Relocation of populations living within the towpath of lagoons and streams or highly floodable areas of the Matanza Riachuelo Basin, Esteban Echeverría

Description

The initiative consists of the relocation of the population settled on the banks of the Ortega stream, in the LA Morita and San Ignacio neighborhoods, of the town of El JAgüel, in the Esteban Echeverria Municipality. The new urbanization will respond to the judicial sentence “Beatriz Mendoza c / Estado Nacional” issued by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, whose execution is processed in the Federal Court No. 2 of Morón. Said ruling provides for the provision of a healthy, balanced and suitable environment for human development to families that are located within the towpath of lagoons and streams or highly floodable areas of the Matanza Riachuelo Basin.

“This work will allow many neighbors to join the formal urbanization and not live in a situation of environmental risk. It is the first relocation of the ‘Mendoza’ cause of families from the province of Buenos Aires who are on the banks of the Matanza Riachuelo Basin”, affirmed Fernando Gray.

The families were relocated to the new housing complex in the Montecarlo neighborhood of Monte Grande Sur.

“We continue working so that many neighbors join the formal urbanization and can live in decent houses, with all the services and without environmental risk,” said Fernando Gray.

Likewise, the community chief indicated: “We have already begun with the tasks of environmental healing of the banks of the Ortega stream in the neighborhoods of La Morita and San Ignacio de El Jagüel to incorporate the area for public use.”

The housing complex has 240 houses with 2 to 5 bedrooms, full bathroom and kitchen-dining room. The neighborhood has LED lighting, urban signage, accesses and paved streets, and drinking water, sewer and natural gas services.

Partners

Autoridad de Cuenca Matanza Riachuelo, Ministerio de Habitat de la Republica Argentina, Jefatura de Gabinete de la Nación, Juzgado Federal N° 4 de Moron, Gobierno de la provicia de Buenos Aires.

Beneficiaries

Direct Beneficiearies: 144 families inhabitants of Arroyo Ortega Margins
Indirect Beneficiaries: Population assest in Rio Matanza basin.

Details

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Additional information

https://www.estebanecheverria.gob.ar/fernando-gray-y-alberto-fernandez-inauguraron-114-viviendas-en-el-barrio-montecarlo-de-esteban-echeverria/

Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

1.4

By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

1.5

By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters

Goal 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

3.9

By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination

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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

6.4

By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity

6.5

By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate

6.b

Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management

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Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

9.1

Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all

Goal 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

11.1

By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

11.3

By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries

11.6

By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

11.7

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Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

13.1

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Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

15.1

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15.5

Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species

15.9

By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts

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Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

16.3

Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all

16.7

Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels

Government

Promote inclusive, participatory, responsible and accountable multilevel governance leading to global action

Pivot the role of local and regional governments in regards to the future of work, acknowledging the notion of time as a currency and its lack of availability as a form of exclusion

Ensure transparent budgeting to facilitate balanced revenue generation and ensure that government policy balances the long-term needs of citizens and the planet

Ensure the integrity of the justice system and ensure equal access for all citizens.

Strengthen public institutions to enhance the protection of our global commons and provision of public goods

Involve the scientific-community, civil society and local communities in the policy and decision making

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People

Guarantee equal rights and opportunities for all and respect and celebrate diversity.

Respect for planetary health and the well-being of future generations.

Foster universal and equitable access to public services (including housing, health, education and participation in political life).

Focus on human development with culture, creativity & quality of life

Contribute to citizens’ living in safe, peaceful and violence-free environments, including in domestic settings.

Planet

Re-engineer urban planning to support more sustainable practices for all citizens.

Identify mechanisms to redress the historically uneven distribution of environmental benefits and burdens and co-create resilience systems

Empower local communities to play a central role in protecting biodiversity, water, the environment and the planet

Provide essential services accessible to all in proximities with the least amount of travel.

11 April 2022

Barrio Montercarlo Complex with 244 Houses constructed, including all basic infraestructure

4 November 2022

190 Families relocalized from polued banks of Ortega Stream

4 December 2023

Public espace reconverted in banks of Ortega Stream

Staff / Technical expertise

Multidisciplinary teams from the Municipality and national government, involved more than 60 professionals