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La cuenca del río Conchos:
una mirada desde las ciencias ante el cambio climático
de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ), and Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF),
and other educational institutions. These partnerships have already
developed research on air and water quality, and vulnerabilities
to urban heat extremes, in addition to many other topics. Recent
further collaborations centered on Rio Grande water quantity
and quality, providing greater opportunities to develop usable
science and climate services to meet water sector needs. NGOs,
like World Wildlife Fund and others, have also initiated work on
water quality and supply in the region, and have been working
with U.S. and Mexican partners to host region-wide meetings on
persistent climate-related phenomena, such as extended drought,
which severely affected the region between 2010-2012.
At the time of writing this chapter, practitioners and researchers
are united in their mutual interests to reduce climate-related
disaster risks, improve preparedness for persistent threats—such
as drought and severe storms—and enhance the prospects for
improved economies and livelihoods in the region. Development
of climate services is not a rapid process. However, because
the effectiveness of climate service efforts is often proportional
to the degree of development of trust, social capital, and
working relationships—all of which require time and iterative
engagements—we are optimistic about the future of México-U.S.
border region transboundary climate services.
