BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera office of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-CAR) announced that Baguio City has been nominated as one of the locations to establish an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management (IMSWM) project.
However, the EMB-CAR has been in close coordination with the representatives of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to include the municipalities of La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, tuba and Tublay which comprise the BLISTT) for the conduct of site assessment.
Earlier, the GGGI wrote the EMB-Car on July 8, 2024 relative to the implementation of a project entitled ‘Advancing ASEAN-Korean Cooperation in Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management for Environmentally Sustainable Cities.
The EMB-CAR initially scheduled a site visit to the identified locations of the project on August 5-9, 2024.
Representatives from the concerned government agencies and participating local governments will be attending the scheduled kick off meeting on Monday, August 5, 2024 at the city hall.
Part of the agenda during the said meeting will be introduction to GGGI, introduction to the project, overview of the solid waste management in the Cordillera, provinces and cities with discussion and discussion of the strategies of the site visits. By Dexter A. See
