Cities and Urbanization

How is corruption hurting Mexico City’s efforts to tackle air pollution?

Mexico City is seen through heavy smog in the early morning March 30, 2011. According to the IMECA (atmospheric monitoring system of Mexico City), pollution levels have reached a level of 107, considered as bad, on the IMECA index in the northeast of the capital. The IMECA is a real time system to monitor the level of pollution and risks to the human health.

Institutional corruption has undermined attempts to manage air pollution in Mexico City. Image: REUTERS/Prometeo Lucero

Paulina Segarra
Ph.D. Candidate, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Ajnesh Prasad
Research Professor, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
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