2024 Reports

Building Resilience to Extreme Events in Cities: The Case of La Paz City, Mexico

Ivanova, Antonina; Ahumada, Patricia

The municipality of La Paz (state of Baja California Sur) has around 292,241 people and receives more than 500,000 visitors annually for work, business, education, health and tourism. North latitude; meridians 109° 41' and 111° 50' of longitude. 93.6% of the population of La Paz is concentrated in the coastal area, while 4.3 and 2.0%, respectively, are located in the valley and the mountains (Ivanova and Gamez, 2012). It is located between parallels 23° 06' and 25° 07'. The city of La Paz is the capital of the State of Baja California Sur, thus concentrating the majority of governmental, educational and health services.
This case study aims to:
(1) Analyze the vulnerability of La Paz City to extreme events by conducting a multi-hazard assessment; (2) Identify the institutional capacities for improving resilience and response capacity; (3) Present some future challenges.