(This report was first published online by the Philippine Information Agency on 14 October 2014. Original version is available in this link.)
by Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
Philippine Information Agency (PIA)
NAGA CITY, Oct. 14 (PIA) — A commitment to build a resilient community by environment stakeholders capped the 2-day Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) event held over the weekend at the Villa Caceres Hotel here.
In photo: Participants of "Ugnayan at Bahaginan" conference discuss their experiences and ideas on small-scale mitigation during their visit to a mangrove reforestation project in Barangay Cagsao in Calabanga, Camarines Sur. (Jigs Tenorio / ACCORD)
CamSur seals DRR confab with a unity statement
By: Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
Tuesday 14th of October 2014
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CamSur seals DRR confab with a unity statement
By: Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
Tuesday 14th of October 2014
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CamSur seals DRR confab with a unity statement
By: Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
Tuesday 14th of October 2014
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(This report was first published online by the Philippine Information Agency on 14 October 2014. Original version is available in this link.)
by Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
Philippine Information Agency (PIA)
NAGA CITY, Oct. 14 (PIA) — A commitment to build a resilient community by environment stakeholders capped the 2-day Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) event held over the weekend at the Villa Caceres Hotel here.
Dubbed “Ugnayan at Bahaginan: Building resilience through Good Governance,” the Assistance and Cooperation for Community Resilience and Development (ACCORD) gathered all environmental stakeholders, particularly members of vulnerable local government units and DRR practitioners to talk about the current DRR strategies and how LGUs have been able to incorporate some related actions on how to deal with disasters.
The event also marked the commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2014, a celebration of how people and communities became triumphant in reducing the ill-effects of natural calamities and raising the awareness of everyone to be more proactive in the campaign to save lives and properties and to elevate the appreciation for DRR. This year’s theme focused on older people and disasters.
The celebration also encouraged every inhabitant and local government units, including its small entities, to play an active role in building more disaster resilient communities, and eventually a nation resistant to catastrophe.
The Unity Statement speaks of the partners' recognition that natural calamities will become more extreme given the erratic climate change that most parts of the world is experiencing now. It also contains the stakeholder’s acknowledgment that the risks they might encounter might be from bad to worst due to various susceptibilities and environmental degradation.
ACCORD's DRR partners include Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and its Bureau of Local Government Development (BLGD), PAGASA, and CARE Nederland.
The local government units present, particularly the coastal towns of Calabanga and riverside towns of Bombon, Magarao and Canaman also committed to incorporate inclusive DRR in local development plans and integrate risk assessments in contingency plans and risk reduction plans. These LGUs also pledge to allocate a portion of their financial allocation for capacity building, drills and DRR-related activities.
LGU Calabanga, now under the stewardship of Mayor Eduardo Severo which has been working with ACCORD and CARE Nederland for the past years, already implemented DRR practices in some of its coastal barangays. The positive effect as far as mitigating and lessening the damages to the community every time disaster strikes in their locality, has earned Calabanga the national Gawad Kalasag Award in 2011.
These effects encouraged the towns of Bombon, Magarao and Canaman, located in the same Bicol River flood plain, to seek Calabanga’s intervention on how they can also enjoy the benefits of partnership from the said organizations.
“Calabanga LGU is a strategic partner of CARE Nederland. Our commitment to Calabanga is long-term. We also realize that our programs should consider the larger Bicol River Basin landscape if we are to be effective. Hence, when funding from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) presented an opportunity, it was easy to decide that we will also work with Bombon, Magarao and Canaman, as we are open to work with other municipalities in the sub-river basin,” CARE Nederland Representative in the Philippines Celso Dulce explained.
John Carlos M. Quijano, ACCORD Inc. Communications, Lobbying and Advocacy Staff thanked the attendees, particularly the members of the media for helping them bridge the ideas obtained and developed in the conference to the general public.
“Disaster Risk Reduction is one of the most pressing issues in the country and the people have the right to know that there are many more ways that the current strategies can be improved. We hope that you will continue to join us in keeping the public updated, and the country aware that all stakeholders can have a part in providing the country a more comprehensive framework that will take everyone closer to the most basic right to a life with dignity.” (MAL/LSM-PIA5/CamSur)
NAGA CITY, Oct. 14 (PIA) — A commitment to build a resilient community by environment stakeholders capped the 2-day Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) event held over the weekend at the Villa Caceres Hotel here.
Dubbed “Ugnayan at Bahaginan: Building resilience through Good Governance,” the Assistance and Cooperation for Community Resilience and Development (ACCORD) gathered all environmental stakeholders, particularly members of vulnerable local government units and DRR practitioners to talk about the current DRR strategies and how LGUs have been able to incorporate some related actions on how to deal with disasters.
The event also marked the commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2014, a celebration of how people and communities became triumphant in reducing the ill-effects of natural calamities and raising the awareness of everyone to be more proactive in the campaign to save lives and properties and to elevate the appreciation for DRR. This year’s theme focused on older people and disasters.
The celebration also encouraged every inhabitant and local government units, including its small entities, to play an active role in building more disaster resilient communities, and eventually a nation resistant to catastrophe.
The Unity Statement speaks of the partner’s recognition that natural calamities will become more extreme given the erratic climate change that most parts of the world is experiencing now. It also contains the stakeholder’s acknowledgment that the risks they might encounter might be from bad to worst due to various susceptibilities and environmental degradation.
DRRs partnersare Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Bureau of Local Government Development (BLGD), PAG ASA, and CARE Nederland.
The local government units present, particularly the coastal towns of Calabanga and riverside towns of Bombon, Magarao and Canaman also committed to incorporate inclusive DRR in local development plans and integrate risk assessments in contingency plans and risk reduction plans. These LGUs also pledge to allocate a portion of their financial allocation for capacity building, drills and DRR-related activities.
LGU Calabanga, now under the stewardship of Mayor Eduardo Severo which has been working with ACCORD and CARE Nederland for the past years, already implemented DRR practices in some of its coastal barangays. The positive effect as far as mitigating and lessening the damages to the community every time disaster strikes in their locality, has earned Calabanga the national Gawad Kalasag Award in 2011.
These effects encouraged the towns of Bombon, Magarao and Canaman, located in the same Bicol River flood plain, to seek Calabanga’s intervention on how they can also enjoy the benefits of partnership from the said organizations.
“Calabanga LGU is a strategic partner of CARE Nederland. Our commitment to Calabanga is long-term. We also realize that our programs should consider the larger Bicol River Basin landscape if we are to be effective. Hence, when funding from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) presented an opportunity, it was easy to decide that we will also work with Bombon, Magarao and Canaman, as we are open to work with other municipalities in the sub-river basin,” CARE Nederland Representative in the Philippines Celso Dulce explained.
John Carlos M. Quijano, ACCORD, Inc. Communications, Lobbying and Advocacy Staff thanked the attendees, particularly the members of the media for helping them bridge the ideas obtained and developed in the conference to the general public.
“Disaster Risk Reduction is one of the most pressing issues in the country and the people have the right to know that there are many more ways that the current strategies can be improved. We hope that you will continue to join us in keeping the public updated, and the country aware that all stakeholders can have a part in providing the country a more comprehensive framework that will take everyone closer to the most basic right to a life with dignity.” (MAL/LSM-PIA5/CamSur)
– See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=861413280110#sthash.xVjqqWgI.dpuf
In photo: Participants of "Ugnayan at Bahaginan" conference discuss their experiences and ideas on small-scale mitigation during their visit to a mangrove reforestation project in Barangay Cagsao in Calabanga, Camarines Sur. (Jigs Tenorio / ACCORD)
