Cities and Climate Change: The Case of the Climate Policy of Mexico City

This study analyzes the climate policy of Mexico City. It describes the emergence of the national and international institutional framework and subsequently explores the characteristics of the Federal District regarding to emissions and vulnerability as a context for presenting and analyzing the mit...

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Autor: Quiroz Benítez, Diana Esmeralda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/1432
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/1432
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:climate change
city
emissions
vulnerability
mitigation
adaptation
cambio climático
ciudad
emisiones
vulnerabilidad
mitigación
adaptación
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Sumario:This study analyzes the climate policy of Mexico City. It describes the emergence of the national and international institutional framework and subsequently explores the characteristics of the Federal District regarding to emissions and vulnerability as a context for presenting and analyzing the mitigation and adaptation strategies established in the Mexico City Program for Climate Change 2008-2012. It also mentions some of the constraints that prevent this program from being achieved and contributing to the solution of the problem of climate change at the local and international level.