Philippines: DILG, Loren team up to prevent disasters

"We need a paradigm shift where we are always reactive during typhoons and disasters. Giving dole outs, sending victims to evacuation centers should be a picture of before, we should be ready even before typhoons strike," said Senator Loren Legarda as reported by Philstar.

The Senator was speaking at the launch of a regional forum on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. The event aims to educate local officials on how to mitigate climate change and lower disaster risks and was organized by her and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)- Local Government Academy.

The Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion International para el Desarrollo (AECID) also assisted with the workshop, and representative of the AECID as well as Spanish Ambassador Jorge Domecq, Norberto Gomez said that that about 18 Million Euros have been earmarked for addressing climate change adaptation and resiliency efforts.