Iloilo City emerges as nat'l, ASEAN model for sustainable, climate-ready urban dev't

Excerpt from panaynews.net

Iloilo City in the Philippines is being recognised at the national and ASEAN level as a model for sustainable, climate-ready urban development. Its planning approach mainstreams climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, adopts an integrated watershed and ecosystem management framework, and weaves biodiversity, cultural heritage, urban design and green growth into a single spatial plan.

For an island city facing the same exposure to typhoons, sea-level rise and coastal pressure as much of Southeast Asia, the recognition positions Iloilo as a reference point for peer cities pursuing low-carbon and resilient urbanisation pathways.