Through the Building Climate Resiliency through Urban Plans and Designs (BCRUPD) Project, five partner cities were able to craft project proposals to promote climate resiliency in their localities. These project proposals became instrumental in securing investments and financing for the cities’ development plans.
This project document encapsulates the City of Angeles’ proposal to adapt to climate change through urban planning and design solutions. From the process of identifying the city climate change issues and opportunities by using the government’s Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) tool and planning guides, a risk-based management approach was used to develop and define the “Makayamang Abacan Pangulu Project: Angeles Aquipark for Climate Resilience”
The LUNHAW project is one of the priority climate change initiatives of Cagayan de Oro City. Guided and inspired by its long-term development vision of a “resilient, progressive, and inclusive future,” the project will adopt an integrated and systems-based approach to support its local climate change action agenda. One unique feature of the Lunhaw project is the application of urban planning and design principles and methodologies that aim to address flooding and increasing urban heat. Through this, the local government also expects transformative changes in the way it builds its capacities towards resilience and achieving sustainable urban development.
Legazpi City is the capital of Albay province and serves as the Bicol Region’s hub for government services, education, tourism, and transportation. It is also a gateway city to neighboring provinces and has an inter-regional connection to other growth centers such as metro Cebu and Metro Manila through its land, air, and sea-based transportation systems. As Legazpi City faces the risks of climate hazards due to climate change, it recognizes the importance of combining climate change responses with their development actions. It has therefore continuously invested on improving its capacities to build climate and disaster resilience as they lead a path of greener, inclusive, and sustainable urban development.
The Ormoc City proposed project presented in this document seeks to address flooding, urban heat stress, and storm surge that endanger the lives of fisherfolks, farmers, and urban dwellers. It will adopt nature-based and engineering design solutions at various scales that integrate the principles of sustainable water resource use. The project scope as designed will include both banks of the lower Malbasag River and part of Can-adieng neighborhood, and will include the following interventions: linear parks and open space; sustainable urban drainage systems; seawall and buffer; and socialized housing.
The Tagumpay Citywalk adaptation project features designs for rainwater harvesting, greening of the streets and open spaces, redesigning creek corridors to improve water management, increasing permeability of built areas, establishing adaptive streets and drains for managing floods, and introduction of sun shading devices. The pilot project is located in Brgy. Magugpo Poblacion and Brgy. Magugpo South, which were selected based on their high vulnerability to climate change risks. These areas also have a high population density and serve as the center of Tagum’s socio-economic activities.
