WRRC Weekly Wave: Transboundary and International Groundwater Topics Fill Events Calendar

The Permanent Forum of Binational Waters is hosting the US-Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference, “Innovation and Creativity: Strategies for Unprecedented Challenges,” October 14-15, 2020, via Zoom. Cohosts include Texas A&M University and the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua. Discussion panels will explore innovations in transboundary groundwater resources management between Mexico and the US from legal, technical, and managerial perspectives. The Permanent Forum of Binational Waters is “a network [of experts] to integrate collaboration efforts and strengthen their impact across and along the border” between the US and Mexico. On September 29th at 2:30 pm, the Forum also is hosting a “Coffee Break” discussion on US-Mexico transboundary groundwater withdrawals and binational implications. One in a series of Coffee Breaks, this online conversation among distinguished panelists will include WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal as the special guest speaker.