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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
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ILOILO City – After four years of implementation, the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Water Security for Resilient Economic Growth and Stability (Be Secure) Project will come to end on July 2, 2017.
A close-out event held recently in this city intended to engage partners, present highlights of the project’s work, and sum up support in the last four years.
In Iloilo, Be Secure project’ accomplishments included:
* more than 68,000 people who previously did not have water access now enjoy potable drinking water at home as part of the Department of Interior and Local Government’s Salintubig program and the Iloilo provincial government’s Water and Sanitation Program
* 400 people trained on climate change adaptation and sanitation and disaster risk reduction
* 1,088 people trained in improved water and sanitation practices
* implement water demand management program, which resulted in the development of rainwater harvesting facilities in communities and the passage of a water efficiency and conservation bill to sustainably manage its fresh water resources
* $4.8 million mobilized and applied towards improved water and sanitation.
“USAID worked with groups of professionals that built solid foundation for addressing environmental challenges. Our partners spearheaded initiatives to clean up the Iloilo River, manage watersheds, and craft climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction plans. We collaborated to increase access to water sanitation and improve people’s resiliency to climate hazards,” said Jeremy Gustafon, director, Environment Office of USAID-Philippines.
Iloilo City’s Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. both thanked the USAID.
“I look forward to sustain these projects so that we could move forward and see tremendous results, and address with confidence our main, biggest challenge and problem on water security, andfulfill our goal to see economic growth,” said Mabilog.
Defensor, on the other hand, looked forward to more cooperation with USAID.
“Your assistance, your special concern will be deeply embedded in the recesses of the hearts of people. We are grateful and we look forward to your come back,” said the governor./PN
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