Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board. Platform for Smart, Inclusive & Sustainable City Region

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1 Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board Platform for Smart, Inclusive & Sustainable City Region

2 OF 136 CITIES: MOST WATER STRESSED ONLY 2% FOREST COVER CEBU: Its Present Challenges INCREASING VOLUME OF WASTE and FLOODWATER INCREASING TRAFFIC

3 Clear and Present Danger: Effects of Ground Water Over-Extraction 1986 USC WRC STUDY: 19,000 PRIVATE WELLS IN METRO CEBU 2009 MCWD SURVEY: 15,000 PRIVATE WELLS in MACTAN ISLAND ALONE 1995 AYALA LAND STUDY: X EXCEEDED SUSTAINABLE CAPACITY OF AQUIFERS 1 st Green Line: 250 ppm 2 nd Green Line: 50 ppm Blue: ppm Green: ppm Yellow: ,000 ppm Red: Saltwater INCREASING SALTWATER INTRUSION

4 Weak enforcement of environmental laws There is a need to strengthen the IMPLEMENTATION & ENFORCEMENT of these laws.

5 How can we make Cebu: Smart Inclusive Sustainable & Resilient

6 MCDCB Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board What gets planned, gets done. Peter Drucker 6

7 20% of Total Area 67 % of Population 13 cities and municipalities in 1 province covering Metro Cebu as subscribed to by the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB)

8 Department of Environment & Natural Resources DENR Environment al Management Bureau (EMB) MEGA CEBU Our shared IDENTITY Our common GROUND Our collective FUTURE Department of Public Works & Highways

9 MCDCB GOVERNOR Chairperson RDC 7 RDC Res. 10 (S.2011) RDC Res. 26 (S 2012) MAYOR Co-Chairperson NEDA Secretariat PRIVATE SECTOR / CIVIL SOCIETY Co-Chairperson Chair, Committee on Integrated Development & Planning RPOD - PMO NEDA 7 MCDCB RPOD EXECOM Chair, Committee on Environment & Public Safety Chair, Committee on Human Resources, Assets & Partnerships Chair, Committee on ICT & Knowledge Management MCDCB Organizational Structure

10 10 AREAS OF COOPERATION 1) Integrated development, urban and land use planning and zoning 2) Transport and traffic management 3) Pollution control and solid waste disposal & management 4) Flood control, drainage and sewerage system 5) Public safety and security 6) Road improvement and infrastructure development 7) Urban renewal and shelter 8) Coastal resources and watershed management 9) Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction 10) Health & sanitation and environmental management

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12 Roadmap Study for Sustainable Urban Development of Metro Cebu 4 STRATEGIES 7 SUB-ROADMAPS 1 Metropolitan Competitiveness Enhancement Competitiveness 2 Urban Structure and Land Use Mobility Livability Metropolitan Management 3 Urban Transport and Highway Network 4 Water Supply and Disposal Management 5 Solid Waste Management 6 Smart SRP Development 7 Metropolitan Administration An Overall Roadmap integrating 7 sub-roadmaps

13 PROPOSED ANCHOR PROGRAMS (14 Programs) NAME STAKEHOLDERS STATUS (As of September 2015) 1 Investment Promotion by MCIB through Mega Cebu Branding 2 Urban Greening Private Sector, DTI, PEZA, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB, etc Private Sector, NGO, DENR, DPWH, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB Tourism branding (Mega Cebu & CCCI) Green loop (NEDA/RLUC & USC CAFA) 3 Operationalization of the Mega Cebu Spatial Plan DOST, HLURB, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB 4 Mass Transit Network Development (BRT/LRT/MRT) NGO, LTFRB, DOTC, DPWH, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB Resolutions being obtained from LGUs; Focus area proposed for OECD policy study TOR drafted; DOTC submitted request to JICA 5 Mactan Link Development MCIAA, DOTC,DPWH, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB To be included in Project Item 4 6 Urban Fringe Highway Network Development NGO, DENR, DPWH, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB TOR to be drafted 7 Integrated Road Traffic Management Road Users, LTO, LTRFB, DPWH, NEDA, LGU, MCDC Included in the Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu proposed to JICA 8 Gateway Development (Airport and Seaport) 9 Surface Water Resource Development 10 Urban Septage/Sewerage Service Users, Private Sector, CPA, MCIAA, DOTC, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB NGO, MCWD, Other Water Suppliers, DENR, DPWH, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB NGO, MCWD, Other Water Suppliers, DENR, DPWH, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB Seaport (Facilitated by DOTC / CPA) Included in the Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu with JICA; MCWD resolution (lead role) Included in the Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu with JICA Comprehensive Flood Control NGO, DENR, DPWH, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB 12 Metropolitan Solid Waste Management NGO, DENR, DOST, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB, Consultant group chosen; awarded; NTP to be issued and contract to be signed (DPWH) Included in the Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu with JICA 13 Advance Energy Management System 14 Institutional Building of Metropolitan Governance SRP Investors/Tenants, VECO, Energy Solution Companies, DOST, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB, etc NGO, Private Secotr, DILG, NEDA, LGU, MCDCB To be referred to the Cebu City Government Proposed Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu with JICA; RPOD facilitating policy dev. process together with TWG

14 TEN (10) FLAGSHIP PROJECTS (Actions in ) Project Titles Type EA Status (As of September 2015) 1 Master Plan Study and FS on Mass Transit Network Development (BRT/LRT/MRT) for Metro Cebu Study DOTC TOR drafted; DOTC submitted request to JICA 2 Update of the Integrated Development Master Plan of Cebu Province Study NEDA TOR drafted; and submitted (NEDA / Cebu Province) 3 Construction of the Mactan North Dual-Mode Bridge Project DPWH-DOTC To be included in Project Item 1 4 Construction of Mananga II Dam Project 5 Construction and Networking of Septage Plants Project MCWD, LGU MCWD-LGU JV MCWD and other Water Districts Included in the Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu with JICA; MCWD resolution (lead role) Included in the Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu with JICA 6 A Comprehensive Study for a Cebu Integrated Flood and Drainage System Master Plan (committed) Study DPWH Consultant group chosen; awarded; NTP to be issued and contract to be signed (DPWH) 7 FS on Sea Gateway Port Construction (committed) Study DOTC & CPA Facilitated by DOTC / CPA 8 A Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Master Plan for Metro Cebu 15 9 FS on Area Traffic Control in Metro Cebu Study 10 Establishment of a Technical Research and Planning Unit of MCDCB & Its Capacity Development Study MCDCB & LGUs IB DPWH, MCDCB & LGUs NEDA, MCDCB & LGUs Included in the Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu with JICA Included in the Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu with JICA Included in the Project for Strengthening Capacity for Urban Development of Metro Cebu with JICA; Policy development process with TWG

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