The border - by its very nature as the intersection of nations, economies, cultures, languages, and customs – has a unique mix of environmental threats and risks. SCERP has for 16 years studied and applied science and technology to monitoring, minimizing, mitigating, and managing those hazards. At the annual meeting of its researchers and policy specialists, SCERP will review accomplishments and make recommendations about:

- Air pollution, distribution, exposure, effects, and mitigation; and particulate matter peaks and hotspots;

- Environmental Information Resources and Geographic Information Systems that can be applied to environmental security efforts; Quality of Life;

- Water pollution, sewage, arsenic, fluoride; and the lining of the All American Canal

- Natural resources restoration, climate change, and ecological assessment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Attend if you are:

- Involved with border and international development issues;

- Interested in environmental management and environmental security affairs;

- Engaged in interdisciplinary research;

- A non-profit organization involved with community and environmental advocacy;

- A municipal, utility, or natural resource manager in the U.S.-Mexican border region;

- Staff, students, and families are also welcome.