Second US-Mexico Workshop
MIT, Cambridge, Mass. USA
January 12-13, 2000

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary of Plenary Sessions

Plenary Session I: General Aspects of Mexico City Air Pollution
Plenary Session II: Main Causes of Air Pollution
Plenary Session III: Consequences of Air Pollution
Plenary Session IV: Integration/Implementation/Alternative Approaches

1.0 Introduction
1.1 Introductory Remarks
1.2 Welcoming Remarks

2.0 Plenary Session I: General Aspects of Mexico City Air Pollution
2.1 Current State of Knowledge on Mexico City Air Pollution, Atmospheric Modeling, Monitoring, Emissions Inventories
2.2 Modeling Efforts
2.3 Discussion

3.0 Plenary Session II: Main Causes of Air Pollution
3.1 Transportation/Mobility in Mexico City Metropolitan Area
3.2 Air Pollution from Combustion of Fossil Fuels in Mexico City
3.3 Urbanization and Land Use: The Case of MCMA
3.4 Energy Consumption
3.5 Discussion

4.0 Plenary Session III: Consequences of Air Pollution4.1 Health Effects Overview
4.2 Cost Analysis and Other Issues Related to Health Effects
4.3 Economic Impacts of Air Pollution
4.4 Global Climate Change and Air Pollution
4.5 Discussion

5.0 Plenary Session IV: Integration/Implementation/Alternative Approaches5.1 Institutional and Legal Framework and Policy Making Process
5.2 Social/Economic Driving Forces Behind Emissions and Air Pollution
5.3 Putting the Pieces Together: Integrated Assessment and Stakeholder Outreach
5.4 Discussion

6.0 Breakout Session I: Transportation/Mobility/Land Use/Energy6.1 Mobility, Transportation, and the Environment
6.2 Research Priorities for Mexico City Mobility and Air Quality
6.3 Discussion, First Session
6.4 Discussion, Second Session
6.5 Response from Plenary Participants

7.0 Breakout Session II: Health/Economic/Social Effects/Climate Change
7.1 Health Effects and Risk Assessment in Mexico City
7.2 Discussion, First Session
7.3 Discussion, Second Session
7.4 Response from Plenary Participants

8.0 Breakout Session III: Atmospheric Science/Modeling/Monitoring
8.1 Research Activities of the UNAM/CCA Aerosol Physics Group
8.2 Organic Compounds in Mexico City Aerosols
8.3 Understanding Source-Receptor Relationships for Informing Decisions
8.4 Mexico City Emissions Inventory Analysis
8.5 Discussion, First Session
8.6 Discussion, Second Session
8.7 Response from Plenary Participants

9.0 Breakout Session IV: Policy Issues
9.1 Air Quality in the MCMA: Economic and Policy Analysis
9.2 Comments
9.3 Discussion, First Session
9.4 Discussion, Second Session
9.5 Response from Plenary Participants

10.0 Plenary Session VI: Research Agenda and Future Research Needs
10.1 Outreach/Capacity Building
10.2 Educational Initiatives
10.3 Revised Action Plans from Breakout Sessions and Recommendations for Additional Future Research Activities
10.3.1 Atmospheric Science
10.3.2. Health / Economics / Social Effects / Climate Change
10.3.3 Transportation / Mobility / Land Use / Energy
10.3.4 Policy Issues
10.4 Concluding Remarks

Appendix I: Acronyms and AbbreviationAgencies, Programs, etc.
Chemical Substances, etc. Models:

Appendix II: Workshop Participants MIT and Harvard Attendees
Mexican Attendees

Appendix III: Workshop Agenda

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Appendix IV: Presentation of Alejandro Villegas-Lopez

Appendix V: Presentation of Martha Schteingart

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Appendix VI: Presentation of Carlos Santos Burgoa

Appendix VII: Presentation of José Luis Lezama

Appendix VIII: Presentation of Victor Urquidi

Appendix IX: Presentation of Bernardo Navarro Benitez

Appendix X: Presentation of Telma Castro Romero

Appendix XI: Presentation of Gustavo Sosa

Appendix XII: Presentation of María Eugenia Ibarrarán

 

