin America that will benefit the people of Tijuana and Rosarito. With resources coordinated among the three levels of government, 24,000 drinking water and drainage works have been carried out in 2,183 municipalities of the country. With these actions we advance to guarantee the human right to water and build a Mexico with greater well-being and social justice.

Good morning, President. Adriana Santos from El Soberano. I would like to ask about this historic investment that was already announced regarding sanitation works and drinking water of 180 billion pesos, how does it compare with the investments made in previous administrations? Here the head of Conagua was just talking to us about some works that even triple the projection in his term. So, if you could give us a comparison, please.

Well, as I mentioned in the presentation, the number of projects has no comparison, but I would highlight above all the vision. What we are doing is preparing the country for the future to have enough water, especially for people's consumption, but also to guarantee food sovereignty, and also for the development of strategic projects themselves. And to highlight that apart from the amount of investment, which is indeed more than triple in many areas, the most important thing is the social sense that these works have and that they are designed based on a long-term plan. Thank you.

Also, President, regarding the report given to us by the Ministry of the Environment, I would like to know what the government of Mexico is doing to counteract impacts, for example, such as storms that are currently hitting the Mexican Pacific and also how work is done so that Mexico or the government of Mexico can contribute to the fight against climate change. Please.

Well, thank you. Several things. We have a climate change program that has several axes. The first axis is mitigation, that is, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. We already have an inventory of greenhouse gases. We already know which sectors in Mexico emit the most and for example the sector that emits the most greenhouse gases is transport, 20%. And so we have dedicated ourselves to working with each sector first so that they reduce their emissions. But the other question you ask, which I think is very related to something fundamental, which is adaptation, because climate change has already arrived, now we have to adapt to it, and in that sense we are working on one, on avoiding beach erosion. For example, a state that has a very serious problem right now with beach erosion is Tabasco. So there we are doing a series of actions with the state government to be able to avoid the erosion of, for example, the beaches. We are losing beaches in some places and there the idea is the rescue of mangroves, which is one of the most important issues, and the rescue of dunes, which are what will finally protect the coasts from the onslaught of hurricanes. We cannot do anything about the natural phenomenon, but what we can do is prepare ourselves in many of the issues that Efraín Mora has presented to you, but also in how to really build adaptation systems that allow us to work better.

Secretary, taking advantage of the fact that you are at the microphone, if you could give us a little more detail about what this Animal Welfare Law that was just approved yesterday is about.

Yes, of course. Well, we are very happy. It was at the President's instruction that we dedicated ourselves to it. I believe it is a very important law. First of all, it recognizes animals as sentient beings, which is fundamental, truly protecting them, both companion animals, I would say that is a very important category. Second, animals for production, which also need to be protected, and wildlife, wild animals. So for each of them we have put in the law and we have done it in a very coordinated way with the Senate of the Republic and with the Chamber of Deputies. It has been a collegial effort, it has not been easy because we have worked with health, because there are also many health issues involved. We worked with SADER for all the production animals and of course with all the federative entities, because what this law also does is distribute more clearly the responsibilities between the Federation and the States. I believe it is a very novel law, it is a unique law, we are very satisfied with what has been achieved, I tell you, together with May Ortiz in the Senate, with Gabi Benavides in the Chamber of Deputies and with our team, both from Profepa and from Vida Silvestre, to protect these three large groups of animals.

Thank you very much, President. I would like to ask for your opinion about the general approval yesterday in the Senate of this reform against dual nationality. What would be the message so that this law can advance and the people of Mexico are guaranteed candidacies 100% in favor and for the benefit of the homeland.

Thank you, President. And finally, if you will have the data on homes with piped water.

Thank you, President. I was telling you finally if you will have the data on homes with piped water.

Thank you very much, President.

President, very good morning. Vicente Serrano, host of Sin Censura TV. Continuing with this topic, what do you think about the arrogance shown by some characters who were trying to lobby the vote against this reform approved yesterday in the Senate on the exclusivity of Mexican nationality? I am referring to characters like Larry Rubin of the American Society or the representative of the Republican Party in Mexico, who yesterday in an interview with our colleague Meme Yamel said that it was not personal, that he represented millions of people and it seems to me that...

Here. I'm Roberto Morales from Diario Plaza Juárez and Enlace Mexamérica. You touched on the topic of this animal, well, sentient beings protection reform, but the issue of bullfighting is left aside. So, I don't know what your opinion would be about this and whether we will later be able to see a reform on this topic, because many of us Mexicans are sensitive to the issue that these animals also suffer.

Regarding bullfighting, would your government be willing?

Thank you. Another question as well: yesterday the single nationality reform was carried out, and well, there was a situation where a Green Party senator didn't vote, didn't vote in favor, and the substitute for Deputy Karina Ruiz had to be called in, who can't come because she has a problem with her residency, well, she's processing her legal permanent residency in the United States, in order to get the necessary votes on this.

In light of this, several opponents have criticized that Octavia, who is the substitute, is a public servant at the consulate in San José, California. And they also launch criticisms about it being a contradiction and forcing several senators who have dual nationality to vote in favor of this reform when they themselves would be affected. What do you think?

Well, the opponents say they are affected because if they someday want to run for a governorship or even for the presidency, they wouldn't have the opportunity.

Yes. And precisely in that regard, would your government promote some kind of legislation or rule so that foreign lobbyists or those representing foreign interests couldn't be in these sessions while these discussions are taking place?

Of course. And on the topic, for example, of Larry Rubin, well, one of the arguments he had was that there is no underlying reason. It's also not mentioned that within this reform, former governor Francisco Cabeza de Vaca is being protected regarding the extradition he faces because he is protected by his dual nationality. Is this really the underlying issue within this reform, or is it also the part of, well, let's say, that only serving the people of Mexico?

