THE BINATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON GULF OF MEXICO SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP IS A COLLABORATION AMONG INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN SCIENCE GOVERNMENT AND FEDERAL RESEARCH AGENCIES TO ADDRESS A PATHWAY FOR RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN AND RURAL SOCIETIES AMONG COUNTRIES BORDERING THE GULF OF MEXICO (GOM). THE BINATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON GULF OF MEXICO SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP IS LED BY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI S (TAMUCC) HARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR GULF OF MEXICO STUDIES. IT WILL BE HELD MARCH 8-10 2017 ON THE HACIENDA SANTA CLARA CAMPUS IN SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE MEXICO. TAMUCC PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED THIS REQUEST WITH A CONFERENCE DATE IN LATE OCTOBER 2016. THE ORIGINAL DATE CONFLICTED WITH MEXICO S DAY OF THE DEAD HOLIDAY AND THEREFORE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 8-10 2017. DR. LAURA LORENZONI SUGGESTED WE RESUBMIT THIS REQUEST TO NASA WITH THE REVISED DATES. THE GOAL OF THE WORKSHOP IS TO CREATE CAPACITY AMONG ESTABLISHED US-MEXICO RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON GOM RESOURCES AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT RELY ON THEM. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES INCLUDE GENERATING PRIORITIZED RESEARCH NEEDS THAT 1.) ENHANCE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AMONG MARINE ORIENTED GOM ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS MEXICAN SCIENTISTS FEDERAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES AND POLICY MAKERS TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT IMPACT GOM; 2.) IDENTIFY COMMON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES THAT IMPACT THE RESILIENCY OF GOM AND COMMUNITIES ALONG ITS BORDERS; 3.) SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES AND ACTIONS TO FOSTER RESILIENT CIVIL SOCIETIES CAPABLE OF ADAPTING TO THE CHANGING WORLD; AND 4.) SHARE THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (NAS) SUSTAINABILITY ROUNDTABLE WITH MEXICAN SCIENTISTS FEDERAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES AND POLICY MAKERS TO ASSIST NAS IN DEVELOPING THE METRICS FOR MEASURING THE HEALTH OF COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT RELY ON THEIR RESOURCES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE BINATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON GULF OF MEXICO SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP SUPPORT ALL SCIENCE GOALS OF THE 2014 SCIENCE PLAN FOR NASA S SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE(SMD). PANEL 1 AND 2 FOCUS ON MAINTAINING A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN AND RURAL SOCIETY IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL RESOURCES. THE FIRST TWO PANEL THEMES RELATE TO NASA S EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM INTERESTS IN THE AREAS OF 1.) WATER ENERGY FOOD NEXUS: IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL RESOURCES; 2.) WATER RESOURCING IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: SECURING SOCIETAL WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY NEEDS WHILE MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL WATER REQUIREMENTS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE; AND 3.) MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE: IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON URBAN GROWTH HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. PANEL 3 FOCUSES ON NAS ROUNDTABLE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABILITY METRICS. THIS PANEL SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES NASA S EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH FOCUS ON UTILIZING GLOBAL DATA SOURCES FOR INFORMED DECISION MAKING AND SUSTAINABLE ACTION: PREDICTING REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABILITY METRICS AND DEVELOPING SCIENCE-BASED POLICY AND RESPONSES. TAMUCC S FUNDING REQUEST PROVIDES A MECHANISM TO SUPPORT WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE OF EIGHT GRADUATE STUDENTS. IT ALSO SERVES AS A REQUEST TO INVITE NASA EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP TO BUILD INTERNATIONAL SMD RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS AND COORDINATION WITH INTERAGENCY PARTNERS. US FEDERAL AGENCY PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE NAS ROUNDTABLE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND REPRESENTATION FROM NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH. MEXICO WILL ALSO BRING A NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACADEMIC POLICY AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES.