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Ciudad de México (y varios estados: Oaxaca, Jalisco, Guerrero)
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Practices in Ciudad de México (y varios estados: Oaxaca, Jalisco, Guerrero)
Isla Urbana - rainwater harvesting for allHousehold rainwater harvesting and filtration systems designed by Isla Urbana for homes without reliable access to drinking water, with the patented Tlaloque first-flush diverter that reduces ~70% of initial contamination. Born in 2009 on the periphery of Mexico City, it scaled to tens of thousands of systems installed in marginalized and rural areas, with a hybrid NGO-enterprise model.Mi cocina no contamina: used cooking oil collection for biodiesel in Mexico CityUrban circular economy program that collects used cooking oil waste (RAUC) from public markets, restaurants and households in Mexico City and transforms it into biodiesel/bioadditives at the Bioadditives Plant of the Central de Abasto, to fuel clean public transport. It operates through Sedema with collection points in 65 markets and boroughs; in the Cuauhtémoc borough, with technical support from Fundación Kolibrie Energy, 35 containers collect 370 liters per day, produce 11,000 liters of biodiesel per month and prevent the contamination of 440 million liters of water monthly. The original pilot in markets was documented academically by Sheinbaum et al. (2015).Mexico City participatory budgetingMechanism through which the residents of CDMX's territorial units decide by public consultation how to spend a percentage of each borough's budget (3% since 2010, 4% since the 2019 reform). It is organized in information, selection and evaluation assemblies, with citizen voting, administered by the IECM together with the boroughs and the Community Participation Commissions. In 2024, ~1,407 evaluation assemblies were held, covering more than 1,785 territorial units and 50 pueblos. In 2025 the cycle remained active (registration Feb-May, voting 17 Aug, assemblies Sep-Dec).Data CívicaOrganization that uses data and technology to defend human rights in Mexico, with a focus on enforced disappearance, violence and femicides. It cleans, cross-references and analyzes official records to expose inconsistencies and equip families and organizations with advocacy tools. It developed 'Volver a Desaparecer', which documents how thousands of names disappear from official records, and in 2024 it denounced irregularities in the Estrategia Nacional de Búsqueda.SocialTICNonprofit organization that trains and supports change agents (activists, journalists, civil society organizations and governments) in the use of digital technology and data for social change. It works on digital security, open data and info-activism. It organizes Open Data Day in Mexico, builds data communities and produces guides, webinars and studies.