Local training program to help communities address climate and disaster risks problems

The Climate Change Commission (CCC), through ‘Project Climate Twin Phoenix’, is conducting a disaster risk reduction/climate change adaptation (DRR/CCA) training to help strengthen the disaster resilience of high risk communities in Cagayan De Oro.

The three-day training which starts today is facilitated by Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan and Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, which are the local implementing partners of the project. The training aims to build the capacity of local officials involved in disaster risk management to prepare for, and effectively respond to, disasters. It also seeks to promote mainstreaming of disaster management into the development processes.

Participants to the training will be shown how to conduct vulnerability and risk assessments during the workshop as well as be guided on the preparation of the city’s disaster risk management (DRM) plan. Experts in disaster risk reduction and management and climate change adaptation will guide the conduct of the interactive sessions which would consist of presentations, lectures, and workshops.

Project Climate Twin Phoenix is a project implemented by the CCC and with support and technical assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Australian Government, to put in place a long term capacity development programme for cities and municipalities, addressing disaster risks from climate change and other related natural hazards.