ERLINDA C. CREENCIA

City-ENRO

Training Workshop on Urban Nexus

Chang Mai, Thailand

June 16, 2015

Brief background about the City of Santa Rosa

Major issues and challenges

Solution to address challenges and steps undertaken

Project development and implementation challenges

Lessons learned from the project

Rapid conversion of agricultural lands

Philippine Growth Rate (2000-2010) : 2.07%

LAGUNA Growth Rate (2000-2010) : 3.11%

SANTA ROSA Growth Rate (2000-2010) : 4.37%

Continuous increase in Population

Contamination and over abstraction of groundwater resources

Increasing Greenhouse Emission

health and wellness for present and

next generations

Energy

1. CREATION OF A NEXUS CORE TEAM

2. WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS TO UNDERSTAND THE NEXUS APPROACH

3. IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER NEXUS PARTNERS FROM THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR

4. LGU-NATIONAL DIALOGUE

Components: 1. Housing Units (MRB) 3. Urban Agriculture 2. Vacuum Sewer Technology 4. Future waste to energy project

Description Quantity

No. of buildings - MRB 10

No. of storeys 3

No. of units - MRB 480

Family beneficiaries 480

Introduction of the concept of ‘multi-level’ housing among the informal settlers (ownership of the property)

Designing the housing units in such a way that it would fit the financial capacities of the beneficiaries with due consideration to the standards set by the National Housing Authority

Mind-shift of the informal settlers; i.e. willingness to embrace new system technology (vacuum system) and environmental fee for wastewater treatment.

Intensive education maybe necessary for the adoption of the ‘new’ community with the integration of the nexus approach

Completion of the project will promote the efforts of the National Government to intensify the advocacy for the use of alternative and renewable sources of energy

Sustainable use of resources strengthens a wide range of ecosystem services and maintains the human life support

Integrated planning of the different sectors for one particular project saves time, cost and effort

Partnership with the private sector and National Government Agencies is necessary to level the playing field among nexus sectors and actors