Thank you, president. Jatsiri Magallanes from MBS. I want to ask about this law approved in the Senate, the Animal Welfare Law. It drew attention that Senator Nadán Augusto López voted against it, when it was expected to be unanimous. I'd like to ask your opinion on that.

Thank you, president. On another note, I'd like to ask about this new New York Times publication from yesterday, that two U.S. government agencies are investigating Andrés Manuel López Beltrán for crime and for fuel theft. I'd like to ask whether the Attorney General's Office shouldn't open an investigation on its own initiative.

Thank you, president. I'd also like to ask about the Treasury Department sanctions linking Mayo Zambada's son and also the ex-husband of the governor of Baja California, Carlos Torres, the governor Marina del Pilar. I'd also like to ask whether the prosecutor's office, whether it would warrant the prosecutor's office investigating the governor's management when she was still with...

Thank you, president. Finally, today the far right is gathering here in Mexico, and it's expected that former president Felipe Calderón will attend.

Good day, president. Manuel Pedrero, reporter MX. I'm going to insist on the Larry Rubin topic for a small reason. We shouldn't normalize the fact that U.S. lobbyists are on Mexican soil, much less in the seat of legislative power. We should keep in mind, you, the press, and whoever is listening to us, that this has been happening all along, but in recent years it has been more cynical.

It reminds us, for example, of the moment during the full discussion of the electrical reform, when a PRD deputy seated an Italian lobbyist from Iberdrola in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies, during the full discussion, to tell him how to vote, how to argue, direct advice from abroad in the heart of legislative power.

Yesterday we asked who let him in, because one can't just enter the Senate of the Republic at will. And then, obviously, the confirmation came, courtesy of PRI president Alejandro Moreno himself, and you mentioned a few minutes ago that you didn't want to personalize it.

Indeed, that's the issue, it's not about personalizing this individual, but what he represents: his representation of the American Society and, more importantly, of the Republican Party in Mexico. What is a member, a leader, an ambassador of the Republican Party doing in the courtyard of federalism, in the Senate of the Republic?

Beyond whether Mr. Alejandro Moreno wants to stroll around the United States and meet in Washington with all of them, that's his problem. But most Mexicans find it very repugnant that these people want to dictate and give the line to the opposition.

It became clear that they did, because they voted against it, but to the 128 senators, the vast majority elected by popular vote, another large part corresponding to the opposition through the proportional representation route, wanting to dictate how to vote and how not to vote in Mexico.

A simile to put it in reverse and to note how ridiculous and absurd this is. It would be as if some national leadership of Morena went to the U.S. Capitol to tell congressmen how to cast their vote.

So lobbying is, in effect, interference, and at the same time it's a warning so that Mexicans at least know that this figure doesn't represent himself, he represents an enormous power in the United States, such as a political party, literally the same one that today holds power in the White House.

And that tries to dictate, in this case unsuccessfully compared to the electrical reform, how Mexican legislators should vote.

Very well, president. Taking advantage of the occasion, Nadia Veler, the person who suffered this attack in Bolivia, with all evidence proven that it was Mr. Fernando Cerimedo, she herself has shared photographs where Fernando Cerimedo is seen with the Trump family, with the son of President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. specifically.

Additionally, the vice president of Bolivia, for greater context there is currently a very strong power struggle in Bolivia between the vice president and the president, has released audios linking drug trafficking ties with Fernando Cerimedo, owner-partner of La Derecha Diario, no matter how much Javier Negre wants to deny it.

So, I do believe it has a political dimension because in the end there is this attempt, at least, at media and social media manipulation in Mexico through bot farms, and right now they're at least quite busy in Brazil, where in just 72 hours they will have and celebrate elections in this first round.

So once again a link between drug trafficking and the right, and with the leaders and the ideologues and those who activate these social media farms is proven.

President, in Chile, at least despite the regime governing that beautiful country, it turns out and stands out that they are already working on very important electoral legislation that honestly in Mexico, well, not to mention artificial intelligence, the regulation of social media itself as an electoral crime, the manipulation and creation of bot farms.

And yes, just as there was 'mapacheo' in the '70s, they have also advanced in the ways of electoral crimes. We've seen it recently in Coahuila with QR codes. Well, now it's also through the insertion of massive advertising, artificial intelligence codes, the use of public figures to generate and confuse messages among the population.

And well, in this country the truth is that presidential will matters, and it matters quite a bit. Have you considered whether you have on your radar, precisely, legislation, I don't know if already for the electoral terms that are already indicated, because we're already in that pre-electoral calendar, but yes for the next process, clear legislation so that the voter, when going to the ballot box, doesn't go with either attachments or aversions from digital campaigns where many political parties, if not all, are investing millions of pesos and in the end those who profit the most are the platforms and the owners of those platforms, president.

To conclude, president, with this. It's not just Felipe Calderón who reappears, it's also Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

The forum caught our attention, located in Harvard, in the United States. 'Let's talk about Mexico, from the United States.' It's the forum that had as rector the former president, also the product of a fraud, Carlos Salinas de Gortari. I'd like your opinion on that.

And finally, the UN High Commissioner spoke about the asylum and refugee policy in Mexico, congratulating you, it's a tradition that will be almost more than a century old after the Spanish exile during the Franco era, and that is once again reaffirmed here in Mexico. I'd like your opinion on these two topics. Thank you, president.

I just wanted, president, with your permission, to make a very quick announcement. We have the second report of activities ready. On the last slide there's the QR code, and I'll make the delivery to you in a small and emotional ceremony.

And second, to tell you that the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection is in open parliament in the Chamber of Deputies. Everyone is participating and everyone is invited so they can give their opinion on this law, which we hope passes soon. Thank you very much.

With your permission, president. Good morning to all.

Some media outlets and commentators continue to distort the reforms to the Copyright Law and the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property. In this way they propagate once again the lie of false censorship by the federal government, and by spreading these falsehoods they ratify freedom of expression. Let's watch this week's lie detector video.

