1. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE

2. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE The U.S.-Mexican Border Environment and SCERP D. Rick Van Schoik, Managing Director SCERP/CIPAS Journalists briefing November 2003

3. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE AGENDA People versus Population Profit versus Poverty Pollution versus Planet Policy versus Politics SCERP and the Border

4. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE POPULATION By 2030, the binational population along the 2,000-mile border is expected to double to approximately 24 million inhabitants.

5. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE PEOPLE PEOPLE Border Population is more than a number. The demand for services, infrastructure, and food create additional stresses on the border environment. Estimated cost of needed border infrastructure is $8.5 billion.

6. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE PROFIT Maquiladora industry grows due to proximity to United States and low cost of labor (over 2,000 maquilas as of 2001) Capital investment ≠ DEVELOPMENT U.S. agriculture policies  MX rural misery –(i.e.,lost competitiveness in MX corn production and increased imports of U.S. corn in Mexico) ∴ WTO/anti-globalization protests

7. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE POVERTY US-MX border region is one of poorest in North America 9 out of 10 counties with lowest household income rates Low per capita income High unemployment Substandard living conditions

8. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE POLLUTION Air Pollution Water Shortages and Pollution in Cities and Colonias Toxics and Hazardous Wastes Pesticides Lead

9. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE PLANET Competition over Transboundary and International Rivers Drought Global Climate Change Groundwater Depletion Threats to Natural Ecosystems

10. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE POLICY Binational Programs –La Paz Agreement  Border Environmental Program  Border XXI  Border 2012 Border Institutions –IBWC/CILA –BECC/NADBANK –CEC Other Local Programs (COBRO) Border Liaison Mechanisms (BLMs)

11. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE POLITICS Need Strategic Plan for the Border (BECC) Border Environmental Infrastructure Fund needs more resources (NADBANK) Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment Needed (CEC) Groundwater Treaty (IBWC)

12. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL DEL SUROESTE CONTACT INFO www.scerp.org/STEP/www.scerp.org/STEP/www.scerp.org/STEP/ scerp@mail.sdsu.eduscerp@mail.sdsu.eduscerp@mail.sdsu.edu 619 594-0568