Our Mission:

Conduct research on climate change in Mexico, for both mitigation and adaptation to climate change, in order to comply with the commitments established in the National Development Plan 2001-2006 and with Sectorial and Institutional Programs for the years 2001-2006; as well as with those acquired through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, as a Non-Annex I Party of the Convention.

Specific Objectives:

1. Periodically update the national emissions inventory of greenhouse gases, by source and sinks.

2. Elaboration of National Communications to be submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

3. Conduct methodological studies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the energy and forestry sectors; analysis of climate variability and climate change.

4. Conduct methodological studies to evaluate the vulnerability and adaptation measures to climate change. Establish future emission scenarios.

5. Conduct studies on health co-benefits due to reduction of fossil fuel burning in cities and promote the development of cleaner technologies.

6. Integrate, using the generated information, a data base system on urban, regional and global pollution.