Laws against freedom of expression and privatizations that don't exist are some of the fake news that the lie detector located this week.

One. Anchors from ADN Noticias, Azteca Noticias, Latinus, and even Reforma continue to affirm that an anti-meme law will be created that will criminalize satire and attack freedom of expression.

'Anyone who makes a meme or parody of the government will be at risk of going to prison for up to 7 years, because the memes you post could be a risk that lands you in prison.' 'Up to 5 years in prison and fines of up to one million pesos for making memes about the government.'

Lie. The reform to the Federal Copyright Law is not directed against meme creators. Its objective is to establish secondary liability for internet service providers in order to safeguard copyright.

Article 403 bis proposed in the reform initiative of the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property is formulated to sanction the commercial and deceptive use of official entities, not when a government logo is used in a satire, cartoon, or meme.

It proposes a penalty of 1 to 5 years in prison and a fine of 1,000 to 10,000 UMAs for anyone who uses, reproduces, imitates, or incorporates on a commercial scale the institutional graphic identity, electronic domains, or any official document belonging to any public institution of the three levels of government, in order to induce error or deception with the intent to commit an offense.

Two. Social media users claim that Roberto Velasco Álvarez, during his participation in the UN General Assembly, diverted topics about security in Mexico to focus on LGBT+ community issues.

Lie. The video circulated on social media was taken out of context. The audiovisual fragment corresponds to his intervention on September 21, 2026, during the annual meeting of the UN LGBTQ+ core group, a multilateral intergovernmental mechanism that Mexico co-chairs.

The statements on Mexico's national and binational security policy correspond to activities held on September 22, 2026, one day after the thematic forum.

Three. Several digital media outlets replicated an article claiming that the Tulum archaeological zone was privatized.

Lie. The National Institute of Anthropology and History denied that the Tulum archaeological zone was privatized and that the revenue from the zone is channeled to the Defense Ministry.

INAH reported that the administration, operation, research, conservation, and protection of the Tulum archaeological zone are and will remain under INAH's responsibility in accordance with its legal attributions.

It also clarified that what was implemented was the unification of payment points at various areas, which does not imply the transfer of INAH's substantive functions, nor does it modify the protection regime for archaeological heritage.

Four. Pedro Ferris and Haruró published on X that journalists included in a photograph are being threatened with death by the government of Mexico.

Lie. Ciro Gómez Leiva, one of the journalists included in the photograph, published in a column that no one has threatened him with death.

Five. Videos on social media claim that the government of Mexico will give away Bienestar motorcycles to the population through a new social program.

Lie. The video circulated on social media is apocryphal and was generated using artificial intelligence tools to clone the image of President Claudia Sheinbaum.

The federal public administration does not have any social program, call, or budget allocated to gift or subsidize private vehicles or motorcycles to citizens.

David Monreal, Edna and Rodrigo Chávez, a housing development from the National Housing Commission. Let's go quickly to the link, and then with us is the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Alicia Bárcena, Efraín Morales, Director General of CONAGUA, Marina Robles, Undersecretary of Biodiversity, whom I hadn't seen when I came in, Iliana Villalobo, Undersecretary of Environmental Regulation, and José Luis Maniego, Subdirector of Sustainable Development and Circular Economy. Mariana Boy, head of Profepa, Andrea González, head of the CEA, Pedro Álvarez Icaza, head of the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas, and Efraín is accompanied by Felipe Satarain, Subdirector of Drinking Water, and Ariberto Monte, Technical Subdirector General of CONAGUA. All the guests of the day. And to close the morning press conference, the lie detector. Let's go to the link.

Good morning, President.

Very good morning, President. A greeting to you and to all the guests. I would like to first congratulate you from Zacatecas on these first two years of government and congratulate you on this tour you made across the interior of the country as a constitutional obligation, the accountability report. Many, many congratulations for bringing not only the results, but hope, hope to all the people of Mexico. And as you well said, we are concluding September, the greatest month of our homeland, for what it means, and here in Zacatecas today we are materializing social justice, what truly transforms, what you have expressed, public policy made love. And today here with the delivery of housing in the municipality of Luis Moya, Zacatecas, one of the municipalities of our state, where today we can see materialized one of the longings of many Zacatecan and Mexican families, who by the way also greet our entire republic and may they have confidence in all this enormous work that our President of the Republic is doing. That is why my congratulations, my expression of gratitude, and today we see many of the longings crystallized and materialized in this social justice, that of housing. It is truly something that dignifies, something that motivates, something that inspires, and it is the certainty and the tranquility that our movement provides in this transformation of families. President, many, many thanks, and never forget that here in Zacatecas we love you very much. Many congratulations, President. Your first two years of government.

Good morning, President. With the pleasure of accompanying here Rodrigo Chávez from the National Housing Commission. Governor, with us is the mayor Saraí, who is going to receive her key. The neighbors are here, as you can see, with an expression of joy that they transmit. To comment on the general data, in Zacatecas the goal is 27,502 homes, 12,000 from CONAVI, 14,000 from Infonavit, and it's already starting, we are seeing with Governor Foviste also in this beautiful state. We are doing very well, 30% of the total goal, and this gives us great satisfaction because it has been possible thanks to the governor and the mayors who have also supported us a lot with the land. Thank you, President. Rodrigo continues reporting.

Good morning, President. With your permission, we are going to deliver a single-family home that will have growth, it is 60 m². The family can grow to 90 m². It is a housing development of 84 homes. Today we will deliver 18. We thank the governor, the municipal president, the secretary, the people who accompany us here. We are going to give the key to our colleague Saraí, Saraí Esmeralda, who will receive her home and so she can show it off to the President. Go ahead, Saray.

Saraí, could you tell the President about it.

