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Funded by a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a team of 11 Clark faculty and over a dozen students are collaborating with community stakeholders and municipal and federal governments in Central Mexico to address the region\u2019s longstanding water crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Mexico City basin has been overexploited for 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mexico City metro area is a barometer for the impacts of climate change, unchecked urbanization, and resulting water stress, says Professor Tim Downs<\/a>, an environmental scientist and engineer in the Department of Sustainability and Social Justice with expertise in aquifers and watershed stewardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, the region is poised to become a model for sustainability, Downs believes, if policymakers, communities, businesses, and universities collaborate to visualize alternative climate and development scenarios to reshape their collective future and alter their fate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where an interdisciplinary team of researchers comes in from Clark\u2019s School of Climate, Environment, and Society, and the Becker School of Design & Technology. They are using the tools of GIS \u2014 remote sensing\/satellite data and digital maps \u2014 with system dynamics modeling, virtual\/extended reality (VR\/XR) technology, and experiential educational experiences to help Central Mexico\u2019s policymakers and the public understand the threats posed by climate change and how to mitigate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re studying this region because it\u2019s an example of what\u2019s wrong with \u2018business-as-usual\u2019 development. The Mexico City basin has been overexploited for 50 years,\u201d Downs says. \u201cThis region is emblematic of the pressing environmental and social justice challenges that the world is facing under climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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