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Membership was established with the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), which is also responsible for the payment of IIASA membership contributions.
Main areas of collaborations:
Water resources and governance of transboundary water resources
Foreign investment and risk of financial crisis
Sustainable land use and climate change
Projecting demographic change in Mexico
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News
30 August 2023
The IIASA Summer Experience: A Blend of Learning and Experience in a nurturing atmosphere
Every summer, IIASA turns into a buzzing hub of knowledge seekers, and this year is no different! The AFE FLAM team welcomed three interns and three YSSP fellows this summer and we took a moment to chat with Rasheed, Adrian, Laura, and Lawrence about their experiences and goals.
18 November 2020
Tackling the growing challenge of urban air pollution
How can fast growing cities keep air pollution in check? A recent World Bank report highlighting IIASA research explores this tricky question, looking at the kinds of policies and actions cities have taken to tackle poor local air quality, thus providing lessons for other cities.
Events
10 November 2020 Virtual
2020 Annual Meeting of the Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty
17 March 2020 Mexico City, Mexico
IIASA Deputy Director General for Science attends the STS Forum - Latin America and the Caribbean High-Level Conference
05 March 2020 Durango, Mexico
Second World Sustainable Development Forum (WSDF)
Focus
07 November 2022
A fair climate
Policy Brief #35, October 2022. Sharing mitigation fairly between countries doesn’t have to be expensive.
18 November 2020
How effective are social impact assessments in Mexico's renewable energy sector?
Options Winter 2020: IIASA researchers explored the effectiveness of social impact assessments in overcoming local opposition to the implementation of renewable energy projects.
06 May 2020
Resilience thinking: Preparing for and recovering from COVID-19 in the context of compound risks
The global COVID-19 crisis is challenging the social fabric of countries and communities across the globe. Interventions such as lockdowns, social distancing measures, and economic stimulus packages have been introduced to reinforce societal resilience. The resilience of national health systems is particularly in the spotlight – primarily keeping occupancy numbers of intensive care beds under a critical threshold, as well as improving access to basic health services for people infected with the virus, and ensuring that infections do not spread further.
Publications
Armas Vargas, F., Escolero, O., Sandoval Solis, S., Nava, L.F. , Mazari Hiriart, M., Rojas Serna, C., & Lopez-Corona, O. (2023). A Quantitative Approach to the Watershed Governance Prism: The Duero River Basin, Mexico. Water 15 (4) e743. 10.3390/w15040743. Ureta, C., Ramírez‐Barrón, M., Sánchez‐García, E.A., Cuervo‐Robayo, A.P., Munguía‐Carrara, M., Mendoza Ponce, A. , Gay, C., & Sánchez‐Cordero, V. (2023). Species, taxonomic and functional group diversities of terrestrial mammals at risk under climate change and land use/cover change scenarios in Mexico. Global Change Biology 28 (23) 6992-7008. 10.1111/gcb.16411. Medrano-Pérez, O.R., Nava, L.F. , & Cáñez-Cota, A. (2022). The Visibility of Citizen Participation and the Invisibility of Groundwater in Mexico. Water 14 (9) e1321. 10.3390/w14091321. Gallardo-Cruz, J.A., Peralta-Carreta, C., Solórzano, J.V., Fernández-Montes de Oca, A.I., Nava, L.F. , Kauffer, E., & Carabias, J. (2021). Deforestation and trends of change in protected areas of the Usumacinta River basin (2000–2018), Mexico and Guatemala. Regional Environmental Change 21 (4) e97. 10.1007/s10113-021-01833-8. Goedeking, N. (2021). Scaling-up Public Investment for Low-Carbon Urban Transit: Lessons from Mexico and Peru. IIASA YSSP Report. Laxenburg, Austria: IIASA Nava Jiménez, C., Nava, L.F. , Barbosa Granados, A.A., & Flores Agapito, S.E. (2021). Conflictividad asociada a grandes obras hidráulicas: el pantano de Jánovas, España y la presa Tenosique, México. In: El turismo desde las ciencias sociales. Reflexiones, apropiaciones y diálogos con América Latina. Eds. Pimentel, T.D., César Dachary, A.A., & Korstanje, M., pp. 213-236 Motres Académicos. ISBN 978-65-5513-078-2