Climate Variability and
Change in the Southwest
Part I: Overview
Chapter 3
Participants
Robert Merideth, Coordinator
Global Change and U.S.-Mexico Border Programs
and
Emma Olenberger, Graduate Research Assistant
Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
The September 3
symposium attracted some 380 participants, representing numerous and
diverse stakeholder groups. Table 3.1 provides data on the backgrounds
of these participants.
About 100 persons
were invited to participate in the workshop breakout sessions held on
September 4, while some 20 persons gathered for a wrap-up session on
September 5.
The reports and
list of participants from the workshop sessions are presented in Chapters
9 through 18, and the recommendations from the wrap-up session appear
in Chapter 19.
Table 3.1. Attendance
at the Southwest Regional Climate Change Symposium
September 3,
1997 - Tucson, Arizona
|
Category
|
Representing
|
Num.
|
Pct.
|
| University/education
or research institution |
- 11 universities
- 9 other
educational and research institutions
|
148
|
39%
|
| State/local/tribal
government |
- 30 state,
county, or municipal governmental agencies
- 9 American
Indian tribal governments
- 7 elected
officials or their representatives (state & local)
|
78
|
21%
|
| Other
stakeholders |
- 15 nongovernmental
organizations
- 14 consulting
firms
- 11 industries
or businesses
- 7 media
outlets
- 7 ranches
or farms
|
78
|
21%
|
| Federal
government |
- 19 federal
agencies
- 5 elected
officials (representatives for U.S. Senators Kyl and McCain;
representatives for U.S. Reps. Hayworth, Pastor, and Shadegg)
|
73
|
19%
|
| Total |
|
377
|
|
|
|
