The Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) headquartered in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua,

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, is a binational organization created in 1994 by the Federal Governments of the

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and Mexico under a side-agreement to the

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(NAFTA). BECC along with its sister-institution the North American Development Bank (NADB), established by the same agreement and headquartered in

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, USA, are charged with helping to improve the environmental conditions of the

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region in order to advance the well-being of residents in both nations. The scope of their mandate and the specific functions of each institution are defined in the agreement between the two governments (the "Charter"), as amended in August 2004.

History

The BECC (and the NADB) were established by the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement of November 1993 (''Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Concerning the Establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a North American Development Bank.'')

Merger with NADB

In 2017, BECC announced its merger with the North American Development Bank (NADB).

References

External links

BECC and NADB Merger Announcement

NADB Web Site
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