RESILIENT CITIES 2010
1st. World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to
Climate Change
Bonn Germany,
Bonn,
Germany 28 – 30 May
May, 2010
The Metropolitan District of Quito:
Introduction to the city
Diego Enríquez P.
Environment Secretariat
Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito
CONTENTS
-General Overview of Quito
Quito´´s Metropolitan District
-The City of Quito
-Challenges for Environmental Management in Quito
General Overview of Quito´
Quito´s Metropolitan
District
Altitude range: 500 – 4.790 msnm
City Altitude: 2.800 msnm
Population: 2.5 million
Area: 423.000 ha
Avg Temperature: 14 °C
Avg.
Native Ecosystem Cover: 62%
High Slopes Streams: 80 coming
from Pichincha Volcano
Culture: First World Cultural
Heritage (Historical Center).
City of Quito
y
The City of Quito
Population
and Land
Use
Landsat Image,
Image 1986
The City of Quito
Population
and Land
Use
Landsat
Image
Landsat Image,
Image,
Image 1986
2009
2.5 million inhab., 80% in the urban
area
Poverty in the City of Quito
Source: Social Atlas of Quito, 2008. Social Vulnerability and Natural Disasters
FLOODS
+
Source: MDQ Vulnerability, MDMQ – IRD‐ UASB
LANDSLIDES
+
POVERTY
=
VULNERABILITY
Cities: 1. Maputo; 2. Kigali, 3. Dar es Salam, 4. Sanaa, 5. Karachi, 6. Mumbai, 7.Chisinau, 8. Da Nang, 9.Quito, 10. Tirana, 11. Damasco, 12. Jakarta, 13. Baku, 14. Beirut, 15 Amman 16 Astaná 17 Manila
15.Amman, 16. Astaná, 17. Manila.
Economic
potential,
social social
development
and
Potencial
económico,
desarrollo
y vulnerabilidad
vulnerability
ante CC
el cambio
climático
DS
1
I
0,9
II
9
0,8
10
17
8
7
11
12
0,7
13
14
15
16
6
0,6
4
5
3
0,5
2
0,4
IV
III
1
0,3
0,2
01
0,1
Source:
UNEP, 2009
PE
0
0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9
1
Challenges for
Environmental Management
g
in Q
Quito
Improve the water quality of the rivers
Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plan
Control of atmospheric pollution
Transportation Emissions Control, Atmospheric
Monitoring
Implement
p
a Sustainable and Intelligent
g
Mobility
y Plan
First month of “Pico y Placa”; reduction 30% of the CO.
Challenges for
Environmental Management
g
in Q
Quito
Reduce the Vulnerability to Climate Change
Planned Adaptation in Strategic Sectors
Manage and preserve Biodiversity
g
of Natural Protected Areas Subsystem.
y
Management
Generate a Citizen Environmental Culture
Environment Education and Capacity building;
building;
“Quito Verde”
Promote Sustainable Production – Consumption
Ecological
E l i l FootPrint
F tP i t off Quito
Q it Calculation
C l l ti
Thank you:
[email protected]
www.quito.gov.ec
www.quitoambiente.gov.ec