Hello, President, good morning. I introduce myself, I am Saraí and I am very excited about this beautiful and lovely project that has been created for us, the families with big dreams. Today it fulfills a dream for me and my fellow beneficiaries of this project, and I hope that we are not the only ones, but that all the families who have longed for a home for a long time have our dream fulfilled. And whenever you want to come visit us here, you are very welcome, and the facilities are very beautiful. For me it is not a home, as I tell you, it is a dream, and thank you very much, President, from the heart, and believe me you are doing a very good job, not only in this state, but in all the states of the Republic. And there are no words, sincerely, to thank you for this joy that I feel of fulfilling my dream and of now having my own home for me, for my family, and to create beautiful memories here with all my loved ones above all. And thank you very much, many congratulations. Saraí also showed us that there is growth for our home, for when we have the possibility of expanding, to enlarge our home. We have the facilities here to put our stairs and to have more children too.

Yes, thank you very much, President. It was a pleasure to greet you, and on behalf of, and not only on my behalf, but on behalf of all the beneficiaries, we give you our most sincere thanks and may you continue fulfilling more dreams of all our families.

Very good morning to all. With your permission, Madam President, I have the honor today of presenting the results of the entire environmental sector, which is made up of 10 institutions. All these institutions that are there form the environmental sector. SEMARNAT is mentioned, but SEMARNAT has all these bodies, as the President already said, the CEA, the CONAVIO, the CAME, the CONAFOR, the CONAGUA, the CONAM, the IMTA, the INEC, the Profepa, that is, we are a group of institutions that are present here. I thank my colleagues for being here, and if you will excuse me, as always, I like to get straight to the point. I am going to tell you why humanist environmental policy is so important. Let's go to the first one. The world is facing three interrelated crises, three very complicated crises: climate change, which is no longer an alien topic because we are already in extreme events, as we are seeing with Hurricane Polo, with Hurricane Rachel, which is on the Pacific coasts. We also have a loss of biodiversity, despite the fact that we are a country that contains 12% of biodiversity, it is being lost very quickly. And then water, soil, and air pollution is no longer a technical or alien topic to us, it is directly impacting people's quality of life. That is why we believe it is very important, and let's go to the next one, that we take into account, and that is why it has really become our compass in the environmental sector. On October 1st, the President launched 10 principles of Mexico's humanist policy. The sixth is precisely the one that refers to development and the well-being of the people. They can only be strengthened through the care of the environment and natural resources. This is what became the compass of SEMARNAT's work, and we base ourselves on a concrete principle, which is this one, and on a reality that is a paradigm shift from neoliberal extractivism to humanist environmentalism. And why are we doing it? And I am going to show the concrete reasons why it has become a humanist environmentalism. The first one, please, because we have in the country today a historic investment. That is the truth. This is a historic investment in water as a national good and not as a commodity. That is the key. Mexicans have been endowed with the human right to water. That is the basis of the policy and these actions are being carried out. Of course, Efraín, who is really in charge of many of these works, will provide more detail on that. But look, simply the cleanup of the three great rivers, the Lerma, the Atoyac, and the Tula, which includes the Endo dam, by the way, which we have to restore. We are talking about 20 billion pesos that are being invested now and that are benefiting 25 million people. It is a great job that the whole sector has done together because they are not only pipes, right, nor plants, they are also restoration. We are doing reforestation of riparian areas and we are really rescuing, I believe, very important areas. Note that in drinking water, investment is being made, 24,000 works are being carried out in 2,183 municipalities. The country has 2,500 municipalities, so we are almost truly in all of them. And there are 17 strategic projects that Efraín will explain to us and where 8 billion pesos are being invested. And something that really touches me deeply is the recovery of the Tijuana River, 3 billion pesos. And I am interested because it was one of the first agreements signed in the environment with the United States counterpart, who we know have that concern. Next one, please. The second component of this bet on ecology and humanist environmentalism is this great bet on quality of life. What is it about? Well, it is about working on air quality. We live in the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico, we know what it means, and winter is coming. And there we have a commission that works with all the states that make up this commission. Work is being done mainly on two components: reducing emissions from transport and from industries. In Monterrey, we have already completed an emissions inventory; we did not have one in Monterrey. We have it now, we know where we have to act, and therefore we have very specific actions in Monterrey, and the same happens in Guadalajara. We have supported all their vehicle verification programs, and that has been very important. 23 entities have Proaire programs, so yes, we focus on these cities, but they are not the only ones. There are 23 entities and we give them all the technical support to the states. And something very interesting that happened this year is that the importation of tractor-trailers from the United States that were 10 years old was prohibited. That made a difference in terms of emissions, as they are tractor-trailers that use diesel, and we did that together with the Ministry of Economy, and we are truly in agreements to see if we can also limit the importation of used cars from the United States. We held large cleanup days with the people, with the population, with fishermen, producers, with the people, with young people. In rivers, seas, and coasts, we did more than 13 days, we collected 14,000 tons. You can't imagine. We have to make peace with the rivers. Rivers cannot continue to be the dumping grounds for plastic, for waste. We collected pesticide containers in such critical areas as San Quintín. In circular economy, for us it is a very important topic because what we want is to reuse and recycle instead of discarding. We generate 140,000 tons of waste daily in Mexico. So if we don't get to work on what to do with that waste, 12 separation projects are being launched, three recycling hubs are in process. And what is the goal? The goal is to process tires, rubble, plastic, scrap metal, and slag. We already have our Circular Economy Law. The regulations are being drafted that are telling each of these sectors, we have signed an agreement with, for example, the Tire Chamber, so that we can organize the entire tire