APW is so excited to be getting back into the field, with many of its 2023 Water Festivals taking place in February and March. This means there are many opportunities for the public to get involved and contribute to their communities at these fun-filled educational field days. Arizona Water Festivals help 4th graders across the state gain a deeper understanding of water in the Earth System and Arizona's water resources.
December 02, 2022
Two New Publications from WRRC Staff
Two new publications have recently been released, featuring work from WRRC staff. Transboundary Aquifers – Challenges and the way forward, was published by the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This book includes the presentations of the 2021 UN Water Summit on Groundwater and provides examples of transboundary aquifer knowledge worldwide. In this volume, a binational group of scholars, practitioners, and consultants, including WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal and post-doctoral researcher Mary-Belle Cruz Ayala, authored a paper titled “Reaching Groundwater Agreements on the Border Between Mexico and the United States: Science and Policy Fundamentals.” One of the main conclusions is that the existence of collaboration between the two countries “could lead to a framework agreement for groundwater resources that sets the stage for follow-on agreements that incorporate the local circumstances of the US-Mexico transboundary aquifers.” The full text of the book is available as a PDF.
The second publication is an article titled “Water Federalism in the United States of America,” written by Rebecca F. A. Bernat and Sharon B. Megdal. The paper reviews water federalism and the history of US government water management practices, concluding that “new water quality and water quantity federalisms must be developed using institutional, sociocultural, and economic principles of good governance that foster a more inclusive, participatory, democratic, and engaged form of federalism.” The article is published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science.
Image: UNESCO
View the Articles:
Transboundary Aquifers – Challenges and the Way Forward
Water Federalism in the United States of America
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