Binational Institute for Water and Renewable Energy
The Arizona Water Institute serves as a coordinator and sponsor of the Arizona-Mexico Commission's (AMC) Water Committee. Please click here to visit the official AMC website hosted by the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
Establishment
In September of 2007, Governor Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Governor Eduardo Bours Castelo of Sonora signed an agreement establishing a Binational Institute for Water and Renewable Energy, “a public-private partnership that connects the research communities of all three Arizona universities with their counterparts in Mexico to inspire the region’s best research minds to focus on our biggest challenges: our water resources, energy requirements and the technologies needed to sustain them in the region.”
The efforts of the three Arizona universities and other US partners will be coordinated primarily by the Arizona Water Institute, using the existing staff to build cooperative, regional solutions to water and energy issues along the US-Mexico border. The Institute is established under the auspices of the Arizona-Mexico Commission and aims to become the premier source for collaborative and applied research and innovative social engagement in the Arizona-Sonora Region.
In Sonora, this effort will be coordinated by the Consejo Estatal de Ciencia y Tecnología de Sonora (State of Sonora’s Council for Science and Technology) and will include Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Sonora Norte (ITESM, Monterrey Institute of Technology’s Northern Sonora Campus), Colegio de Sonora (COLSON, Sonora College), Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD, Center for Nutricional and Development Research), Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON, the Sonoran Institute of Technology) and Universidad de Sonora (UNISON, the University of Sonora) among others. The two remaining action items are to “develop reports and an action-oriented strategic plan by January 2008” and “propose collaborative projects from concerned entities” by May 2008.
- To view a copy in English of the signed agreement establishing the institute, please click here. For a one-page summary regarding the Binational Institute for Water and renewable Energy, please click here.
- January 31, 2008 - to view the final version of the Strategic Plan for the Binational Institute, please click here.
- 31 de Enero 2008, para ver la versión final del Plan Estratégico para el Instituto de Binational, por favor clic aquí.
Publications of Interest
- "Linking Water and Energy along the Arizona-Sonora Border" by Christopher Scott, Robert Varady, Anne Browning-Aiken, and Terry Sprouse.
- Presentation entitled "Water and Energy Sustainability with Rapid Growth in the Arizona-Sonora Border Region" by Martin Pasqualetti, Christopher Scott, and Joseph Hoover.
For additional questions or information, please contact:
Plácido dos Santos
Associate Director, Arizona Water Institute
Arizona Department of Water Resources
3550 N Central Ave, Ste 449A
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: 602-771-8551
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