sector, because the Circular Economy Law says that we are going to achieve extended producer responsibility, meaning that the one who produces the tire must also be responsible, because it is very important. Next one, please. Yesterday the President asked us here on the morning show to tell a bit about what is done in climate action, and it is very important. First of all, we have updated the climate targets in something called Mexico's Nationally Determined Contributions. We presented them in Brazil at COP30. I would say we regained great leadership, and our commitments are simple and difficult to achieve. First of all, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 35%. That is the first one by 2030, but we are already moving in that direction. Achieving 38% renewable energy by 2030. And there, obviously, this is a task for the Ministry of Energy, for the CFE, we are all collaborating there so that there is mixed public and private investment of 170 billion pesos. That is what is being sought to achieve that 38% renewable energy goal. And then the President has instructed us to really carry out adaptation, restoration, and reforestation actions. Climate change has already arrived, so we have to see how we face it together. And a very important program, Sembrando Vida, which this year has managed to really plant, cover 36,000 hectares with 75 million plants, and this is being done by 415,000 planters with an investment of 37 million pesos. That is, Sembrando Vida will contribute. We did that evaluation ourselves with Sembrando Vida. How much will Sembrando Vida contribute to climate change? It will help us reduce 6 million tons of carbon, the actions that Sembrando Vida is doing, which is very important to reduce emissions. Of course, we have the zero-deforestation avocado program, which we are applying mainly in Michoacán and Jalisco, which is a certificate, the forestry law has already been reformed, we already have it ready, we already have the authority to issue a certificate so that avocado cannot be exported anywhere if it comes from deforested orchards, export will be prohibited, and that is why it is zero deforestation. And the national annual day that involved 256,000 people and 6.6 million plants. The President accompanied us, and it was done simultaneously in all the countries, in all the states, and that was something truly fantastic. Recently we signed the national agreement on forests, jungles, and mangroves in Guadalajara, and there I believe we managed to involve 100 companies that will help us restore more than 200,000 hectares, and payment for environmental services, which is a very important measure, is paying communities to conserve. That is, in addition to the planters of the Sembrando Vida program, it is also paying communities to conserve the forests or jungles that are standing. Next one, please. Of course, caring for and restoring ecosystems. That is our daily work. And there, the conservation of 272 protected natural areas that involve 99.3 million hectares throughout the country. We have to reach 152 to achieve the 30 by 30 goal, which is the international commitment. We also have good news, which is that we managed to recover 272,000 hectares for protected natural areas from mining concessions that have been cancelled. Those concessions were cancelled and that land was returned to the protected natural areas as a restoration process, and we are restoring 76 sites with 60,000 hectares with 17.5 million plants. And something truly historic is the trinational corridor of the Great Maya Jungle, something that should fill Mexicans with great pride. President Claudia Sheinbaum was with Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala, with Johnny Briceño of Belize, and it is 5.7 million protected hectares, but it has a political significance because our southern border is not a wall, it is a protected natural area, it is a biocultural corridor. Next one, please. And of course, something that has been, I would say, in the public mind are the emblematic species, how we are protecting them, how we are reintroducing them to their natural habitats. One, we have released 85,000 specimens, the Mexican wolf, for example, the California condor, the bison, the jaguar, the totoaba. 64% of the monarch butterfly habitat was recovered, which is a species so loved by Mexico. And of course, the fight against illegal trafficking. We have managed to seize 20,000 specimens of flora and fauna at airports. Well, it has been very complex because this trafficking of wild species is the third trafficking, it is arms, it is drugs, and it is wild species, flora and fauna. And we have banned dolphinariums and shows with marine mammals, and we have protected the vaquita marina. And I must say that we are very happy because finally, Madam President, finally the Animal Welfare Law was approved yesterday in the Senate. That is why we are very happy because we have advanced. Next one, please. And finally, in my case, to conclude, there can be no social justice without environmental justice. And in this case, we have committed to two great places that for years have been relegated. One is the Sonora River. After 12 years, the Sonora River, finally we have an investment of 100 million pesos that are destined for the construction of the regional hospital in Ures, which the communities had been asking for, 22 water treatment plants that CONAGUA is installing, the hospital is being built by IMSS-Bienestar with the Ministry of Communications and Transportation, the water, the 22 treatment plants, and we at SEMARNAT are remediating the river, 288 km of river, and we are, let's say, removing 10,000 tons of contaminated soil from the river that will be confined in special cells to prevent further contamination. And the Endo dam, which is another major issue of environmental justice, the investment there is 75 million pesos. 140,000 m³ of water hyacinth have been removed, which was an issue, and the Culex mosquito has been reduced by 47%, which was a huge nuisance for more than 27,000 people around the Endo dam. Of course, we participate in San Quintín, we participate in Michoacán, in all the plans, also in Oaxaca we are working on the Balsas. And I want to say something very important, we do many citizen consultations, many, especially in relation to investment projects. We announce investment projects in the Ecological Gazette every Thursday, and there it is installed, it is announced, it is said that they can ask us for citizen consultations, and we do them especially in relation to investment projects. And a fact that I think is fundamental to tell you is that the procedures, obviously we are also a regulatory ministry that handles procedures, we have greatly simplified procedures, but the volume of environmental impact procedures resolved is managing to drive 6.6 trillion pesos in investment. That is, dear President, what I wanted to present today, not without first thanking my colleagues very much for all the support they have given us. We are a small ministry, but with the desire, and I say with a lot of desire, of course, and to tell them that truly the environmental issue is not an issue for specialists, it is an issue for all citizens. It is very important that the entire population accompanies us, helps us, supports us, and makes their environment a really healthy and happy place for future generations. Thank you very much.

