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ILOILO City – An agency focused on human settlements and sustainable urban development offered to help the city government improve the city’s urban air quality.
UN Habitat representatives Robert Kehew and Cris Rollo recently presented a plan to City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) head Jose Roni Peñalosa and the City Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO).
“UN Habitat has been actively working on air quality. We are glad to partner with a city that has a strong capacity like Iloilo,” said Kehew, head of the Climate Change Planning Unit, Urban Planning and Design branch of UN Habitat.
Meanwhile, UN Habitat-Philippines manager Rollo said they will meet different stakeholders, including the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Transportation (DOTR), among others, to gather insights and suggestions to improve the city’s urban air quality.
On the first quarter of 2018, UN Habitat targets to conduct studies on Iloilo City’s mobility and access, urban heat, exposure on air pollution and health, commercial uses and mapping of existing basic service.
For the third quarter and fourth quarter of 2018, UN Habitat eyes to conduct an initial conceptual design workshop.
“As of now it is premature to say what specific project to undertake because the making of a project should be very participatory. Of course, we have certain ideas but the city has a certain capacity, too. We will meet with multi-sectoral stakeholders to know the crucial and needed projects here,” said Rollo.
He noted the UN Habitat is also considering making the city streets environment- and traffic-friendly.
“The streets are not only for cars. It should be for everybody. It means that the street is for vehicular traffic, for foot traffic and at the same time there are economic activities and should be a public space where the people can benefit,” said Rollo. (Iloilo City PIO/PN)
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