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Our objective is to promote the sustainable development of cities in Latin America and the Caribbean through knowledge and investment that promote inclusion, productivity and resilience.
80% of LACs' population live in cities, receiving services through municipal governments, making it essential to improve local government capacity.
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86 million households ‒ 25% of the region’s urban population ‒ reside in informal neighborhoods, which lack basic services and regular land tenure.
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55 million households live in housing units that suffer some type of deficit and 70% of these households are in urban areas.
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There are more than 80 UNESCO historical and cultural sites in Latin American cities, but only half of them have management plans.
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Latin American cities are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events, droughts, and floods; three quarters of Latin Americans live in low-lying coastal areas.
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