The first City Consultation was conducted November 23 - 26, 1999, when more than two hundred and fifty (250) multi-stakeholders were invited and approximately eighty percent (80%) participated in the 4-day event. Discussion Groups were organized according to the three (3) issues highlighted in the first Environmental Profile: solid waste management, coastal resource management, and air and water quality management. Task Forces were established to address each of the issues during a follow-up multi-stakeholders orientation workshop. Each Task Force selected a chairman, and members took a "Pledge of Commitmenth (witnessed by the EPM Staff) as a visible sign of true commitment to meet regularly to review, develop and implement action plans to address priority sub-issues and concerns on their area of concern. .
A second City Consultation was conducted in January 2007, attended by representatives from the government, research institutes, private sector, NGOs and Peoples Organizations; to discuss and agree intervention strategies for the identified issues of air pollution and traffic management, solid waste management, coastal & water resource management, and institutional strengthening. Proposition papers on each subject were presented which analyzed causes, implications and policy options for future strategy development. The City Consultation also established four cross-sectoral Working Groups to continue the discussions through to action plan implementation through demonstration projects.
