University of Wisconsin-Madison/Universidad de Guadalajara Centro/Universitario de la Costa Sur
Country:
Mexico
Award Date:
2004
Award Amount:
$299,905.00
Cost Share:
$190,485.00
Other Partners:
Intermunicipal Committee for the Integrated Management of the Lower Ayuquila Watershed
These partners are strengthening the capacities of local municipal governments to manage and develop a regional watershed management program by (1) promoting stakeholder cooperation, (2) training government employees and students in public administration and environmental areas, and (3) creating a new master’s and doctoral program in natural resource management and ecology at Universidad de Guadalajara (CUCSur). The program is under development, and CUCSur will begin the master’s portion in the next few years. In October 2004, seven municipal presidents of towns in the Ayuquila Watershed, along with faculty from CUCSur, participated in an eight-day tour of wastewater treatment and recycling facilities in Wisconsin and Canada. The partnership continues its program of public education and outreach, stressing citizen involvement and information dissemination.