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- Canada; Flood control; International relations ; United States; United States – Columbia River; United States – Red River of the North; Water-power; Water resources – Management; Water rights (1)
- Canada; Flood control; International relations; United States; United States – Columbia River; Water resources – Management; Water use (1)
- Climatic changes; Global warming; International relations; Power resources; Renewable energy sources; Water resources (1)
- Hydroelectric power plants – Political aspects; Water-power – Political aspects (1)
- International relations; Mexico; North America – Colorado River; Southwest (1)
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- International relations; North America – Mexican-American Border Region; Water quality; Water supply; Water use (1)
- Mexico; North America – Colorado River; Water rights; Water supply (1)
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- North America – Colorado River; Water-power; Water resources – Management; Water rights (1)
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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Knights Of Justice: Blockbuster Terrorism In Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Revolution, Aaron Choo, Wilson Koh
Knights Of Justice: Blockbuster Terrorism In Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Revolution, Aaron Choo, Wilson Koh
Re-visioning Terrorism
Tigers, Coyotes And Cats: Precariousness And Masculinity Among Mexican Migrant Workers In Canada, Tanya Basok, Eloy Rivas
Tigers, Coyotes And Cats: Precariousness And Masculinity Among Mexican Migrant Workers In Canada, Tanya Basok, Eloy Rivas
Western Migration Conference Series
Bio:
Tanya Basok is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, and the Director of the Centre for Studies in Social Justice, University of Windsor. She specializes in migration studies from a social justice perspective. Over a span of 25 years, she has studied Salvadorean refugees in Costa Rica, Soviet Jewish immigrants in Canada, the Canadian refugee policy, Mexican seasonal workers in Canada, and migrant rights activism in Canada, USA, Latin America and the Caribbean. The author of Tortillas and Tomatoes (McGill-Queen’s Press), she has also published in such journals as International Migration, …
Trends And Inconsistencies In Immigration And Refugee Board Case Decisions, Julianna Beaudoin
Trends And Inconsistencies In Immigration And Refugee Board Case Decisions, Julianna Beaudoin
Western Migration Conference Series
The last fifteen years have included dramatic policy changes to the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). These changes are reflected through IRB year-end statistics/graphs and an anthropologically focused discussion that illustrates the need for reform to correct current inconsistencies in the IRB decision-making process.
Panel Discussion Presentation: Everything Is Connected — Why Mexico’S Problems Are Everyone’S Problems On The Colorado River, And The Other Way Around, Bret C. Birdsong
Panel Discussion Presentation: Everything Is Connected — Why Mexico’S Problems Are Everyone’S Problems On The Colorado River, And The Other Way Around, Bret C. Birdsong
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Panel Discussion: U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Perspectives
Colorado River Compact:
Allocates water among Upper Basin and Lower Basin
- 7.5 maf for each basin
- Extra 1 maf for lower basin
Supplies Mexico first from surplus above total apportionment to upper an lower basins
- If surplus insufficient to supply Mexico, then Mexico’s share supplied equally by upper and lower basins
Upper division states “shall not cause” flow to lower basin to be less than 75 maf in 10 years
Panel Discussion Presentation: The Colorado River — Operation And Current Conditions, Lorri Gray-Lee
Panel Discussion Presentation: The Colorado River — Operation And Current Conditions, Lorri Gray-Lee
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Panel Discussion: U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Perspectives
The Colorado River: Operation and Current Conditions
- Overview of Basin
- Overview of the Interim Guidelines
- Current and Projected System Conditions
Panel Discussion Presentation: Consequences Of Global Climate Change For Water Quality And Community Sustainability Along The U.S.-Mexico Trans-Border Region, Jorge Duran Encalada
Panel Discussion Presentation: Consequences Of Global Climate Change For Water Quality And Community Sustainability Along The U.S.-Mexico Trans-Border Region, Jorge Duran Encalada
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Panel Discussion: U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Perspectives
Case Studies of Reynosa/McAllen and Laredo/Nuevo Laredo:
- Water availability and quality in Reynosa/McAllen and Laredo/Nuevo Laredo
- Water Consumption
- Socioeconomic Conditions
- Water Quality Scenarios
- Conclusions & Recommendations
Panel Discussion Presentation: Mexico-U.S. Transboundary Perspectives, Sally Spener
Panel Discussion Presentation: Mexico-U.S. Transboundary Perspectives, Sally Spener
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Panel Discussion: U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Perspectives
IBWC Mission:
The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, is responsible for applying the boundary and water treaties between the two countries and settling differences that arise in their application.
- 1944 Water Treaty
- Colorado River Issues
- Colorado Water Minutes
Panel Discussion Presentation: Canada-U.S. Transboundary Perspectives, David Rudolph
Panel Discussion Presentation: Canada-U.S. Transboundary Perspectives, David Rudolph
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Panel Discussion: U.S.-Canada Transboundary Perspectives
Longest international border in the world: 8,890km, over 3,000km are water!
- Major transboundary river systems (Columbia, Red River)
- 1997 Red River Flood
- Strategies for future power and water needs
- Canadian resource-based economy
Panel Discussion Presentation: Regional Politics, International Dreams, Kathryn Furlong
Panel Discussion Presentation: Regional Politics, International Dreams, Kathryn Furlong
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Panel Discussion: U.S.-Canada Transboundary Perspective
The Main Idea:
What are the drivers of hydro-electric development? What are the influences of domestic politics? In what ways are they international?
Panel Discussion Presentation: Columbia River Treaty, Kelvin Ketchum
Panel Discussion Presentation: Columbia River Treaty, Kelvin Ketchum
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Panel Discussion: U.S.-Canada Transboundary Perspectives
Slide titles:
- Columbia River Treaty – the setting
- What does the Treaty Do?
- Social & Environmental Costs of the Treaty in Canada
- Treaty benefits and term
- Treaty priorities for water usage
- Example of Flood Control Curves
- Actual Treaty operations
- Supplemental operating agreements
- Treaty Implementation
- Reasons for Treaty Success
Panel Discussion Presentation: Thoughts On Energy/Water Nexus – Energy Technologies, California Case, Terry Surles
Panel Discussion Presentation: Thoughts On Energy/Water Nexus – Energy Technologies, California Case, Terry Surles
North American Energy Water Nexus Roundtable
Panel Discussion: U.S.-Canada Transboundary Perspectives
Energy/Security/Water Problem Confluence:
There remains a critical need to make the best use possible of indigenous
national resources
- Water in the Southwest
- Energy resources in the region and nation
International energy resource competition will require effective development and use of national resources
- Geothermal, solar, wind, coal, uranium
Changing climate can produce "winners" as well as "losers" — requires an
understanding of past climate events and the impact on cultures
- Northern countries may benefit: Canada, Russia
- Temperate countries may suffer due to loss of cropland and increase of
tropical diseases and …