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November 2003. Micro Regions Strategy. Marginalization in Mexico by localities. Marginalization statistics. Micro Regions Strategy.

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November 2003

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  1. November 2003 Micro Regions Strategy

  2. Marginalization in Mexico by localities

  3. Marginalization statistics

  4. Micro Regions Strategy It is a work form spearheaded by the joint efforts of the three levels of government and the civil society, in order to lower the stagnation in localities with chronic marginalization conditions, through the active and protagonist participation of such communities in their own development.

  5. Micro Regions Universe 263 Micro Regions 1,335 municipalities Source: CONAPO 2000 19.9 million people inhabit Micro Regions 31 states 99,891 localities 62,238 localities with less than 50 inhabitants 529 predominantly indigenous municipalities are included in the Micro Regions Universe (with 40% o or more indigenous language speakers)

  6. What a Micro Region is • Rural areas with ethnic, cultural and geo-economic identity • Accentuated migratory movements • Absence of production-consumption circuits • Environmental degradation processes • Subsistence economy • Isolation • Inaccessibility • Social conflicts • Chronic stagnation processes • Scattered population • Highly dependant on subsidies and transferences

  7. Micro Regions Strategy • Territorial approach • Generation of territorial hubs (Strategic Community Center (SCC)/ Centros Estratégicos Comunitarios (CEC) • Bottom-up approach/ place based/ endogenous process • Inter institutional Coordination • 14 Federal Ministries • State governments • Municipal governments • Civil society organizations • Business community • Universities and research institutions Characteristics

  8. How does the Strategy operate? Strategy Community Center States Municipalities White Flags Community Participation Civil Society Federal Ministries

  9. Integral Policy 1 Productive and economic development Tapped water Road Local urban plan Patrimony legalization Local Development Agency Qualification for agrarian subjects 6 2 Basic food-stuffs provision Personal legalization Basic electric supply Savings Telephone service Public service of computers and Internet Health 2 3 1 5 7 4 3 Labor qualification Consensus for association Basic social services and infrastructure Eco- efficiency 4 Basic education service Draining Cement floor 5 6 Producers association for marketing 7 Actions associated to Economical Projects Water-related resources conservation Soil conservation Reforestation Preservation of biodiversity Desertification control

  10. Critical factors and challenges in the short run • Provide local authorities with basic skills and information • Improve the accessibility of financial funds for productive projects • Enrich NGOs work -skills, vision and reach- as Local Development Agencies (LDA) • Impulse cooperatives, associations and intermunicipal links • Implement a Micro Regional Development Process

  11. Critical factors and challenges in the long run • Appropriation by communities of the development and planning mechanisms while strengthening local skills • Development of agglomeration economies in SCC localities that enables the escalation process of regional economies • Application of an integral policy that increases territorial competitiveness and sustainable development • Generate information that allows a periodic evaluation of the dynamic of territorial strengths • Break the cycles that hinder rural development

  12. Micro Regions Strategy • November 2003

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