tailieunhanh - The Local Benefits of Global Air Pollution Control in Mexico City - Final Report of the Second Phase of the Integrated Environmental Strategies Program in Mexico

It was the English poet W. H Auden who said many have lived without love, none without water: A sentiment that underlines the half way point of the new decade for action under the simple but poignant theme ‘Water is Life’. The challenge of water in the 21st century is one of both quantity and quality. This publication is about the quality dimension of that equation, highlighting the links between clean water and public health and the health of the wider environment. The fact is that, often as a result of mismanagement, much of the water that is available in developing but. | The Local Benefits of Global Air Pollution Control in Mexico City Final Report of the Second Phase of the Integrated Environmental Strategies Program in Mexico by Galen McKinley Miriam Zuk Morten Hojer Monserrat Avalos Isabel Gonzalez Mauricio Hernandez Rodolfo Iniestra Israel Laguna Miguel Ángel Martinez Patricia Osnaya Luz Miriam Reynales Raydel Valdes and Julia Martinez Institute Nacional de Ecología Mexico Institute Nacional de Salud Publica Mexico August 2003 Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Project Summary III. Emission Reductions and Costs . General Methodology . Renovation of the taxi fleet . Extension of the Metro . Hybrid buses . Measures to reduce leaks of Liquefied Petroleum Gas . Co-generation IV. Air quality modeling McKinley McKinley and Zuk McKinley Hojer Osnaya McKinley McKinley Laguna McKinley and Iniestra V. Health impacts analysis VI. Valuation Zuk with Avalos Martínez Hernández González Reynales and Valdés Zuk with Avalos Martínez Hernández González Reynales and Valdés VII. Integration The Co-Benefits model McKinley and Zuk VIII. Results McKinley IX. Conclusions McKinley Appendix A. Air Quality Modeling McKinley and Iniestra Appendix B. Capacity Building Zuk and McKinley Appendix C. Basic User s Guide for the Co-Benefits Model McKinley and Zuk Acknowledgements We thank the . Environmental Protection Agency EPA and the Foundation for Science FUMEC for their support of the project. We appreciate the input of Dr. Adrián Fernandez of INE. We also thank Dr. Jason West of the US EPA for his attention to the project. ii Contact Information Consultants to Instituto Nacional de Ecología Galen McKinley Miriam Zuk Morten Hojer galen@ mzuk@ mhoejer@ Instituto Nacional de Ecología Julia Martínez Montserrat Avalos Isabel González Rodolfo Iniestra Miguel Ángel Martínez Israel Laguna Patricia Osnaya jmartine@ moavalos@ igmerino@ .