Barranquilla, a fast-growing city of over 1.2 million residents on the tropical northern edge of Colombia, is putting in place measures against pollution from industry and waste management, while putting emphasis on land planning for sustainable mobility and urban greening and agriculture, and has committed to developing an air quality management plan to support bringing air quality in line with national standards.
"Barranquilla, which is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, invests a lot in public spending per capita to improve the city's liveability, which necessarily includes better air quality, sustainable mobility, green public spaces, urban planning. We will continue to invest in and work on improving our air quality through existing and new management plans."
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