Mexico has agreed to immediately transfer water to the United States and increase the U.S. share of water flow from their shared rivers, after the Trump administration threatened its southern neighbor

Mexico agreed to send more water to the U.S. to address its water debt under a 1944 treaty, but the amount falls short of the total owed.

A joint agreement appeared to avert a threat by President Trump of tariffs and sanctions in a long-running dispute over water rights in the border region.