Editing Lima (section)

===Environment===
[[File:Parapentes Miraflores Lima PE.jpg|thumb|Paragliding in Miraflores]]

====Air====
Lima suffers the most from air pollution. The microscopic sediment contained within engine exhaust and industrial emissions floats in the air for extended periods of time, either continuing as air pollution or eventually coming to settle as dust upon different urban surfaces. The fine particles are the most dangerous, as if inhaled, are able to damage the human [[respiratory system]]. The recommended limit of these particles by the [[World Health Organization]] is 5 tons/km2/month. In February 2014, Lima recorded an average of 15.2 tons/km2. The two districts with the highest concentration of sedimentary dust are El Agustino (46.1 tons/km2) and Independencia (25.5 tons/km2) in February 2014.<ref name="limacomovamos.org"/><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/boletines/estadisticas-ambientales-febrero-2014.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113233105/http://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/boletines/estadisticas-ambientales-febrero-2014.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2014 |title=Estadísticas Ambientales |date=February 2014 |website=inei.gob.pe }}</ref>

Lima has built [[billboard]]s which serve as [[air purifier]]s.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://time.com/84013/this-billboard-sucks-pollution-from-the-sky-and-returns-purified-air/ |title=This Billboard Sucks Pollution from the Sky and Returns Purified Air |last=Peckham |first=Matt |date=1 May 2014 |magazine=Time |language=en |access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref>
[[File:Fiume Rimac.JPG|thumb|200x200px|[[Rímac River]]]]

====Water====
The permissible limit of lead in the water supply is 0.05 milligrams per liter, according to the Norm ITINTEC. In January 2014, the concentration of minerals in water treatment facilities of [[SEDAPAL]] was 0.051 iron, 0.005 lead, 0.0012 cadmium and 0.0810 aluminum. These values increased 15.9% and 33.3% in iron and cadmium with respect to January 2013 and a decrease of 16.7% and 12.4% in lead and aluminum. The values are within the recommended limits.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

====Solid waste====
The amount of solid waste produced per capita in Lima is about {{convert|0.7|kg|0|abbr=on}} per day. In 2012, each resident produced {{convert|273.36|kg|0|abbr=on}} of solid waste. The district municipalities only collect about 67% of the solid waste they generate. The rest ends up in informal landfills, rivers, or the ocean. Three municipalities recycle 20% or more of their waste.<ref name="inei.gob.pe"/>

'''COVID-19'''

Lima has a population of about 10 million people. This equates to one-third of the overall population of the nation. Lima was subjected to a lengthy period of confinement or quarantine that lasted more than four months. However, in May 2020, the process of restoring activities began as part of the national government's economic reactivation strategy.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Mayor of Lima sees COVID-19 as spark for an urban hub to the green recovery |url=https://www.eib.org/en/stories/urban-impact-of-covid-19 |access-date=2021-06-07 |website=European Investment Bank |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |title=Why Peru Is Emerging as a Coronavirus Hotspot in Latin America |url=https://time.com/5844768/peru-coronavirus/ |access-date=2021-06-07 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref>

Lima's [[green recovery]] is based on bringing services closer to the most vulnerable people, with the goal of creating a green, wealthy, and equitable city for all. The municipality has an aim of implementing sustainable infrastructure to limit the development of [[COVID-19]] through the execution of 46&nbsp;km of rising bike routes.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":3" />

Lima is one of over 10,000 cities from all around the world that make up the [[Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy|Global Covenant of Mayors.]]<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.globalcovenantofmayors.org/ |access-date=2021-06-07 |website=Global Covenant of Mayors |language=en-US}}</ref>