Partnerships for Sustainable Cities: Quito

CITIES FORUM worked as technical coordinator of the development cooperation project proposal ADN Urbano Quito for the call Local Authorities: Partnerships for sustainable cities 2020 promoted by the European Commissions International Cooperation and Development program. ADN Urbano Quito was a project for the productive and social reactivation of vulnerable neighborhoods through new governance and sustainable integrated development with a budget of 3.4 million dollars. Objectives included: improve resilience and greening of vulnerable neighborhoods of Quito (especially those affected by COVID-19) through reinforcement of urban governance and innovation and implementation of social inclusion actions; strengthen multilevel governance mechanisms and the capacities of Quitos officials and the network of local actors based on the experience of the city of Murcia in Spain; improve processes of social inclusion and economic-productive reactivation, transition to sustainable ecological urban development. Activities planned: definition of the methodology to select neighborhoods (migrant population, gender equity, vulnerability, citizen insecurity); citizen participation and empowerment mechanisms; urban innovation programme (open innovation challenges); strategies for productive reactivation; training and technical assistance to implement urban gardens.