Presentation Of The Territorial-scale Intervention Plan Of The Tiu Of Cotocollao

On May 4, 2022, a discussion table to present the results of the Territorial Scale Intervention Plan of the TIU of Cotocollao took place in Quito, aimed at strategic actors as beneficiaries of the project: administrative instances from the municipality, international cooperation, NGOs, the private sector and academia.

This plan proposes actions on three scales. A the macro or city/metropolitan area scale, in which structuring projects are outlined to respond to strategic challenges of the territory that allow equitable distribution of territorial prosperity and consequently, increase the integration potential of vulnerable communities. On the other hand, at the meso scale, actions are proposed to respond to the socioeconomic and cultural demands of the communities to mitigate the scarcity of resources and promote integration and, finally, at the micro scale, territorial actions are proposed aimed at improving conditions, habitability of the environment with a differential approach towards the most vulnerable communities.

As a structuring axis, these actions consider the refugee, migrant and host population in vulnerable conditions as their beneficiaries and, therefore, actions are structured with a differentiated approach that can mitigate macro, meso or micro scale problems that compromise their integration. and improve the carrying capacity of the territory for equitable access to prosperity.

In the same way, the multi-scale approach allows for complementarity between the project profiles of the macro scale with the actions at the community scale of the meso and micro levels with the aim of promoting a comprehensive intervention framed in an inclusive governance framework that focuses on social investment to promote equitable access to urban common goods, services and opportunities

In the development of the dialogue with the participants, additional actions were identified to be strengthened which will allow the integration of the population in a situation of human mobility with the host community to be reinforced from different perspectives:

  • Structure lines of research and develop a doctoral/master’s program on “social and territorial integration in urban contexts” with the International University of Ecuador.
  • Consolidate the work of the Quito Urban Laboratories as permanent physical spaces within the framework of the Global Network of IntegrHa-bitat Centers, building on the experience that the project has developed with Fudela, Casa Somos and Casas Barriales as important partners of the program.
  • Moving forward with the structuring of an observatory for territorial inclusion and integration based on the Urban Inclusion Marker to have data and evidence for decision-making, monitoring and measurement of the impacts of actions from a multisectoral socioeconomic and development urban perspective.
  • Strengthening and incorporation of children’s vision in models of inclusive cities, through a partner such as Fundación Telefónica.

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