Nature Positive Cities Efforts to Advance the Tranistion Barranquilla 2025

Key statistics Gini (equality metric) 2023: Gini (equality metric) 2024:2 Barranquilla stands out as a key economic driver in Colombia, with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of approximately COP $38.5 million (Columbian pesos) per inhabitant ($9,447), calculated based on a projected population of 1,279,120 inhabitants for 2024 – well above the regional average. Alongside the Department of Atlántico, the city ranks among the top contributors to the national economy. In 2023, Barranquilla’s GDP was estimated at $11.8 billion, placing Atlántico as the municipality with the sixth-highest GDP in the country. According to DANE, Barranquilla’s estimated GDP for 2024 is $12,084 million. Barranquilla represents 64% of the GDP of the Atlántico department and approximately 20% of the GDP of the Colombian Caribbean Region. 3OverviewExecutive summary 0.500 0.492 Barranquilla, officially designated as a special, industrial and port district, is the capital of the Atlántico Department in Colombia. Strategically located on the western bank of the Magdalena River, just 7.5km from its mouth at the Caribbean Sea, the city has approximately 1.2 million inhabitants and covers an area of 156 square kilometres (km 2), accoridng to data from DANE (Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística). It is the fourth most populous city in the country and has established itself as the main urban, cultural, political and economic centre of Colombia’s Caribbean region. The city faces significant environmental challenges, including the increasing risk of flooding and coastal erosion – intensified by climate change and human activity – the degradation of urban water bodies, air pollution caused by industrial and vehicular emissions, and inadequate solid waste management.Balancing resources, harmonizing datasets and training officials on nature-related topics are key to building a nature-positive future for Barranquilla. 28°C300 2,720 ha* The average temperature isas well as numerous varieties of fish, reptiles and mammals that inhabit its local ecosystems. of protected land, 31 ha of public green areas, 762 ha of marshlands and 6 ha of beach. These environments support both migratory birds and endemic species, forming a strategic natural heritage for Colombia’s Caribbean region.Barranquilla is an urban biodiversity reservoir, home to over The city has declaredbird bird speciesspecies *hectares Nature Positive: Cities’ Efforts to Advance the Transition – Barranquilla 6