The British Embassy Manila has turned over its Global Future Cities Programme final reports to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, paving the way for the implementation of an integrated sustainability plan at New Clark City in Tarlac.
The British Embassy Manila has turned over its Global Future Cities Programme final reports to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority , paving the way for the implementation of an integrated sustainability plan at New Clark City in Tarlac.
Atty. Aristotle B. Batuhan, BCDA’s Officer-in-Charge President and CEO, formally received the final reports and scale model from Alistair White, deputy head of mission of the British Embassy Manila, during ceremonial rites at the BCDA office in Clark Global City. It marked the delivery of commitments under the memorandum of understanding that BCDA signed with the embassy, through the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office , in September 2020.
UK FCDO, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme , their project delivery team, and BCDA technical staff developed the integrated plan through multiple consultations using a participatory design process with stakeholders, project partners and BCDA Management. New Clark City, envisioned as a model economic hub outside of Metro Manila, was selected as a pilot area of the GFCP, an official development assistance technical assistance program that supports sustainable and inclusive development in 19 cities in 10 countries worldwide.
Under the New Clark City master plan, 60 percent of the 9,450-hectare land area is reserved for forests, open spaces and parks. Meanwhile, only 40 percent will serve as the developable area.
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