Pöyry - IDP Consult, Inc.

Urban/Environmental Planning and Social Development

AGUSAN RIVER BASIN INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROJECT

Funder: Asian Development Bank, PPTA 7258
Agency: Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Location: Mindanao, Philippines
Year: 2010
Brief: The objective of the Agusan River Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Project (ARBIWRMP) under ADB financing is to strengthen the institutional basis for coordinated development and management of ARB resources and advancing the management capacities of relevant government and local institutions. The TA will develop prioritized component subprojects, along with the necessary supporting reports and implementing mechanisms, into a level suitable for consideration by ADB for financing. The project will prepare an investment package to finance a set of prioritized water-related subprojects for sustainable use of natural resources in the basin within the context of IWRM best practices, but without resulting in unwarranted deterioration of the different ecosystems
Tasks: Under the ARBIWRMP, Pöyry IDP is tasked to prepare an investment package to finance a set of prioritized water-related subprojects for sustainable use of natural resources in the basin within the context of IWRM best practices, but without resulting in unwarranted deterioration of the different ecosystems; The consultants are also responsible for conducting a thorough review of the 2008 Agusan River Basin Master Plan and other relevant river basin development/ management projects; To identify gaps and limitations in the ARB Master Plan addressing particularly, but not limited to, institutional strengthening in project implementation and management, environment and biodiversity conservation, disaster risk management, and project management; Identify, justify, and prioritize water-related subproject components in the basin in consultation with stakeholders; and, prepare or enhance studies and reports to support the prioritized subprojects to a level sufficiently acceptable to ADB for financing.

CITIES ALLIANCE – METRO MANILA URBAN SERVICES FOR THE POOR INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Funder: Asian Development Bank, PPTA 4616
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
Location: Metro Manila, Philippines
Year: 2007
Brief: With assistance from the Cities Alliance organization, the ADB-funded urban development mission assisted the Philippine government in preparing a metropolitan-wide 15-year shelter plan for slum eradication and urban upgrading in Metro Manila, with equitable and socialized housing arrangements at the heart of the agenda. The project prepared a meticulous project investment design and feasibility analysis focusing on urban sector improvement, integrated spatial planning, and urban poverty-reduction through resettlement services, economic and ancillary support services, and extensive assistance from institutional partners, local governments and private sector proponents in Metro Manila. Priority support while preparing the investment program was given to high-priority subproject sites in 6 cities in Metro Manila.
Tasks: Main priority tasks accomplished by Pöyry’s expert team included providing assistance in preparing a planning and management strategy for inclusive urban renewal to ensure that the poor will be provided with improved livelihood and services. Analyzed options for and detailed various spatial and housing development studies for each city subproject, consisting of priority shelter and shelter-related infrastructure interventions to be funded under the TA. This includes preparing city pro-poor strategies, a land consolidation plan, a site development study, and required infrastructure investment; Team also established mechanisms to promote and finance new investment, using incentives and other innovative tools to direct and manage growth and unlock the urban land market, in particular the redevelopment of depressed urban poor communities; Provided recommendations to achieve a sound environmental management; Conducted poverty-mapping surveys of prospective poor communities and analysis of experience in the sector to be able to recommend viable management mechanisms to support comprehensive urban revitalization programs. Prepared urban development subproject while taking into account different categories of households. To ensure subproject viability and sustainability of financing, determined the appropriate eligibility criteria and procedures for subprojects to be included in the project; Reviewed the existing organizational framework for pro-poor shelter provision and urban renewal, including a review of the roles and legal bases of government housing institutions, government financial institutions, local governments, NGOs, and civil society; Conducted an assessment for both the Executing Agency and Local Government Units’ capacity on land consolidation and prepare a capacity-building plan for both the EA and LGUs;

INTEGRATED CITARUM WATER RESOURCES PROJECT

Funder: Asian Development Bank
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
Location: Citarum, Indonesia
Year: 2005
Brief: The purpose of the TA is to prepare an investment project for Integrated Citarum Water Resources Management. The proposed project will promote integrated water resources and environmental management within the Citarum River basin, addressing conservation, utilization and mitigation of impacts, and covering watershed management, agriculture, water supply, and energy, for the benefit of all water users in the river basin. The TA will assist the Government to (i) enrich and update if necessary, the existing integrated water resources management (IWRM) plan for the Citarum River Basin, (ii) strengthen the capacity for IWRM, (iii) review the Government policy on raw water tariff and on O&M of water supply system by PJT II, and (iv) formulate a project for Integrated Citarum Water Management Project, for possible funding by ADB.
Tasks: Main assignments performed by Poyry IDP’s expertise included: study public financing and budgetary mechanisms related to water resources management projects including assessment of financing capacity of the local governments; Guide the national consultants in making and reassessing their economic and financial evaluations of each priority sub-projects, and conducting cost-benefit analyses for each; Evaluate the economic and financial viability of the projects, in line with the underlying developmental strategy and goals of the region; Assist the team leader in assessing the viability raw water tariff.

GUANGXI NANNING URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Funder: Asian Development Bank, TA 4385
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
Location: People’s Republic of China
Year: 2005
Brief: The Project prepared a project proposal to reduce adverse economic, social and environmental impacts of flooding, river pollution, riverbank erosion, and depletion of the green environment of Nanning City. This will be done through improving local infrastructure, including riverbank stability; mitigating floods; isolating sources of pollution; and improving the ecological environment. The project more significantly supported the city’s strategic plans for improving domestic solid waste management.
Tasks: Main assignments performed by Poyry IDP’s expertise included extensive economic analyses of each project subcomponent that identified and explained the basic socioeconomic problems that the Project addresses; Identified and explained the economic rationale for NMG intervention, as well as the rationale and value-added of foreign aid; Forecasted demand for output of each subproject based on any projected user charges, and use the demand forecasts to establish the scale of each investment. Financial analysis was concurrently conducted on the preparation of infrastructure projects within the framework of the ADB Nanning Guangxi UID Project.