CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS TO CAUSE DIEBACK IN THE FORESTS AROUND MEXICO CITY, AND THESE WOODLANDS ARE ALREADY BEING IMPACTED BY LOGGING. WITH FEWER TREES TO COLLECT AND ABSORB VITAL MOISTURE, THE WATER SHORTAGES WHICH ALREADY AFFECT THE CITY WILL BE MADE WORSE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS THEREFORE PUT IN PLACE A REFORESTATION PROGRAMME TO HELP AND IS CLAMPING DOWN ON ILLEGAL LOGGING.