Climate-resilient housing launched in Naga

The local government of Naga City and the Bicol State College for Applied Science and Technology (BISCAST) inaugurated on Friday a house which can withstand the rigours of our changing climate.

The project is part of the Urban Nexus Project's Climate Change Resilient Pilot Housing initiative.

Spearheaded by the German company GIZ, the project seeks to utilize the interaction and synergies across sectors of energy, water and land use and the potential co-benefits of integrated resource management.

GIZ worked with the Naga City government and BISCAST to create the climate-resilient house.

In a report on Balitanghali, the house is described as eco-friendly, as it is equipped with solar power cells which supplies electricity. It also has a rainwater harvester which converts rainwater to potable water. Even the waste water could be recycled and reused.

The Climate Change Resilient Pilot Housing is part of the Urban Nexus, a

Naga City is among ten cities and provinces in Asia where the Urban Nexus is currently being implemented. The project is also being implemented in these areas:

• Ulan Bator, Mongolia
• Rizhao, China
• Weifang/Binhai Development Zones, China
• Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand
• Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Da Nang, Viet Nam
• Pekanbaru and Tanjungpinang in Indonesia
• Santa Rosa, Philippines

— Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena/TJD, GMA News