March 15, 2015
MANILA — Philippine lawmakers called on members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to create in their countries the policy environment for effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) and enact laws that provide incentives to the private sector to build disaster resilient houses and communities.
Senator Loren Legarda and Congressman Rufus Rodriguez, who are attending the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction being held in Japan from March 13 to 18, issued the call in their respective remarks at the IPU […]
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March 14, 2015
SENDAI, Japan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women’s vulnerability to disasters is a sign not of weakness but of inequality, and barriers to women taking the lead in protecting themselves must be removed, top politicians and officials told a U.N. conference on Saturday.
Philippine Senator Loren Legarda said statistics showed women face greater risks in times of disaster.
In the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, for example, women accounted for 70 percent of the deaths in Aceh, Indonesia, and parts of India. Most residents […]
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March 14, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda chairs today the High Level Multi-stakeholder Partnership Dialogue on Mobilizing Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction, where Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will deliver the keynote speech.
The event is one of the high level dialogues at the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan.
“Through this forum, we want to be able to contribute to making the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction a document that would not only urge nations to mobilize women’s leadership […]
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March 14, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today said that strengthening multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) is one area where legislation for disaster risk reduction (DRR) can be improved.
Legarda, who was a panelist for the Parliamentary Meeting on Governance and Legislation for DRR organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), said that legislation for MHEWS will make a difference in reducing disaster risks and building the resilience of nations and communities.
“We need to effectively reduce disaster […]
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March 13, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today said she will urge participants of the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) to place gender equality and women empowerment at the heart of the Post-2015 Framework for DRR as she co-chairs a high level forum on women’s leadership in DRR.
Legarda, UNISDR Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific, will co-chair the High Level Multi-stakeholder Partnership Dialogue on Mobilising Women’s Leadership in DRR with Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs Sanae Takaichi. […]
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