Outcome 2:
Improved policies and implementation of gender-responsive, climate and disaster resilient IWRM by local institutions of Antipolo and Baguio.
Twenty-three Antipolo City Government staff earned Advanced GIS certification and strengthened their ability to use geospatial data for disaster preparedness, climate resilience, and local development planning.
PDRF presented BRIDGE activities in Antipolo City to the Protected Area Management Bureau for the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape.
Baguio stakeholders began shaping the city’s IWRM Plan, IWRM Catalogue, and Private Sector Engagement Roadmap through a two-day consultation.
PDRF, in partnership with NAMRIA, trained select members of the Baguio City government on Advanced GIS.
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.