CHANGE CanMexUS: About

CHANGE CanMexUS, the Climate and Hydrology Academic Network for Governance and the Environment is a knowledge exchange and research coordination network between academic researchers and experts from non-governmental and governmental organizations in North America.

The explicit goal of the network is to foster cross-border cooperation to enhance the use of climate and hydrologic research and better inform North American water policy challenges. Knowledge from CHANGE will be communicated to policy-makers working on issues related to water stress, drought impacts, adaptation to changing water regimes due to climate and land use changes, and monitoring water-related issues.

In March 2009, CHANGE was started with funding from the North American Research Linkages Program of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT). A network start-up workshop was held with funding from DFAIT and matching funds from: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the National Integrated Drought Information System (U.S.), the Drought Research Institute (Canada), Instituto Nacional de Ecología (Mexico), the Arizona Water Institute (U.S.), and Public Works Canada.