Advancing United States-Mexico Binational Sustainability Partnerships (2021) / Chapter Skim
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These biophysical challenges are exacerbated by a highly mobile and dynamic population, insecurity, poverty, volatile economic conditions, an often-tense border-policy environment, increased exposure to extreme weather events, and urbanization on marginalized lands. In short, social and political processes are inextricably linked to ecological dynamics in this border social-ecological system.
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The committee included experts in the areas of sustainability, social change theories, drought and water resource management, institutional capacity building, policy and regulatory decision making, and environmental change, as well as individuals with industry and practitioner experience and expertise. Committee and stakeholder discussions centered on partnership strategies for sustainable development and were supported by a thorough review of literature on partnerships and literature on the border region's biodiversity and social-ecological systems.
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, and a host of other social and ecological pressures are acutely felt in communities in the U.S.–Mexico binational region. The region exemplifies the dynamics of nested and interacting complex social-ecological systems in that social processes such as urbanization, migration, resource extraction, and trade constantly produce changes in the biophysical environment while being directly affected by environmental change.
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as being particularly relevant for improving partnerships in the U.S.–Mexico binational region. Target 17.16 Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Devel opment, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology, and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particu lar developing countries.
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The themes also served as guidance for this study committee as it carried out its deliberations. COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO THE STUDY The consensus study committee comprises 11 experts, with representation from both the United States and Mexico, in the following disciplines: sustainability science; water resources management; social change and social justice; drylands ecology; policy making and institutions; climate and environmental change; and mining and industrial development.
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It did this by conducting a public webinar on U.S.–Mexico binational sustainability partnerships and using the feedback to inform committee deliberations. The consensus study design was centered on a focused workshop approach, in which committee members actively engage with other participants to discuss and obtain insights on key issues to be addressed in the statement of task.
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The complete questionnaire text is reproduced in Appendix A A link to the online questionnaire was posted on the committee's website and was also distributed by the committee and staff to their binational and sustainability networks, with a request that contacts share the link with anyone they knew with an interest in binational partnership activity in the region.
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Considering criteria such as diversity and inclusion, binational representation, and respondents' self-assessment of partnership history and effectiveness, the committee selected representatives of the following agencies and organizations to serve as webinar panelists: • Arizona State University • Consejo Empresarial Nogales A.C. • El Colegio de la Frontera Norte • Index Nogales, Asociación de Maquiladoras de Sonora, A.C.
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to explore key opportunities and challenges for sustainability partnerships. The final chapter outlines the committee's recommended strategies for effective partnership strategies.
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20 ADVANCING U.S.–MEXICO BINATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIPS Ulfgard, R.V.
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