#BangonCordillera – Various government agencies come together to report damages and plan for the rehabilitation of the region. BAGUIO – The Cluster Committee on Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery of the CAR Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) met last October 1 to discuss the formulation of the Ompong rehabilitation and recovery plan to set continue reading : NEDA and OCD lead Cordillera rehab
Sharing Ideas – The international forum was a venue to share papers on the ways indigenous knowledge and practices in areas of disaster risk reduction, enterprise and education adapt to change. BONTOC, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE – Delegates from over 20 institutions all over the country met in the 1st International Forum on Innovations for Indigenous Peoples’ continue reading : Researchers keep indigenous knowledge alive and relevant
Governor Denis Habawel of the Province of Ifugao and NEDA-CAR Director and Cordillera Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) Chairperson Milagros A. Rimando signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that pushed for a DRR-enhanced framework plan for Ifugao. The MOA, signed during a workshop conducted by the Cordillera Regional Land Use Committee (CAR RLUC) on April continue reading : NEDA inks partnership with Ifugao for a DRR-enhanced Provincial Physical Framework Plan
ADG Marcelina E. Bacani was the keynote speaker during the 8th Community based Monitoring System (CBMS) Philippine National Conference on March 19,2012 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. In her speech, she emphasized that as the planning agency, NEDA’s role in reducing the impact of disasters and climate change is directed at improving planning continue reading : ADG Bacani Advocates Mainstreaming DRR and CCA in the 8th CBMS Philippine National Conference