ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 7: Improving Infrastructure for Climate Resilience in Cities

Experts considers why infrastructure is not meeting the needs of city dwellers, and what might be done to encourage investment

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
Mexico, Peru
Document Type:
Discussion Paper
Theme:
Climate and Environment, Infrastructure
Authors:
ELLA

Abstract

This discussion allowed participants to analyse the infrastructural weaknesses in their cities that are becoming increasingly problematic given the changing climate. Experts from African, Asian and Latin American cities considered why infrastructure is not meeting the needs of city dwellers, and what might be done to encourage investments in infrastructure. Interviews with Latin American experts from Mexico City, Mexico, and Lima, Peru, highlighted successful strategies for improving wastewater management. Key factors to success in these cases included a good return on public spending (Mexico) and an integrated approach (Peru). Participants from Africa and Asia also shared successful examples from their cities.

Citation

ELLA. ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 7: Improving Infrastructure for Climate Resilience in Cities. ELLA, Practical Action Consulting, Lima, Peru (2014) 14 pp.

Published 1 January 2014
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