Philippines: Cities seen key to climate change measures

Seventy local governments are striving to develop disaster-resilient provinces, towns and cities with the help of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), the acting chair of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (Ulap) said.

Some initiatives he highlights are: a climate field school for farmers in Dumangas in Iloilo, a child-centered disaster risk reduction program in San Francisco in Cebu, a climate change academy in Albay, a river rehabilitation project as a flood-control measure in this Pampanga capital and climate proofing of schools in Digos and Alaminos cities.