The project to be implemented by the north american development bank (nadbank) will be to carry out several activities borderwide to implement the united states (U.S.)-mexico environmental program…

The project to be implemented by the north american development bank (nadbank) will be to carry out several activities borderwide to implement the united states (U.S.)-mexico environmental program within the border region (62.5 miles north and south of the border) in the U.S. States of new mexico, texas, arizona and california and mexican states of chihuahua, coahuila, nuevo leoacute; n, tamaulipas, baja california, and sonora. International capacity-building plays a key role in protecting the public health of communities and the environment by providing technical cooperation. This project will be focused on goal 3 of the U.S. - mexico border program: promote materials management, waste management and clean sites. The border region faces significant challenges that threaten its ability to achieve clean, sustainable communities. Improperly managed waste results in air, water, and land pollution, including contributing to marine litter. Increased trade, manufacturing and population growth in the border region has led to increased waste; yet the current waste management structure is not adequate to meet border communities' increasing needs. Solid wastes can include materials generated by business (commercial and industrial waste), building materials (construction and demolition debris) and residents (municipal solid waste). Improperly managed waste results in air, water, and land pollution. To ensure the future health and safety of the communities within the border region, we need to move away from a linear approach of make, use, and dispose, to a circular, life-cycle approach, reducing waste and optimizing resource use. Mismanaged waste and litter from coastal and inland locations make up most of the marine litter that pollutes our oceans. Marine litter, including plastic waste damages ecosystems, threatens economies, especially those related to the tourism and fishing industries. The issue requires solutions that involve varied approaches that address land-based sources of marine litter through improved solid waste management practices and litter capture. Promoting sustainable materials management and resource efficiency practices throughout the border region provides opportunities for partnerships, innovation, and job creation. The project will be focused on addressing goal 3 and the corresponding objectives outlined within the border 2025 program framework. The work to be carried out includes logistics support to the various binational groups at the borderwide, regional and local level. The work will also include subawards focused on addressing goal 3. Activities:the activities conducted by the nadbank include logistical support to the various binational groups along the U.S.-mexico that work on addressing the challenges of improperly managed waste which can result in air, water, and land pollution, including contributing to marine litter. The logistic support will specifically support 18 meetings carried out by the border program land (waste) policy workgroup, regional coordinators and the binational local task forces that work on addressing goal 3. The groups include various binational stakeholders included the U.S. And mexican states and local governments along the border, U.S. Tribes and mexican indigenous communities, academia, non-governmental organizations (ngos) and public. IT is necessary to collaborate at all levels of government, communicate with community stakeholders and collaborate with the private sector to apply limited resources to reduce pollution and prevent adding to legacy contamination in the border region. Nadbank's logistical support is necessary for the borderwide policy workgroup and task force meetings of the new mexico-texas-chihuahua (3-state) and texas-coahuila-nuevo leon-tamaulipas (4-state) regions, as well as california-baja california and arizona-sonora regions. Logistical support includes working to help convene meetings with the groups, simultaneous interpretation