Public private partnerships and applicable financial instruments
Mixco is the second largest city in Guatemala with a population of 0.71 million and is considered ‘high risk profile’ o High population density – approx. 6,000 per km2 o 75% of Mixco’s land area is hillsides with 30% of population at high risk of landslides, erosion or flooding Each year hundreds of homes on the hillsides are lost due to their vulnerability o Mixco sits on a fault line and is within the high-risk southern hurricane belt