ETG staff were hired by the North American Development Bank (NADBank) to plan and facilitate a collaborative planning workshop for a major meeting of the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (BECC), NADBank, the Comision Nacional de Agua, the International Boundary and Water Commission, and the US EPA. The conference brought together the executive leaders and staffs from each of these organizations. In this meeting, to identify barriers to progress and reach consensus on an action plan for success. A secondary objective was to build a collaborative team of all groups and improve communications and trust. The three-day workshop, which engaged simultaneous meetings for 50 participants as well as breakout groups, produced an action document that outlined consensus on goals, roles, and actions. An action plan was put together defining specific roles and responsibilities for collaboration among the different organizations in the upcoming year.