Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands - Proceedings of a Workshop

The drylands region shared by the United States and Mexico currently faces multiple sustainability challenges at the intersection of the human and natural systems. Warming and drying conditions threaten surface water and groundwater availability, disrupt land- and marine-based livelihood systems, and challenge the sustainability of human settlements. These biophysical challenges are exacerbated by a highly mobile and dynamic population, volatile economic and policy conditions, increased exposure to extreme events, and urbanization on marginal, vulnerable lands.
The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine collaborated with the Mexican Academy of Sciences, Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine to plan a 2-day binational workshop, Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands. The workshop goals were to highlight the challenges facing the region, assess the scientific and technical capacity that each nation can bring to bear in addressing these challenges, and identify new opportunities for binational research collaboration and coordinated management approaches in the advancement of sustainability science and development. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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• Authors: Academia Mexicana de Ciencias Academia d, Academia Mexicana de Ciencias Academia de Ingenier?a de M?xico Y Academia Nacional de Medicina de M?xico, Academia Mexicana de Ciencias Academia de Ingeniería de México Y Academia Nacional de Medicina de México, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climat, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri, National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Water Science and Technology Board
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9780309484244
• ISBN: 978-0-309-48424-4
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 224 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 136 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education