Yes, thank you. Oh, presentation. Thank you very much. With your permission, President. Good morning. We are going to present the main advances in water matters. Next one, please. We are going to start with a very relevant topic, which is the publication of the National Water Law. As the President has already commented, during the neoliberal period, very significant impacts were generated in water matters for all Mexicans, to the point that water came to be considered as a commodity. With the new law, this vision is being completely changed and water is considered a human right for Mexicans. And also derived from this, we are carrying out a process of ordering concessions. This has allowed us to recover on the order of 5,000 million cubic meters. This is equivalent to supplying 90,000 people for a whole year, and we have also been able to deliver 12,346 concession titles to communities, to small and medium producers, even to municipalities that previously had to pay private parties for water, and we are especially working in favor of those who have the least. Go ahead, please. Regarding water for the countryside, the technification of 250,000 hectares is being carried out. We are technifying the main infrastructure, which are canals, dams, and also carrying out plot-level technification. The progress we have as of today is 38,000 hectares. For that, an investment of around 63,000 million is planned throughout the six-year term. I would like to highlight that this project also has a very important future vision because it makes us more resilient to climate change, contributes to guaranteeing the country's food sovereignty, and also in using water more efficiently. Go ahead, please. And well, regarding river cleanup and restoration, I would first like to point out that, as the Secretary said, it is a shared effort among all the agencies of the environmental sector. We are working on the three most polluted rivers in the country. In this first stage, we are rehabilitating and building 23 treatment plants, 282 km of collectors that are already completed. We have dredged and cleaned 260 km of watercourses. 4,663 hectares have been reforested. In addition, we are building seven public spaces that will allow us to coexist with the river in a very friendly way. And 44 monitoring stations are being installed, both for water quantity and quality. This is an important topic because it allows us to follow up on the plan. The progress in this first stage is already 82%. As the Secretary mentioned, the contemplated investment amounts to 20,000 million. What else is important to highlight? We are also carrying out very important work on various rivers, for example, the cleanup of the Tijuana River. We are also working on the cleanup and sanitation of Lake Pátzcuaro. Work is being done, for example, on the Bobos River in Veracruz. We are working on the Río de la Sabana in Acapulco, and we are also about to start very relevant projects such as, for example, the treatment plant on the Río de los Perros, in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, on the Nogales River, on the Sonora River. In short, it is a very robust plan that makes us coexist with nature in a different way. It is a matter of dignity and also a matter of public health. Go ahead, please. Well, we are going to start with the category of strategic projects. Here we can see images of healthy water for La Laguna. We have already completed the construction of 200 km of trunk networks that allowed us to connect the municipality of Tlahualilo, for example, in Durango. In the case of Coahuila, this brings very good quality water to Torreón, Viesca, Madero, San Pedro, and Matamoros. And we are also going to help municipalities strengthen their municipal distribution infrastructure. Go ahead, please. Here you can see the Plan Oriente of the State of Mexico. We have completed 106 drinking water and drainage works, among them works as important as, for example, the Chalco collector in its first stage and also the Xochiaca drain. And we are about to start 106 more works. This is a strategy that we will continue year after year. It is an area where more than 10 million people live. So it becomes a very relevant project for the entire east of the State of Mexico. Go ahead, please. Regarding the comprehensive plan for the metropolitan area, works of metropolitan impact are being carried out. I would like to highlight two projects: Laguna de Zumpango and Presa de Guadalupe are projects designed to take advantage of rainwater with an innovative vision. They are projects that will provide us with up to 8,000 liters per second during the rainy season for Mexico City and the State of Mexico. That is a lot of water for the people. We have a 25% overall progress and this entire plan will conclude in 2030. Go ahead, please. The Ciudad Victoria aqueduct, the Guadalupe Victoria 2 aqueduct, already has 57% progress, we will complete it in July of next year. This will allow us to increase the water that Ciudad Victoria currently receives by 50%. Go ahead. Regarding the San José toll aqueduct, we are at 50% progress. It is a very significant work for San Luis Potosí, which has a significant water deficit. We are going to complete the works in December of this same year. Go ahead. Water for Colima is an aqueduct that already has 45% progress. It is a very robust work. We are also going to complete the works in 2027. This aqueduct will double the water supply for the city of Colima and will also benefit the municipality of Villa de Álvarez. So it is a relevant work for the state. Go ahead. Here we can see images of water for Campeche. An aqueduct is being built. We are also building storage tanks and distribution networks. This project has as its fundamental objective to provide water, especially of very good quality, to the inhabitants of Campeche, and there is a problem with water quality that will be solved with this project. Go ahead, please. On the Coatzacalcos aqueduct, as we have also mentioned in the previous projects, there is a long-term vision. It will also double the water supply for the city of Coatzacalcos. It already has 37% progress and we will complete it in 2028. Go ahead, please. Acapulco transforms with you. I'm going to take a moment. It is a very complete project. We are practically renovating all drinking water supply sources. Infrastructure is also being prepared for possible climate change phenomena such as hurricanes and also earthquakes. In addition, we are reconverting the entire treatment structure. Currently we are working on three plants, but there are nine in total. Collectors are being built, works are being carried out to protect the population from floods, and at the same time public spaces are being built there. This project has 23% overall progress and we will complete the works in 2028. I repeat, it is a very robust project. Go ahead, please. Regarding flood protection in Tabasco, we have already completed the first 19 works, and we are about to start three more in the coming days. This project has as its purpose to protect especially the communities, the population. Tabasco is a place where there are many impacts due to the amount of water in the state, and also the protection of crops. In the bottom image we can see the complete plan. We will be developing activities year after year until its conclusion in 2027-28. There is an error on the slide here. Go ahead. The Tunal 2 dam already has 17% progress, it will complete its activities in 2028. With this project we are guaranteeing water supply for the city of Durango for the next 50 years, and it is also complementary to all the works that have been carried out in this area. Last year the President also inaugurated there the Guadalupe Victoria drinking water plant. They are complementary projects. Go ahead, please. The Novillo dam, a very necessary work for a city like La Paz, where there are few supply sources, already has 11% progress. We will complete it in March 2028, and in addition to the dam, a sectorization project is contemplated. Go ahead. The Mujer Solteca dam is a dam that began its works, as can be seen in the images, a few days ago. We are in the roads and platforms part. It has a very significant social component because the first objective is to provide water to the communities around the dam that have that need. And second, we are going to double the supply that the city of Oaxaca currently has, and this gives it viability for more than 30 years. Go ahead, please. Here we can see images of the placement of the first stone of what will be the largest and most modern desalination plant in Latin America, built during the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum. It is important to highlight that among its virtues is a great optimization in operational processes, especially in the energy part, which will allow there to be no impact on the tariff for users. So it is a very relevant work that benefits especially Tijuana and also Playas de Rosarito. Go ahead. In addition to what I have mentioned, we are working on the final stage, detailing the projects for Zacatecas, for Guanajuato, and also for Sonora. We will soon begin with them and announce what the scope is for these projects. An investment is contemplated that during the six-year term exceeds 80 billion pesos. It is a very significant investment. Go ahead, please. And I want to take this opportunity in this part of the presentation to recognize the effort of the state governments and also the municipal governments that have responded to the President's call to work jointly so that through the combination of funds from the three levels of government, the most basic works can be carried out. We are talking about the fact that this effort has already achieved the development of 24,000 works throughout the country for water sanitation, drinking water, and also drainage in 2,183 municipalities. It is practically the whole country, and the investment already exceeds 30 billion. How much is this? Well, it is triple what was invested before the start of Dr. Sheinbaum's government. And it is important that we continue with this strategy because it will allow us to very importantly strengthen the infrastructure of the entire country. Go ahead, please. And well, here we can see the investment during the six-year term. It is a historic investment with no precedent, which is also built under a future vision. We are working, as you could see in all the projects, with a very important future vision. It has quite significant innovation components, but the central element is the social sense of these projects, the benefit that these projects generate in each of the places where they are being developed, and that will be of great benefit to the people of Mexico. And finally, if you will allow me, President, we prepared a short video that accounts for the work and the advances that we have mentioned here.

