Resettlement of Families Living in High Risk Areas

3cd Sound Practice SeriesBogotá, Colombia________________________________________________________________________400035003000Número de Familias25002000150010005000Usaquén Chap<strong>in</strong>ero Santa FeSanCristóbalUsmeSubaIncluidas 142 38 253 1074 277 15 1602 3965 30 2 2 0 7400Term<strong>in</strong>ados 59 26 149 625 178 10 318 1766 30 2 2 0 3165En Proceso 83 12 104 449 99 5 1284 2199 0 0 0 0 4235RafaelUribeUribeLocalidadCiudadBolívarTunjuelito Bosa Engativá Kennedy Total3 Sound Practice DetailsOBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIESConsider<strong>in</strong>g the results <strong>of</strong> the Territorial Order<strong>in</strong>g Plan – POT- issued <strong>in</strong> the year 2000,the local government sets forth a series <strong>of</strong> measures <strong>in</strong> order to prevent a mayorlandslide disaster <strong>in</strong> the area Altos de la Estancia. The formulation <strong>of</strong> objectives andstrategies on the first phase <strong>of</strong> the program <strong>Resettlement</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Families</strong> <strong>Liv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>Risk</strong><strong>Areas</strong> was developed by DPAE as the ma<strong>in</strong> agency responsible for the practice. By July2003, through a major’s decree, the Caja de Vivienda Popular was designated to leadthe program.The ma<strong>in</strong> objectives <strong>of</strong> the program are the follow<strong>in</strong>g:1) To protect the life <strong>of</strong> the population liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Altos de la Estancia and to improveliv<strong>in</strong>g conditions <strong>in</strong> Bogotá.2) To guarantee life protection (Article 11, Political Constitution <strong>of</strong> Colombia),specifically <strong>in</strong> the community Altos de la Estancia that is located <strong>in</strong> a high riskarea that accord<strong>in</strong>g to recent studies suffers risks which can not be mitigated.The zone was decreed as highly vulnerable and the District aims to relocate thecommunity to legal, secure and susta<strong>in</strong>able shelters.3) To contribute <strong>in</strong> the improvement <strong>of</strong> liv<strong>in</strong>g conditions by <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the community<strong>in</strong> the social services the State provides <strong>in</strong> order to promote citizenship and asense <strong>of</strong> equality with<strong>in</strong> the city.4