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SUMMARY:Bridges Over Water between Mexico and the United States: cross border solutions
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday – WednesdayOctober 20th – 21st 2026\nMonterrey\, Nuevo León\, México. \n \n \n       \n\n        \n      \n       \n\n        \n          \n          \n         \n\nMuseo de Historia Mexicana Auditorium\nDr. José Ma. Coss 445\, Centro\,64000 Monterrey\, N.L. \n \n \n \n\n \n   \n\n\n      To register for the event click HERE\n     \n \n   \n\n    In the tradition of the Rosenberg Forum’s mission to reduce conflict and foster cooperation in water resources management\, this event will promote open\, respectful\, and candid conversation where panelists and attendees engage and learn from each other about the challenges and solutions for shared waters of Mexico and the United States. Drawing on the Permanent Forum of Binational Waters’ commitment to bridging science and policy\, the event will bring together a mix of researchers\, water managers\, policymakers\, local agencies\, civil society organizations\, and private sector voices from both sides of the border. This event will produce concrete findings and priority actions that reflect the full diversity of perspectives in the room.\n  \n   \n\nObjectives\n\nBuild a greater shared understanding of water resources held in common by Mexico and the United States: the Rio Grande/Bravo\, the Colorado River\, and transboundary groundwater systems.\nDeepen understanding of the problems\, barriers\, and governance gaps limiting effective binational water management\, recognizing the asymmetries and competing interests on both sides of the border.\nIdentify and amplify what is working (e.g. existing mechanisms and agreements) and extract transferable lessons from this region and comparable international basins.\nExamine challenges and solutions across multiple spatial and temporal scales: from the basin and binational level down to regional\, local\, and community scales\, acknowledging that what works at one scale may look very different at another.\nEnsure the local context is heard – giving voice to local agencies\, municipalities\, Indigenous communities\, and private-sector actors whose daily realities are shaped by these shared waters.\nPropose and discuss concrete solutions and priority actions that can advance cooperation and water security in the near and long term.\nProduce outcomes: Video recordings of interviews and a synthesis of the meeting.\n\n   \n\nInvited Audience\n\nWater scholars and researchers from the USA and Mexico\nWater managers and agency officials\nPolicymakers and 1944 water treaty stewards\nPrivate sector actors (agriculture\, energy\, industry\, water technology)\nCivil society\, NGOs\, and community-based organizations\nIndigenous and tribal water rights holders\nFederal\, state\, local agencies and municipalities\nStudents and members of the press\n\n   \n\n    Tuesday\, October 20th\, 2026\n  \n\n\n\nTime\nPresentation / Panel & Details\n\n\n\n\n09:00 am\n\nCheck-in with coffee and refreshments\nThe main session room opens at 10:00 am.\n\n\n\n10:00 am\n\nWelcome & Introductions\n\n            Moderator: Erik Porse\, Director\, California Institute for Water Resources\, Agriculture and Natural Resources\, University of California\, USA\n            Speakers: Soroosh Sorooshian\, Glenda Humiston\, Aaron Melaas\, Rosario Sánchez\, Ismael Aguilar Benítez\n          \n\n\n\n10:35 am\n\nKeynote I: US-Mexico Border Water Issues\nSamuel Sandoval Solís\, Cooperative Extension Specialist\, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and Professor\, University of California