For decades, water was the object of looting. That is why, in December 2025, the reform to the National Water Law was published. With this change, water ceased to be conceived as a commodity to be recognized as a human right and a resource of the nation. Thanks to this transformation, we de-privatized more than 5,000 million cubic meters of water, enough to supply more than 90,000 people for a year. This allowed us to deliver 12,346 concession titles to communities, as well as to small and medium producers. In addition, we directly assigned water to municipalities like Mexicali and Tijuana, which previously paid private parties for it. We launched the sanitation and restoration of the Atoyac, Lerma, Santiago, and Tula rivers. We have already built and rehabilitated 23 treatment plants and 282 km of wastewater collectors. We cleaned and dredged watercourses and built public spaces to recover these environments. We are sanitizing the Tijuana River in Baja California, the Sabana River in Guerrero, and we are about to start the Nogales River in Sonora. In the countryside, we are modernizing and technifying the infrastructure of more than 250,000 hectares in 18 irrigation districts. This will allow producing more food with less water. To guarantee the human right to water and reduce flood risk, we are promoting 17 strategic projects throughout the country. In La Laguna, we completed 200 km of drinking water networks. In the State of Mexico, we have 40% progress on the eastern zone plan and 25% on the metropolitan area plan of the Valley of Mexico. We are also advancing on the aqueducts of Colima, Guadalupe Victoria 2 in Tamaulipas, Coatzacalcos in Veracruz, as well as the San José toll aqueduct in San Luis Potosí and the Campeche aqueduct. The Tunal 2 dam in Durango, the Novillo dam in Baja California Sur, and the Mujer Solteca dam in Oaxaca are already underway. Acapulco is transforming with drinking water, drainage, and sanitation works, and Tabasco with flood protection works. In Baja California, we have already started construction of the largest desalination plant in Latin America, which will benefit the people of Tijuana and Rosarito. With resources coordinated among the three levels of government, 24,000 drinking water and drainage works have been carried out in 2,183 municipalities across the country. With these actions, we advance to guarantee the human right to water and build a Mexico with greater well-being and social justice.

Good morning, President. Adriana Santos from El Soberano. I want to ask you about this historic investment that has already been announced regarding sanitation works and drinking water of 180 billion pesos, how does it compare with the investments made in previous administrations? Here the head of CONAGUA just told us about some works that even triple the projection in his administration. So, if you could give us a comparison, please.

Well, as I mentioned in the presentation, the number of projects has no comparison, but I would highlight above all the vision. What we are doing is preparing the country for the future to have enough water, especially for people's consumption, but also to guarantee food sovereignty, and also for the development of strategic projects themselves. And to highlight that apart from the amount of investment, which is indeed more than triple in many areas, the most important thing is the social sense that these works have and that they are designed based on a long-term plan. Thank you.

Also, President, regarding the report given by the Ministry of the Environment, I would like to know what the Government of Mexico is doing to counteract impacts, for example, like the storms that are currently hitting the Mexican Pacific, and also how Mexico or the Government of Mexico works to contribute to the fight against climate change. Please.

Well, thank you. Several things. We have a climate change program that has several axes. The first axis is mitigation, that is, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. We already have an inventory of greenhouse gases. We already know which sectors in Mexico emit the most, and for example, the sector that emits the most greenhouse gases is transportation, 20%. And so we have dedicated ourselves to working with each sector first so they reduce their emissions. But the other question you ask, which I think is very related to something fundamental, which is adaptation, because climate change has already arrived, now we have to adapt to it, and in that sense we are working, one, on avoiding beach erosion. For example, a state that has a very serious problem right now with beach erosion is Tabasco. So there we are doing a series of actions with the state government to be able to avoid the erosion of, for example, the beaches. We are losing beaches in some places, and the idea there is the rescue of mangroves, which is one of the most important issues, and the rescue of dunes, which are what will finally protect the coasts from the onslaught of hurricanes. We cannot do anything about the natural phenomenon, but what we can do is prepare ourselves in many of the topics that Efraín Morales has presented, but also in how to really build adaptation systems that allow us to work better.

