SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
in the City of Cebu
Hon. Ma. Nida C. Cabrera
City Councilor, Cebu City Council, Cebu City, PH
Chairperson: Committee on Parks and Playground, Wildlife,
Ecology and Environmental Management
October 2013
E-mail: nida_cabrera@yahoo.com

City Profile
Kitakyushu city
Tokyo

China
Cebu City•Capital city of the Cebu Province
and the oldest city in the country.
•Considered as the 2nd largest centerof business in the country. Center oftrade & commerce in the southernpart of the Philippines.

ThailandViet Nam

Cambodia
Malaysia

Philippines• An active member of theKitakyushu City’s
Environmental Network of
Asian Cities.
• A partner of theInternational Environmental
Technology Centre (IETC)
and UNEP

Cebu city
Population: 866,171 (NSO 2010)

SingaporeIndonesia

Daytime population: estimated at more than a million
Total Land Area: 315.0 km2(50 Urban Barangays, 30 Rural Barangays)

Why
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT?GLOBALWARMINGMCWD: Metro
Cebu waterproduction
down
Cebu Daily News 7:06
am | Saturday, May
4th, 2013

Saltwater Intrusion
in Metro Cebu

*Rapidly risingenergy costs*Water shortages/Saltwater intrusion*Challenges in SWM*Vulnerability tolandslides & floods*Extreme weatherevents*Preserving heritageand cultureCEBU CITY GOVERNMENT policies and programs for a sustainable citya) City Ordinance No. 2243 (otherwise known as the Sustainable
Development Ordinance of the City of Cebu)CEBU CITY GOVERNMENT policies and programs for a sustainable cityb) City Ordinance No. 2234 (creation of the Cebu City Environment andNatural Resources Office – CCENRO)
Environmental
Enforcement
BodiesReduction ofDanger Zones(REDZ)

Policy Recommending Bodies
created through City Ordinances

Disaster Risk Reduction & ManagementCouncil/OfficeCEBU CITY GOVERNMENT policies and programs for a sustainable city

c. City Ordinance No. 2343 No Plastics Saturday Ordinance(note: to be expanded to a 2nd day after 1 year of implementation; part of measures
to manage waste plastics that clog up waterways and/or end up in landfills)“Plastic Shopping Bag – any carry bag or punch hole bag made ofpolyethylene with a thickness ranging from 7 to 25 microns utilized orsold at the retails point of sale for carrying & transporting retailproducts or merchandise.”CEBU CITY GOVERNMENT policies and programs for a sustainable cityd. Clearing Natural Waterways [integrated with the ongoing
effort to update the Drainage Master Plan]CEBU CITY GOVERNMENT policies and programs for a sustainable citye. Green Cooperation with Other Cities in the Cebu
Province through the Mega Cebu vision

Source:CEBU CITY GOVERNMENT policies and programs for a sustainable cityf. International Partnerships
Kitakyushu City thru the Environmental
Cooperation Network of Asian Cities
Community-based Solid Waste
Management Program

Proposed Plastic Waste Recycling Model
Project in Barangay Level

International Environmental Technology
Center (IETC) and United Nations
Environment Program (UNEP)

Ways Forward
a. Environment Code of the City of Cebub. Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)
and Revision of the Zoning Ordinancec. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programd. Green Building Ordinancee. Strengthening resilience of communities
amidst climate change
d. Moving towards a low-carbon and resource efficient city;
active advocacy in both national and international levels.

Source:THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!