Davis\, USA\n\n\n\n10:50 am\n\nQ&A for clarifying questions from audience\n\n\n\n10:55 am\n\nPanel Discussion 1: Current State of the Rio Grande/Río Bravo\n\n            Moderator: Rosario Sánchez\, Director\, Permanent Forum of Binational Waters\, Mexico & USA\n            Panelists: Rosario Álvarez (Executive Director\, Pronatura\, Mexico)\, Gabriel Eckstein (Lawyer and Professor\, School of Law\, Texas A&M University\, USA)\n          \n\n\n\n11:25 am\n\nFacilitated Discussion with the Audience\n\n\n\n11:45 am\n\nBreak\n\n\n\n12:15 pm\n\nPanel Discussion 2: Future State of Rio Grande/Río Bravo\n\n            Moderator: Samuel Sandoval Solís\n            Panelists: Víctor Hugo Guerra Cobián (Professor & Researcher\, UANL\, Mexico)\, Carmen Julia Navarro (Professor and Researcher\, University of Chihuahua\, Mexico)\n          \n\n\n\n12:45 pm\n\nFacilitated Discussion with the Audience\n\n\n\n01:05 pm\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n02:05 pm\n\nKeynote II: Perspective from Mexico\nIsmael Aguilar Benítez (Professor & Researcher\, Colegio de la Frontera Norte\, Mexico)\n\n\n\n02:20 pm\n\nQ&A for clarifying questions from audience\n\n\n\n02:25 pm\n\nPanel Discussion 3: Regional Stakeholders\n\n            Moderator: Ismael Aguilar Benítez\n            Panelists:\n            Gabrielle Roman (Project Specialist\, FUMEC)\,\n            Ofelia G. Garza Delgado (President of CEPEGAS AC and President of the General Assembly of Water Users for the Río Bravo Basin)\,\n            Eduardo Ismael Ortegón Williamson (Chair at Consejo de Cuenca del Río Bravo and Director General at Servicios de Agua y Drenaje de Monterrey)\n          \n\n\n\n02:55 pm\n\nFacilitated Discussion with the Audience\n\n\n\n03:15 pm\n\nBreak\n\n\n\n03:45 pm\n\nPanel Discussion 4: Lessons Learned and Motivations for New Leaders\n\n            Moderator: Iris Aguilar\, Project Manager\, Permanent Forum of Binational Waters\, USA\n            Panelists:\n            Patricia Fernández Guajardo (Professor-Researcher\, Universidad de Monterrey)\,\n            Alfredo Granados Olivas (Professor\, Geosciences and Groundwater Hydrology\, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez)\,\n            Aldo Ramírez Orozco (Professor-Researcher and Director of the Center for Latin America and The Caribbean\, Tec de Monterrey)\n          \n\n\n\n04:15 pm\n\nFacilitated Discussion with the Audience\n\n\n\n04:35 pm\n\nKey takeaways from the day\nModerators: Iris Aguilar\, Ismael Aguilar Benítez\, Erik Porse\, Rosario Sánchez\, and Samuel Sandoval Solís\n\n\n\n04:50 pm\n\nAdjourn\n\n\n\n\n   \n\n    Wednesday\, October 21st\, 2026\n  \n\n\n\nTime\nPresentation / Panel & Details\n\n\n\n\n09:00 am\n\nCheck-in with coffee and refreshments\nThe main session room opens at 10:00 am.\n\n\n\n10:10 am\n\nOpening Session\nModerator: Newsha Ajami\, Director\, Governance for Risk\, Resilience\, and Recovery Program (GR3)\, Stanford University\, USA\n\n\n\n10:15 am\n\nKeynote III: Current State of the Colorado River\nAndrea K. Gerlak\, Professor and Director\, School of Geography\, Development and Environment and Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy\, University of Arizona\, USA\n\n\n\n10:30 am\n\nQ&A for clarifying questions from audience\n\n\n\n10:35 am\n\nPanel Discussion 5: Current and Future State of Colorado River\n\n            Moderator: Andrea Gerlak\n            Panelists:\n            Astrid Hernández-Cruz (Professor\, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California)\,\n            Leopoldo Mendoza Espinosa (Professor\, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California)\,\n            Gemma Smith (Assistant Professor\, School of Government & Public Policy\, University of Arizona)\n          \n\n\n\n11:05 am\n\nFacilitated Discussion with the Audience\n\n\n\n11:25 am\n\nBreak\n\n\n\n11:55 am\n\nPanel Discussion 6: The Power of Stakeholders\n\n            Moderator: Adriana Zúñiga-Terán (Associate Professor\, School of Geography\, Development\, and Environment\, University of Arizona\, USA & Mexico)\n            Panelists:\n            Sharon B. Megdal (Director\, Water Resources Research Center\, University of Arizona)\,\n            Elia Tapia-Villaseñor (Co-author\, Water Resources Research Center\, University of Arizona)\,\n            Jesús Eliana Rodríguez Burgueño (Head of the Water Resources and Geographic Information Systems Lab\, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California)\,\n            Francisco Zamora (Senior Director of Programs\, Sonoran Institute\, USA & Mexico)\n          \n\n\n\n12:25 pm\n\nFacilitated Discussion with the Audience\n\n\n\n12:45 pm\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n01:45 pm\n\nKeynote IV: Perspective from Mexico\nIsaac Azuz\, Professor\, CETYS Universidad\, Mexico\n\n\n\n02:00 pm\n\nQ&A for clarifying questions from audience\n\n\n\n02:05 pm\n\nPanel Discussion 7: Managing Risks and Opportunities\n\n            Moderator: Christina Babbitt\, Sustainability Program Manager\, Water Stewardship\, Meta\, USA\n            Panelists:\n            Rodrigo Crespo (Director\, Metropolitan Fund of Monterrey\, Mexico)\,\n            Will Sarni (Practice Lead for Water and Nature\, Earth Finance\, USA)\,\n            Newsha Ajami (Director\, Governance for Risk\, Resilience\, and Recovery Program (GR3)\, Stanford University)\n          \n\n\n\n02:35 pm\n\nDiscussion with the Audience\n\n\n\n02:55 pm\n\nPanel Discussion 8: Lessons Learned from the Colorado River and the Rio Grande/Río Bravo\n\n            Moderator: Samuel Sandoval Solís\n            Panelists:\n            Ramón Morga (Director\, Colorado River Basin Council (former)\, USA)\,\n            Adrian Oglesby (Director\, Utton Center\, University of New Mexico\, USA)\n          \n\n\n\n03:25 pm\n\nFacilitated Discussion\n\n\n\n03:30 pm\n\nBreak\n\n\n\n03:50 pm\n\nFacilitated Discussion with the Audience and Key Takeaways\n\n\n\n04:35 pm\n\nAdjourn\n\n\n\n\n   \n\n    Cohosts and Sponsors\n  \n\n    Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy\n    California Institute for Water Resources (UC ANR)\n    Fundación México-Estados Unidos para la Ciencia (FUMEC)\n    Permanent Forum of Binational Waters\n    Colegio de la Frontera Norte\n    University of California\, Alianza MX\n    Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy\, The University of Arizona\n  \n   \n\n\n      Hotel Recommendations\n    \n\n\n\nHotel\nArea\nApproximate distance from Museo de Historia\nLink\n\n\n\n\nFiesta Americana Monterrey Pabellón M\nCity center\n1.2 miles\nFiesta Américana Pabellón M\n\n\nHoliday Inn Express Fundidora\nCity center\n1.5 miles\nHoliday Inn Express fundidora\n\n\nHoliday Inn Monterrey-Parque Fundidora\nCity center\n1.9 miles\nHoliday Inn Monterrey- Parque Fundidoras\n\n\nTru by Hilton Monterrey Fundidora\nCity center\n2 miles\nTru by Hilton fundidora\n\n\nHotel Antaris Cintermex\nCity center\n1.5 miles\nAntaris cintermex\n\n\n\n   \n\n    \n      Download PDF\n    \n    \n      Descargar PDF
URL:https://www.binationalwaters.org/event/bridges-over-water-between-mexico-and-the-united-states-cross-border-solutions/
LOCATION:Museo de Historia Mexicana\, Dr. José Ma. Coss 445\, Centro\, Nuevo León\, Monterrey\, 64000\, Mexico
CATEGORIES:Bridges Over Water,Call for Actions,cross border solutions.,HappyHour,News
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