Secretary, taking advantage of the fact that you are at the microphone, could you give us a little more details about what this Animal Welfare Law that was just approved yesterday is about?

Yes, of course. Well, we are very happy. It was at the President's instruction that we dedicated ourselves to it. I believe it is a very important law. First of all, it recognizes animals as sentient beings, which is fundamental, truly protecting them, both companion animals, I would say that is a very important category. Second, production animals, which also need protection, and wildlife, wild animals. So for each of them we have put in the law, and we did it in a very coordinated way with the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies. It has been a collegial effort, it has not been easy because we worked with Health, because there are also many health issues involved. We worked with SAGARPA for all production animals and of course with all the federative entities, because what this law also does is distribute more clearly the responsibilities between the federation and the states. I believe it is a very novel law, it is a unique law, we are very satisfied with what has been achieved, I tell you, together with Mayqui Ortiz in the Senate, with Gabi Benavides in the Chamber of Deputies, and with our team, both from Profepa and from Wildlife, to protect these three large groups of animals.

Thank you very much, President. I would like to ask for your opinion on the general approval yesterday in the Senate of this reform against dual nationality. What would be the message so that this law can advance and 100% candidacies are guaranteed in favor of and for the benefit of the homeland?

Thank you, President. And finally, if you already have the data on homes with drinking water.

Thank you, President. I was telling you finally if you will have the data on homes with drinking water.

Thank you very much, President. That's 7 million Mexicans. 8 million.

Good morning, President. Vicente Serrano, host of Sin Censura TV. Continuing with this topic, what do you think about the arrogance shown by some figures who were lobbying for votes against this reform approved yesterday in the Senate on the exclusivity of Mexican nationality? I'm referring to figures like Larry Rubin of the American Society or representative of the Republican Party in Mexico, who yesterday in an interview with our colleague Meme Yamel said that it wasn't personal, that he represented millions of people, and I think it's arrogant to call oneself a representative of the sentiment when there is so much diversity and complexity in our binational relationship. It seems they won't stop there in their intention to stop a reform like this. Do you reject this, I don't know if it's interference, from figures who represent precisely the interests of the United States? Yesterday he was in the Senate.

Well, let's put it this way, but let's talk about the other political parties that voted against.

He says he doesn't understand. Would this be the first attempt to turn the Mexican community abroad against this government, President, looking toward 2030 and the vote of Mexicans abroad?

President, as a citizen of both countries with dual nationality, I find it fascinating what this debate has opened up. Just to clarify what you said a few minutes ago. In the case of Yasmín Bugarín, coordinator of the defense of the transformation and national sovereignty, born in the United States, would she have to resign from that coordination? From her other nationality, right? If she was born in the United States, can she or can't she? How is the Constitution of Nayarit?

President, several topics. Let's see, check the Constitution of Nayarit, please. Several elements on these migrant issues. This afternoon at the Library of Congress in Washington, two Mexican musicians will be recognized — one of those strange things that happen in this binational relationship here in Mexico. Juan Ten and Víctor Pichardo, founders of Sones de México, will receive the 2026 National Heritage Fellowship, the highest recognition in the United States in traditional arts, awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts for their three decades preserving and promoting traditional Mexican music. What a reflection this merits for the binational community, President, from you, who bravely continue singing in Spanish and continue playing sones and continue playing traditional Mexican music in the United States, given the moment and the reality that our paisanos suffer. Any message about these Mexicans who receive the most important awards in the United States with their roots and their Mexican heritage?

By the way, the award they're receiving this afternoon in Washington is something like the Grammy for traditional music. President, now the good news. A few days ago the New York Times, with the source protected, published that in the Alcatraz of the Caimanes — this detention center for immigrants that has already closed — there were cages. I came here at some point to tell you that the conditions were like that and you told me that the consuls had already given you a report and that everything was normal. I have maintained that you were being informed badly or incorrectly from the United States. Have they now clarified to you in what conditions our paisanos and paisanas were in that detention center? They were in cages, President. How is it that we didn't realize this situation?

President, they've already clarified the Constitution of Nayarit as you asked. Let's see... Article 62 of the Constitution of Nayarit establishes as a requirement to be governor: to be a Mexican citizen by birth, son of Mexican parents, native of the state or with effective residence in it, not less than 5 years immediately... how? Native of the state or with effective residence in it, not less than 5 years immediately prior to election day. Well, he'll have to review it... he would have to review it, right? I don't know what article this is.

I'm Roberto Morales from Diario Plaza Juárez and Enlace Mexamérica. You touched on the topic of this reform, well, on the protection of sentient beings, but it leaves out the issue of bullfighting. So, I don't know what your opinion would be about this and whether later we'll finally be able to see a reform on this issue, because many of us Mexicans are sensitive to the issue that these animals also suffer. With respect to bullfighting, would your government be willing?

Thank you. Another question as well: yesterday another reform on single nationality was carried out and, well, there was a situation where a Green Party senator wasn't voting, didn't vote in favor, and they had to call the substitute of Karina Ruiz, who can't come because she has a problem with her residency, well, she's processing her legal permanent residency in the United States, to get the necessary votes on this. Given this, several of the opponents have criticized that Octavia, who is the substitute, is a public servant at the consulate in San José, California. And they also launch criticisms about the fact that it's a contradiction and that several senators with dual nationality are forced to vote in favor of this reform when they themselves would be affected. What do you think?

Well, the opponents say they're affected because if they one day want to run for a governorship or even for the presidency, they wouldn't have the opportunity.

Yes, and precisely in that regard, would your government promote some kind of legislation or some kind of rule so that foreign lobbyists or those representing foreign interests couldn't be in these sessions while these discussions are taking place?