 

AGENDA
Day 1: Monday, Jan 24, 2000

Hour Activity Speaker
(moderator)
Time (min)

7:45
Continental Breakfast    
       

8:30
Introductory remarks M. J. Molina

5

8:35
Welcoming remarks M. Fortes

10
       

8:45

Plenary Session I:
Mexico City Air Pollution — General Aspects

(F. Guzman)

(60)
  Current state of knowledge on Mexico City air pollution, A. Fernandez

30
  atmospheric modeling, monitoring, emissions inventories    
  Initial comment F. Guzman

10
  Discussion  

20
       

9:45

Plenary Session II:
Main Causes of Air Pollution

(J. Sussman)

(80)
  Transportation /mobility A. Villegas

15
  Industry/ services R. Favela

15
  Urbanization and land use M. Schteingart

15
  Energy consumption C. Sheinbaum

15
  Discussion  

20

11:05
COFFEE BREAK  

(25)
       

11:30

Plenary Session III:
Consequences of Air Pollution

(A. Fernandez)

(80)
  Health effects - overview C. Santos

15
  Cost analysis and other issues related to health effects M. Hernandez

15
  Economic impacts of air pollution A. Guevara

15
  Global climate change and air pollution G. Ruiz-Suarez

15
  Discussion

20
       

12:50
LUNCH    
       

14:00

Plenary Session IV:
Integration/Implementation/Alternative Approaches

(M. Fortes)

(80)
  Social/economic driving forces behind emissions and air pollution V. Urquidi

20
  Institutional and legal framework and
policy making process		 J.L. Lezama

20
  Integrated assessment of air pollution S. Connors

20
Discussion

20
       

15:20
COFFEE BREAK  

(25)

  Breakout Sessions: Two parallel sessions — to develop plans for action. Initially, 5-10 min presentations (listed in parenthesis), followed by in-depth discussions. Facilitators will prepare summaries for Plenary Session V.    

15:45
Breakout session I. Facilitator:

(80)
  (a) Transportation/mobility/land use/energy
(Makler/Zegras, B. Navarro)		 R. Gakenheimer  
  (b) Health/economic/social effects/climate change (Levy) C. Santos  
       

17:05
BREAK  

(10)
       

17:15
Breakout session II. Facilitator:

(80)
  (c) Atmospheric science/modeling/monitoring
(Sosa, West, Castro, G. Ruiz)		 M. Ruiz  
  (d) Policy issues (Ibarraran, Foster) M. Bauer  
       

18:45
RECEPTION    

19:30
DINNER    
       

Day 2: Tuesday, January 25, 2000

Hour Activity Speaker
(moderator)
Time (min)

7:45
Continental Breakfast    
     

8:30
Plenary Session V:
Reports from breakout session facilitators
(Action plans)		 R. de Neufville

(100)
  (a) Transportation/mobility/land use/energy
(10 presentation, 15 discussion)		 R. Gakenheimer

25
  (b) Health/economic/social/climate effects
(10 presentation, 15 discussion)		 C. Santos

25
  (c) Atmospheric science/modeling/monitoring
(10 presentation, 15 discussion.)		 M. Ruiz

25
  (d) Policy issues
(10 presentation, 15 discussion.)		 M. Bauer

25
       

10:10
COFEE BREAK  

(30)
       

10:40
Breakout session III
(Working groups reconvene to revise action plans)		  

60
  Breakout session IV
(Working groups reconvene to revise action plans)		  

60
       

12:40
LUNCH    
       

14:00
Plenary Session VI:
Research agenda and future research needs		 M.J. Molina
F. Guzman

(120)
  Outreach/capacity building G. Mejia
M. Gardener

10
5
  Summary - revised action plans from
Breakout sessions III and IV

10
  Recommendations for additional
future research activities, etc.		  

70
       

16:00
Concluding remarks L.T. Molina

5

16:30
RECEPTION