Local binational cooperation: The Tijuana River international watershed

The experience behind local environmental bi-national collaborative initiatives in the Tijuana river watershed is examined, and the governmental participation from Mexico and the U.S. in those spheres. The analysis encompasses four main topics: the characteristics and environmental problems of the w...

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Autores: Castro Ruiz, José Luis, Mumme, Stephen P., Collins, Kimberly
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Estudios Fronterizos
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.localhost:article/657
Acceso en línea:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/657
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tijuana River Watershed
Tijuana-San Diego region
1944 Water Treaty
bi-national cooperation
national water policy
Social Sciences
Land use
Hydrology
Watersheds
Rivers
Political Sciences
International waters.
Cuenca del Río Tijuana
región Tijuana-San Diego
Tratado de Aguas de 1944
cooperación binacional
política hídrica nacional
Ciencias sociales
Uso de la tierra
Hidrología
Cuencas hidrográficas
Ríos
Ciencias políticas
Aguas internacionales.
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Sumario:The experience behind local environmental bi-national collaborative initiatives in the Tijuana river watershed is examined, and the governmental participation from Mexico and the U.S. in those spheres. The analysis encompasses four main topics: the characteristics and environmental problems of the watershed; the local bi-national initiatives undertaken on the last decades; the governmental involvement in that experience, in the context of the structural differences between the two countries, and some reflections from the perspective of the global debate on the importance of local levels in trans-boundary watersheds. The results illustrate the potential that local initiatives as those studied, presents to complement the search for cooperative solutions to the common bi-national water problems. It is concluded that Minute 320 from CILA-IBWC represents a unique opportunity for the Mexican governmental instances to implement operative mechanisms to facilitate the interaction with their social and governmental counterparts at the sub-national levels.