Bogotá

Colombia
Mayor Enrique Peñalosa, Elected 2016

Membership Profile

City Snapshot

Population: Mayor's Jurisdiction

8.54 million people

Area: Mayor's Jurisdiction

1595 km2

Annual Rainfall

506 mm/year

Average Temperature

11.0 °C

GDP (US Dollars)

$511 Billion

* Bar graph maximums are derived from the C40 Member with the greatest value in each category. An indicator ( ) also displays the average of all C40 Member cities for additional context.

Compact of Mayors Phases Complete

Reflects 2016 data. Progress toward compliance with the Compact is further recognised by the new Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

CO2Emissions
Carbon Emissions by Source

Emission Reduction Action Areas

Buildings
Community-Scale Development
Outdoor Lighting

Climate Risks

Type Hazard Severity Action Taken
Extreme Temperature - Hot Heat Wave Extremely Serious
Flood Flash or surface flood Serious
Wild Fire Forest Fire Extremely Serious
Storm Rain Storm Extremely Serious
Flood River Flood Extremely Serious
Mass Movement Landslide Extremely Serious
Insects and Microrganisms Air-borne Disease Extremely Serious
  • Not specified or under consideration
  • Recognized, but not currently being considered
  • Currently in effect and being piloted
  • Currently in effect at a significant scale across most of the city
  • Currently in effect (city-wide)

Mayoral Powers

  • own and operate
  • set and enforce policies
  • budgetary and revenue control
  • set vision
  • Private Buildings
  • Public Buildings
  • Energy Supply
  • Finance and Economy
  • Public Transport
  • City Roads
  • Urban Land Use
  • Waste
  • Water
  • not available
  • not applicable
  • limited powers
  • partial powers
  • strong powers
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