CLARK FREEPORT --- Environment advocates have recently submitted to Clark Development Corporation (CDC) a study on the proposed infrastructure development to assist the state-run firm to plan and design future infrastructure development inside this premiere investment destination in Central Luzon.
Kabang Kalikasan Ng Pilipinas Foundation Inc. (KKPFI) has turned over recently "maps and e-files" which will serve as CDC's planning tool on infrastructure development inside the Freeport.
The study was committed by the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC) for CDC at no cost to the government.
Last December 2015, CDC entered into an agreement with KKPFI-- also known as the World Wide Fund for Nature -- Philippines (WWF-Philippines)--for the development of "All-Weather Urban Corridor Project" funded by the YGC.
The project is a map comprising of road networks with good drainage systems installed which are passable to vehicles despite the presence of water, with low impact to affect the transportation of goods, services and people.
KKPFI is a non-stock, non-profit organization engaged in the conservation and preservation of the environment in selected areas of the Philippines by helping communities adapt to climate change, switch to clean renewable sources of energy and infuse sustainability into the lives and businesses of Filipinos.
Clark has been selected by WWF-Philippines because of its strategic location and high elevation.
CDC and KKPFI have tied up to spread awareness on the urgency of the climate change crisis, including its adverse impacts and how to provide solutions.
The foundation conducted transport access mapping study focusing on the connection of Clark and Angeles City.
The project study includes an assessment of "road vulnerability" which refers to the inability of the road network to withstand the effects of extreme weather conditions.