Air and Noise Pollution

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Air and Noise Pollution Reduction Strategies
for Tricycle Sub-Sector in Puerto
Princesa City
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Background

• Assessment of tricycle sub-sector in Puerto
  (April Aug 2004)
• Prioritization of strategies (Oct 2004)
• Additional assistance for
• pilot testing of strategies
• (April 2005)
• LOA signing (Sept 2005)

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Project Objectives

• Reduce environmental and health hazards by
  reducing air and noise pollution from tricycles
  without impairing the drivers / operators
  income levels by
• Promoting the use of more efficient tricycle
  engines and sound operation practices
• Developing livelihood entrepreneurial skills of
  tricycle drivers/operators and
• Strengthening local capacities on CAA enforcement

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Project Components(1)

• Preventive maintenance (clean-up) trainings to at
  least 400 tricycle drivers/operators
• Vocational course on Motorcycle Servicing to at
  least 25 tricycle drivers/operators to be
  certified engine mechanics
• TRIKE Fund as seed money for (i) purchase of
  new/more efficient engines, (ii) investment on
  alternative livelihood, and (iii) construction of
  service centers/refilling stations

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Project Components(2)

• Livelihood development trainings for at least 100
  tricycle drivers/operators
• Effective ambient air quality management database
  system
• Roadside monitoring and apprehension
• Dissemination of lessons learned

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Approaches Preventive Maintenance

• Selection of participating tricycle drivers/
  operators, equally distributed among TODA
  population
• 3-hr demonstration
• and hands-on training
• Distribution of manuals on
• 2-stroke and 4-stroke
• engines

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Approaches Engine Mechanics

• Selection of participating tricycle drivers/
  operators, each signed LOA with respective TODA
• 3-month vocational course program
• Certification as engine mechanics

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Approaches TRIKE Fund

• Selection of an MFI to administer and manage the
  Fund
• 120,000 from ADB and 30,000 from CGPP
• Special interest rates and repayment packages
  compared to typical MFI loans
• Turn-over to CGPP upon Project completion

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Approaches Livelihood Training

• Partnership with national and local livelihood
  development agencies for technical training
• Provision of soft loans for investments in
  alternative livelihood activities
• Partnership with local industries associations
  for product marketing

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Approaches Ambient Air Quality

• Partnership with laboratories specializing in air
  pollution assessment
• Training for City ENRO
• personnel in installation,
• operation and maintenance
• of air sampler
• Results of air sampling analysis used to
  establish monitoring data

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Approaches Roadside Apprehension

• Selection of City ENRO officers as deputies
• Demonstration and
• hands-on training on
• the use of gas analyzer
• and noise meter
• Actual roadside monitoring
• Updating of fines and penalties
• Actual roadside apprehension

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Approaches Lessons Learned

• Documentation of Project activities
• Formulation of policy advocacies for the adoption
  of national framework for tricycle transport
  development
• Participation to national and international fora
• Local and national seminars

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Accomplishments 1st year (1)

• About 480 tricycle drivers/operators trained to
  do regular preventive maintenance now training
  fellow TODA members
• Adoption of a TODA-wide Resolution in conducting
  regular engine clean-up
• 25 certified engine mechanics
• 45,000 (30) of TRIKE Fund has been loaned out,
  with 100 repayment rate

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Accomplishments 1st year (2)

• Livelihood trainings to at least 70 tricycle
  drivers/operators have been conducted
• At least 3 CENRO personnel have been deputized as
  CAA enforcers
• Actual roadside monitoring have been conducted
  for 1 month