December 21, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today called for resilient recovery from the destruction wrought by Typhoon Yolanda and other disasters, stressing that communities should not rebuild the risks.
Legarda, the United Nations Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, made the statement as the country welcomed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is in the Philippines to personally assess the situation in Tacloban, which was greatly devastated by Typhoon Yolanda.
“We expect the UN Secretary-General to highlight the need to build back better, […]
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December 19, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today welcomed the visit to the Philippines of United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon, stressing that it would help boost the country’s disaster resiliency initiatives especially in light of the recent devastation brought by Typhoon Yolanda.
Legarda, UN Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific, said that the UNSG’s presence sends a strong message of hope for affected communities and highlights the need to build back better, stronger and wiser.
“We appreciate UN Secretary-General Ban […]
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December 18, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the increasing global temperature is seen to bring about a decrease in production of rice and several essential crops, stressing that with the absence of robust adaptation strategies, climate change will further imperil the country’s food security.
“A 2009 study by the Asian Development Bank showed that rice yield in the Philippines can decline by 75% in 2100 with the lack of climate change adaptation programs. The typhoons, floods and droughts from 1970 to 1990 […]
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December 10, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the 2014 proposed national budget has been crafted to ensure that programs on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation are given due importance and priority in the national agenda.
“For the very first time since the enactment of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRM) Law in 2010, the fund allocated for its implementation will now be called the NDRRM Fund. It was previously called the Calamity Fund and therefore the focus was […]
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December 9, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today echoed the United Nations’ call to strengthen the role of women in the peace building process and urged the Senate to look into the country’s implementation of the provisions of a UN Security Council Resolution on the issue.
Legarda, in her report to the Senate on the outcome of her official mission to the Women in Parliaments Global Forum – Annual Summit held in Brussels, Belgium on November 27-29, 2013, said that aside from celebrating the Philippines’ […]
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