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Module ? The Secretary of Environment used GEO Mexico City as a basic source to elaborate the city’s
1 ? The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is using the GEO Mexico City report as a
Local Agenda 21 proposal;

source of information for the elaboration of its new Human Development Report; and

? The “Special report on the violation of human rights to a healthy environment and ecologically
9-12 December, 2013 As a complementary tool and to provide wider outreach, the geotext is to be available on the
balanced by the deterioration and disappearance of the conservation land of the Federal District”
acknowledges the contribution of the GEO Mexico City report and its findings.

CentroGeo’s web page, providing an important collection of thematic cartography through its digital
map-library.

As a result of these processes, other initiatives have been proposed in collaboration with academic
and public sectors. These initiatives aim to reinforce public policies related to Mexico City’s expansion.

Discussion Questions

Taking the example of GEO Mexico City, discuss how you would design a GEO Cities
process for the country where you live. What would be the geographical scope? Who would
provide the mandate for such an exercise? Who would represent the audience and the
decision making context for such an effort? What would be the main environmental issues
to be addressed? Who would participate in the assessment process? How would it differ
from a national GEO process? How could the results be best communicated? What kind of

follow-up would you expect? How would the exercise build capacity?

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