Sendai, Japan – Philippine legislators are seeking the amendment of the Climate Change Act and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Management Act to fill the gaps in the implementation of these laws and strengthen the link between DRR and climate change adaptation.
Sen. Loren Legarda bared that during the Parliamentary Meeting on Governance and Legislation for Disaster Risk Reduction organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the Philippines was cited for having […]
Senator Loren Legarda and fellow United Nations champions for disaster risk reduction (DRR) will lead a global campaign to raise awareness on DRR and climate change adaptation (CCA) following a special meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Office for DRR (UNISDR) head Margareta Wahlstrom on Sunday, 15 March 2015.
Legarda, UNISDR Champion for DRR and CCA for Asia-Pacific, said that UNSG Ban Ki-moon has encouraged the UN DRR Champions to lead DRR-CCA awareness campaigns in their respective regions, especially in […]
Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Opening Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
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15 March 2015 | Sendai, Japan
Globally, economic losses due to disasters are taking a toll on development. These losses will continue to escalate unless disaster risk reduction and management becomes integral to national development plans and business investment strategies.
In its Global Assessment Report (GAR) on Disaster Risk Reduction 2015, the United […]
3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Sendai, Japan, March 15, 2015
PHILIPPINE STATEMENT
(Delivered by Senator Loren Legarda on behalf of President Benigno Aquino III)
Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon.
We, the Philippine delegation, would like to extend our gratitude to the people and Government of Japan and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and its partners for organizing this Conference. We also come to express our solidarity with the nation of Japan, as we honor the memory […]
On behalf of President Benigno S. Aquino III and the Philippine delegation, Senator Loren Legarda will deliver today, 15 March 2015, the Philippine Official Statement at the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan.
“The Philippine Statement is a declaration of our commitment to disaster risk reduction. We share with the world how amid our vulnerability, the Philippines has been undertaking serious efforts to building resilience by adhering to the five priority action plans of the Hyogo […]
