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Border 2020

Organization

The EPA and SEMARNAT National Coordinators provide guidance and oversight to the Border 2020: Policy Fora and Regional Workgroups (coordinating bodies). Each of the coordinating bodies work on border issues bringing to bear their diverse and complementary perspectives.

Border 2020 Organizational Structure

Regional Workgroups

  • Arizona/Sonora
  • California/Baja California
  • New Mexico-Texas-Chihuahua
  • Texas-Coahuila-Nuevo León-Tamaulipas

Policy Fora

  • Air
  • Water
  • Material Management & Clean Sites
  • Emergency Preparedness & Response
  • Cooperative Enforcement & Compliance

Task Forces

  • Created and managed by the Regional Workgroups
  • Identify priority issues and help facilitate pilot projects by convening local, state, and tribal governments, academia, NGOs and the public.

Grupos Regionales

  • Arizona/Sonora
  • California/Baja California
  • New Mexico-Texas-Chihuahua
  • Texas-Coahuila-Nuevo León-Tamaulipas

Foros de Política

  • Aire
  • Agua
  • Gestión de Materiales y Sitios Limpios
  • Preparación y Respuesta ante Contigencias
  • Cooperación en la Aplicación y el Cumplimento de la Ley

Equipos de Trabajo

  • Creados y administrados por los Grupos de Trabajo Regionales
  • Identifican temas prioritarios y coadyuvan en instrumentar proyestos piloto mediante congregar a los gobiernos municipales, estatales, federales y de los pueblos indigenas, al sector académico, OSCs, y la sociedad