Outcome 2:
Improved policies and implementation of gender-responsive, climate and disaster resilient IWRM by local institutions of Antipolo and Baguio.
Baseline and validation assessments found Baguio's water system already operating beyond its environmental carrying capacity; BRIDGE will pursue interventions at both community and institutional levels.
Thirty-three representatives from Baguio's retail, food and beverage, tourism and academe sectors drafted the key components of their own Business Continuity Plans.
Thirty-one personnel from Antipolo City Offices completed the five-day Basic GIS course, learning to capture, visualise, analyse and manage spatial and geographic information.
A workshop with the Antipolo City government updated the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, integrating IWRM and Gender and Development principles.
Twenty-eight personnel from Baguio City Offices completed a five-day Basic Geographic Information System course, strengthening the city's science-based, data-driven planning capacity.
PDRF and the City Government of Baguio formalized their BRIDGE partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement at the Baguio City Hall.
Synergy Workshops with Baguio and Antipolo aligned BRIDGE implementation targets with each city's development thrust, producing a synchronised implementation calendar.
PDRF and the City Government of Antipolo sealed their partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement, marking the start of the city's journey toward becoming a national model for urban sustainability and disaster risk reduction.
A 40-hour technical training with the city government of Baguio equipped 24 LGU and stakeholder participants with foundational IWRM and Integrated Ecosystem Management skills.
Fourteen BRIDGE Project Team members completed a Training of Trainers on IWRM, and will serve as facilitators for the IWRM Training for LGUs in Antipolo and Baguio.