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Urban Development

ADB Community-Focused Poverty Reduction Study (2003 - 2004)

Kampung, Indonesia and Metro Manila, Philippines
The Project prepared assessments of ADB-funded projects in Payatas and Muntinlupa, Manila, specifically elaborating on the respective accomplishments and experiences of other initiatives undertaken by the UNICEF and the Indonesian Kampung Improvement Project that design strategies to contain and mitigate urban poverty. The Project undertook extensive knowledge management, valuation, and inventory via comprehensive review of urban poverty literature within health, educational and social development contexts, conducting an internal training sessions for senior ADB staff, and preparing detailed recommendations on complementary knowledge management strategies for the Asian region.

ADB Metro Manila Urban Services for the Poor Project (2005 - 2007)

Metro Manila, Philippines
The technical assistance Project primarily aimed to assist the Government carry out its asset-reform and poverty-reduction master schemes through the implementation of a 15-year Metro-wide phased strategy for land management, slum eradication, slum upgrading, socialized housing, urban renewal, economic, and commercial viability. The Project targeted 3 primary LGUs in Metro Manila - Quezon City, Taguig and Muntinlupa - for the first tranche of the loan assistance, and provided these identified beneficiary units with comprehensive cross-sector analyses necessary for determining the most affordable and self-sustaining tenure setup for informal settlers and low-income stakeholders. The Project also generated subproject appraisal reports, specific resettlement plans and options, tenure and dwelling alternatives, land use plans, stakeholder maps, environmental examination and scoping, and an encompassing sector roadmap capturing policy constraints, strategies, and recommendations vis-à-vis project deliverables.

Dong Hoi Public Administration Reform Pilot Project (1997 - 1999)

Dong Hoi, Quang Binh Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
The Project was aimed at improving and strengthening the urban management capacity of Dong Hoi, the capital town of Quang Binh Province, and at providing or improving essential urban infrastructure and services. The Project also retooled the municipality via an institutional reform component that covered urban strategic planning, long-term planning, medium-term investment programming, revenue generation and municipal financial management. In addition, capacitating initiatives were conducted to augment private sector participation, stakeholder culpability, planning and operational competencies, and the assessment of overall municipal financial performance.

Guangxi Nanning Urban Infrastructure Project (2005)

Guangxi, China
The infrastructure Project prepared a technical proposal to reduce adverse economic, social, and environmental impacts of flooding, river pollution, land subsidence and erosion, and degradation of greeneries of Nanning City. The proposal underscored strategies consistent with the city government’s local development plans for bolstering local infrastructure, including riverbank stability, ecological management and urban management. The Project was tasked provide key economic analysis and environmental examination of the applied subcomponents, including crafting detailed recommendations for improving user charges for public infrastructure. Financial analysis was also performed to enhance the technical component and to facilitate better infrastructure planning and budgeting.

Guyana Secondary Towns Infrastructure Development Project (1996 - 1997)

British Guyana
In this infrastructure development project supported by the World Bank, technical focus was afforded to heighten private sector participation, policy reform support, institutional capacity building, road works development, sanitation improvement, solid waste, sanitation and drainage management, market development, and environmental sustainability in five (5) towns in British Guyana. Financial and economic evaluations were conducted to assess the capacity of the beneficiary towns to manage and provide counterpart operational support for the proposed urban implements. The adequacy of the incumbent inter-governmental financial framework was also assessed and subjected to policy recommendations and community-based discussion.

Kalimantan and Sulawesi Urban Development Project (2003)

Kalimantan and Sulawesi Provinces, Indonesia
The urban development project aimed to expand infrastructure services and culpability by decentralizing the preparation processes in implementing urban development policies and reforms in the water sector. The project also sought for increased financial capability and self-sufficiency via increased local revenues, and improved management planning, computerization and performance monitoring. The Project assessed subproject financial and economic performances, and ably determined the proposed infrastructure services were least-cost solutions and generated adequate benefit streams. Thorough evaluations and recommendations were captured by consequent completion reports, and used in view of rehabilitating water supply and sanitation systems in smaller towns in the Indonesian provinces.

Malioboro Revitalization Project (2000)

Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The Project aimed at revitalizing the central business district of Yogyakarta through substantial upgrades in public infrastructure facilities and services provision - i.e., urban roadways, water supply, traffic management, solid waste management, etc. The Project envisioned a business center significantly friendlier to pedestrians in order to attract private business, and to facilitate efficient firm transactions and expansions. The reconfiguration also espoused urban renewal, the preservation of cultural heritage, urban greenery, land use rationalization, urban management systems and initiatives for local capacity building. Economic and financial evaluations were accordingly conducted to determine the feasibility of investment program, conduciveness for foreign-assistance, and the overall cost-recoverability.