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El tratado de libre comercio en América del norte y el medio ambiente de la frontera norte
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sánchez, Roberto |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | La atencion recibida por los problemas ambientales de la frontera norte durante la actual negociacion del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Mexico, Estados Unidos y Canada ha conferido a este tema una importancia nunca antes recibida, creando expectativas de solucionar parte de estos problemas en la region. La indefinicion actual del contenido y alcances de ese tratado dificulta discutir con detalle sus efectos en el medio ambiente; no obstante, la importancia del tema amerita hacer algunas consideraciones. Este trabajo explora algunos aspectos importantes sobre este tema. Mas que presentar un enfoque prospectivo, la intencion es considerar elementos de su situacion actual, que podrian ser importantes, y en algunos casos determinantes, en el crecimiento de la region fronteriza bajo un futuro Tratado de Libre Comercio. La primera parte del trabajo presenta un breve resumen de los problemas actuales en el medio ambiente de la frontera a la luz del TLC. Se da prioridad a los problemas ambientales generados por la industria, por ser en esta area donde se han centrado las criticas al TLC y por ser el campo donde el tratado probablemente tendra mayores efectos -positivos o negativos- en el crecimiento de la frontera norte. ABSTRACT Any realistic perspective on the impact that a Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada will have on the enviroment in Mexico's northern border region must recognize that these effects could not be minimal. The delay in addressing existing environmental problems, the region's accelerated urban and population growth, and the vigorous economic growth which the trade agreements expected to stimulate are all obstacles to effectively controlling the trade agreement's potential negative impacts. Additional problems could emerge from the announced decentralization of some: of the environmental protection activities of Mexico's Ministry of Ecology and Urban Development (SEDUE). All this is taking place at a critical juncture of structural change in Mexico, which includes the NAFTA. While SEDUE'S decentralization may engender benefits over the medium and long term, it is very difficult to anticipate what the impacts will be over the short term (the next five years). Nevertheless, Mexico does have options for dealing with existing and future environmental problems along its northern border. The challenge is to identify these options and make use of them as quickly as posible. The measures that the Mexican and U.S. government have taken thus far are a first step in a process that must go beyond merely responding to political pressures. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.17428/rfn.v3i6.1602 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://fronteranorte.colef.mx/index.php/fronteranorte/article/download/1602/1040 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v3i6.1602 |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
