Ma. Lourdes Lim, director of the NEDA XI said as part of the investment plan for Davao Region will be the Davao City Bypass Construction Project, Davao City Coastal Bypass Road Project, Davao Public Transport Modernization Project, Mindanao Railway Project on the Tagum-Davao-Digos segment, Davao Sasa Port Modernization Project, Development Operations and Maintenance of the Davao Airport and the Davao-Island Garden City of Samal Bridge Project..

She said these projects are the big-ticket infrastructure developments that are being part of the investment program.

Lim explained that being part of the investment program entails a preceding feasibility study for the project to be considered by the funders.

“Once you are part of the pipeline in the public investment program, we can be assured that the budget authority will be provided by the national government to be assisted by our multi-lateral and bilateral partners,” she said.

Lim also revealed that disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation are also part of the strategy in the local, regional and national development plans.

She proposed to the development partners including the local government units and the line government agencies to consider projects that are climate-change proof.

“It means projects must be located in safe areas, employing green technology in the construction of facilities away from the environmentally critical areas,” Lim said.  (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)