SURIGAO City, Nov. 18, 2010— A community-driven campaign for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction was launched here with the optimism that Congress passes House Bill 3825 or the ‘People’s Survival Fund (PSF)’ as an urgent measure to allocate much-needed funding to address the damages by disasters occurring in the country.
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Depensa launched in Surigao City
Community-led initiatives for disaster risk reduction set for launching in Surigao City
by Ben Serrano
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 15 (Philippines News Agency) -- A community-driven campaign for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction dubbed "Depensa!" will be launched in Surigao City on Thursday, Nov. 18.
Natural disaster losses seen tripling by century’s end
November 12, 2010, Business World
ANNUAL GLOBAL losses from natural disasters, excluding the impact of climate change, could triple to $185 billion by the end of the century, a joint report from the World Bank and the United Nations (UN) released Thursday night showed.
Enrile moves to rescue Climate Change Act from funding woes
Senate Press Release
November 11, 2010
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile today said he will not allow the environmental and disaster-risk mitigation measures under the Climate Change Act of 2009 to be waylaid by lack of funds.
Enrile has moved for the establishment of a People's Survival Fund under the above-mentioned law to provide the government the long-term finance streams it needs to effectively address climate change.
Climate finance pushed as La Niña starts
Kathrina Alvarez, Sun Star
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
MANILA -- After several provinces in Northern Luzon felt the wrath of super typhoon Juan (international name: Megi), a Cebuano lawmaker called for a climate finance for disaster risk reduction and management.
Representative Gabriel Luis Quisumbing (sixth district, Cebu) filed a House resolution urging the committee on national defense to conduct an inquiry on the implementation of Republic Act 9729 or the act mainstreaming climate change into government policy formulations which also created the Climate Change Commission.
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