Harnessing cross-border resources to confront climate change. Issue 87 (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio; Johnson, Andrew F.; Agha, Mickey; Allen, Edith B.; Allen, Michael F.; González, Jesús Arellano; Arenas Moreno, Diego M.; Beas-Luna, Rodrigo; Butterfield, Scott; Caetano, Gabriel; Caselle, Jennifer E.; Gaytán, Gamaliel Castañeda; Castorani, Max C.N.; Cat, Linh Anh; Cavanaugh, Kyle; Chambers, Jeffrey Q.; Cooper, Robert D.; Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur; Dawson, Todd; de la Vega Pérez, Aníbal Díaz; DiMento, Joseph F.C.; Guerrero, Saúl Domínguez; Edwards, Matthew; Ennen, Joshua R.; Estrada-Medina, Hector; Fierro-Estrada, Natalia; Gadsden, Héctor; Galina-Tessaro, Patricia; Gibbons, Paul M.; Goode, Eric V.; Gorris, Morgan E.; Harmon, Thomas; Hecht, Susanna; Heredia Fragoso, Marco Antonio; Hernández-Solano, Alan; Hernández-Cortés, Danae; Hernández-Carmona, Gustavo; Hillard, Scott; Huey, Raymond B.; Hufford, Matthew B.; Jenerette, G. Darrel; Jiménez-Osornio, Juan; López-Nava, Karla Joana; Lara Reséndiz, Rafael A.; Leslie, Heather M.; López-Feldman, Alejandro; Luja, Víctor H.; Méndez, Norberto Martínez; Mautz, William J.; Medellín-Azuara, Josué; Meléndez-Torres, Cristina; de la Cruz, Fausto R. Méndez; Micheli, Fiorenza; Miles, Donald B.; Montagner, Giovanna; Montaño-Moctezuma, Gabriela; Müller, Johannes; Oliva, Paulina; Ortinez Álvarez, José Abraham; Ortiz-Partida, J. Pablo; Palleiro-Nayar, Julio; Páramo Figueroa, Víctor Hugo; Parnell, P. Ed.; Raimondi, Peter; Ramírez-Valdez, Arturo; Randerson, James T.; Reed, Daniel C.; Riquelme, Meritxell; Torres, Teresita Romero; Rosen, Philip C.; Ross-Ibarra, Jeffrey; Sánchez-Cordero, Victor; Sandoval-Solis, Samuel; Santos, Juan Carlos; Sawers, Ruairidh; Sinervo, Barry; Sites, Jack W.; Sosa-Nishizaki, Oscar; Stanton, Travis; Stapp, Jared R.; Stewart, Joseph A.E.; Torre, Jorge; Torres-Moye, Guillermo; Treseder, Kathleen K.; Valdez-Villavicencio, Jorge; Valle Jiménez, Fernando I.; Vaughn, Mercy; Welton, Luke; Westphal, Michael F.; Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo; Yunez-Naude, Antonio; Zertuche-González, José A.; Taylor, J. Edward;
• Is Part Of: Environmental science & policy. Issue 87(2018)
• Page Start: 128
• Page End: 132
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: US southwest -- Northern Mexico -- Binational collaborations -- Environmental innovation -- Cross-border transformation -- Research integration; Environmental policy -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Périodiques; Sciences de l'environnement -- Périodiques; Environmental policy; Environmental sciences; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 363.70561
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2018.01.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1462-9011

Abstract

Abstract: The US and Mexico share a common history in many areas, including language and culture. They face ecological changes due to the increased frequency and severity of droughts and rising energy demands; trends that entail economic costs for both nations and major implications for human wellbeing. We describe an ongoing effort by the Environment Working Group (EWG), created by The University of California's UC-Mexico initiative in 2015, to promote binational research, teaching, and outreach collaborations on the implications of climate change for Mexico and California. We synthesize current knowledge about the most pressing issues related to climate change in the US-Mexico border region and provide examples of cross-border discoveries and research initiatives, highlighting the need to move forward in six broad rubrics. This and similar binational cooperation efforts can lead to improved living standards, generate a collaborative mindset among participating universities, and create an international network to address urgent sustainability challenges affecting both countries.