Publicado en enero de 2024 en Water Economics and Policy, el artículo de Policy Nook titulado “Crafting Binational Groundwater Agreements: Preconditions for Progress” (Acuerdos Binacionales sobre Aguas Subterráneas: Precondiciones para el Progreso)

Published in January 2024 in Water Economics and Policy, the Policy Nook article titled “Crafting Binational Groundwater Agreements: Preconditions for Progress” examines the challenges impeding diplomatic advances in bilateral cooperation on transboundary aquifer sharing and explores opportunities, including a framework agreement for binational groundwater, to enhance stewardship of shared aquifers.

We at the WRRC were saddened to learn that our friend and colleague, Dr. James (Jim) Riley, emeritus professor in Environmental Sciences at the University of Arizona, passed away on December 7, 2023. Dr. Riley retired from the UArizona in 2013 following a long career focused on water in arid environments.

Each year, in accordance with the Water Resources Research Act, Section 104(g), the US Geological Survey — in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) — issues a call for research proposals.

The City of Tucson’s Storm to Shade program has completed a green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) project at the El Rio Neighborhood Center.

Arizona Project WET (APW) is excited to welcome a couple of new team members, Jordan Christiansen and Rachael King, to its Phoenix office.

Tucson Clean and Beautiful is using its Green Stormwater Infrastructure Program to fight drought conditions at the local level in Tucson.

Simone A. Williams is a WRRC graduate research associate and Director Sharon B. Megdal chairs her dissertation committee. Williams’ research was recently featured in the November/December 2023 issue of Water Resources IMPACT, a digital magazine that highlights the achievements of water management professionals.

El 25 de octubre de 2023, la Directora del WRRC, Sharon B. Megdal, presentó su testimonio ante el Comité de Recursos Naturales de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Subcomité de Agua, Vida Silvestre y Pesca, en relación con el proyecto de ley HR 5874.

The 28th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP28) is an international conference hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from November 30 – December 12, 2023. The COP comprises 198 parties (197 countries and the European Union), representing the largest annual United Nations conference with an average of 25,000 attendees, though over 70,000 registered this year.