May 22, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda
Lead Statement
Designing Solutions for Climate and Resource Risks
World Economic Forum, Manila
22 May 2014 – Makati Shangri-La Hotel
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report of March 2014 highlights the risks posed by climate change to the global effort to tackle priority development issues. Because of climate change, poverty alleviation and achieving food security will become increasingly difficult, new poverty traps will arise as existing obstacles remain, and economic growth will slow down.[1]
Policies play an important role in our […]
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May 22, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda
DRR Situationer
Designing Solutions for Climate and Resource Risks
World Economic Forum, Manila
22 May 2014 – Makati Shangri-La Hotel
The world’s attention was focused on the Philippines more than six months ago when Haiyan, the world’s strongest typhoon to make landfall, hit our country.
Entire towns and cities in Central Philippines were flattened, affecting nearly 10 million people. More than 6,000 people perished, and to date, a thousand more are missing.
Damage to property, infrastructure, and livelihood was staggering, estimated at USD2.2 […]
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May 21, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda’s Keynote Speech
Launch of the Global Environment Fund’s Small Grants Programme (SGP) Operational Phase 5
21 May 2014
Allow me first to congratulate the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), especially its Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), for the Launch of the Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme (SGP) Operational Phase 5.
The state of biodiversity in the Philippines
We welcome the decision, designating the Philippines as a […]
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May 20, 2014
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
1st Ceremony for the Commemoration of the Asian Living Human Treasures
May 20, 2014 – Manila Hotel
It is often said that historical and cultural sites, stories and traditions convey our values, beliefs and aspirations that lay the foundation of a nation’s identity. Here in the Philippines, the Historic Town of Vigan in Ilocos Sur brings Filipinos back in time and gives a bittersweet feeling as it reminds us of the challenges our […]
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May 6, 2014
Privilege Speech for National Heritage Month 2014
06 May 2014 – Senate Session Hall
In November last year, we warmly received the news that the Philippines has won a seat in the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. It was certainly great news especially after the unfortunate earthquake that damaged several of our heritage churches in Bohol.
This successful election could have been triggered by several achievements in the country’s heritage conservation programs, among many factors.
The year 2012 saw the removal of the Rice Terraces of […]
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