I Environmental Issues of the California-Baja California - Border Region - Paul Ganster ABSTRACT The California-Baja California Border Region Comprises the California Counties of San Diego and Imperial and the Baja California Municipalities of Tijuana, Playas de Rosarito, Tecate, and
I Environmental Issues of the California-Baja California - Border Region - Paul Ganster ABSTRACT The California-Baja California Border Region Comprises the California Counties of San Diego and Imperial and the Baja California Municipalities of Tijuana, Playas de Rosarito, Tecate, and

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1983 La Paz Agreement In 1983, the "Agreement between the United States of America and the Mexican United States on Cooperation for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment in the Border Area" (referred to as the La Paz Agreement) was signed by the U. [...] federal agencies have duties that involve border environmental issues, including the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Agriculture. [...] On the Mexican side, entities such as the National Water Commission, the Secretariat of Health, the Secretariat of Agriculture, the Secretariat of Energy, and the Secretariat of the Treasury all are involved in some way in border environmental issues. [...] The commission is also tasked to help with improvements along the border in public services, the environment, social inequalities, social development, the rights and interests of Mexican border crossers, and the social and economic needs of those migrating to the northern border region from elsewhere in the country (Shirk 2001). [...] Other California state agencies engaged in activities relating to the environment of the border include the California Coastal Commission, the Department of Health Services, the Department of Energy, the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Transportation, the Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency, and the Office of Emergency Services.

State of the Environment
State of the Environment

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11,849,293 6 California-Baja California • Transborder cooperation increasing - Government to government • State to state • Local • Tribal - NGOS - Universities - Binational Air Quality Alliance-BAQA - Border Energy Forum 7 California-Baja California Border Region 8 California-Baja California: Water Supply • Coastal border region relies on imported water for 90-95% of water • Imperial-Mexicali regi. [...] contamination P P+ P+ P P Groundwater H H Indicator: Contamination P P+ P+ P Sewage treatment N I,H I,H H H,I Indicator: Coverage N P P P P P Indicator: Spills P P+ P+ Indicator: Industrial pretreatment N P Non-point source pollution H,I H,I Indicator: Storm water runoff P P+ Marine waters H Indicator: Beach closures P P N = Not a Problem P = Problem H = Health Effect I = Infrastructure 30 Media C. [...] Indicator: Renewable energy Solid Waste I Data generation and availability Landfill capacity and quality N N N N = Not a Problem P = Problem H = Health Effect I = Infrastructure 31 Media CA BC AZ SO N NM -T X CH IH TX CO AH -N L- TA MP S Tr ib al Indicator: Biogas capture and use Indicator: Solid waste total N Indicator: Solid waste per capita Indicator: Recycling N Indicator: Binational recycling. [...] Indicator: Tires P P P Hazardous Waste I,H I,H I Data and tracking P P P+ P+ N/P Indicator: Contaminated indust sites P P P Indicator: Contam mining/smelting P P Indicator: Industrial discharge mon Indicator: Compliance with reg/stds P Indicator: Environmental mgmt sys P P Indicator: Pollution prevention/min Indicator: Spills and accidents Indicator: Response capacity N N Indicator: Proper disposa. [...] P Natural Systems Indicator: Habitat fragmentation P P+ P+ P+ Indicator: Listed species P+ P+ P+ P+ Indicator: Protected areas N P N P Indicator: Binational cooperation Indicator: Water for nature ENVIRONMENTALADMINISTRATION Indicator: Staffing and funding Indicator: Binational cooperation Indicator: Public participation Environmental Health Indicator: Gastrointestinal diseases P P P Indicator: Ca.

Both Sides of the Border
Both Sides of the Border

Author: Linda Fernandez

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Published: 2005-12-30

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The Mexican -- United States border represents much more than the meeting place of two nations. Our border communities are often a line of first defense -- absorbing the complex economic, environmental and social impacts of globalization that ripple through the region. In many ways, our success or failure in finding solutions for the environmental, social and economic issues that plague the region may well define our ability to meet similar challenges thousands of miles from the border zone. Border residents face the environmental security concerns posed by water scarcity and transboundary air pollution; the planning and infrastructure needs of an exploding population; the debilitating effects of inadequate sanitary and health facilities; and the crippling cycle of widespread poverty. Yet, with its manifold problems, the border area remains an area of great dynamism and hope -- a multicultural laboratory of experimentation and grass-roots problem-solving. Indeed, as North America moves towards a more integrated economy, citizen action at the local level is pushing governments to adapt to the driving forces in the border area by creating new institutional arrangements and improving old ones. If there is one defining feature of this ground-up push for more responsive transboundary policies and institutions, it is a departure from the closed, formalistic models of the past to a more open, transparent and participatory model of international interaction.