In an effort to fuel trans-border scientific collaboration, a group of fellow scientists from CICESE (Centro de investigación científica y de educación superior de Ensenada) visit ASU for the second ASU-CICESE gathering. This event, cross-sponsored by different centers and schools, tackles topics of interest for these two institutions embedded in the borderlands deserts. Working groups will explore areas such as the North American Monsoon System, its sensitivity to climate change and implications for US-Mexico border and the sensitivity of dryland ecosystems to drought and climate change along the US-Mexico border.