Posted October 28, 2014
Written
by Gloria Villas
Department
of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in partnership with the Office of Civil
Defense (OCD) opened here on Monday the Contingency Planning Workshop for Malay
local government units-and Boracay in
line with their goal of ensuring climate change adaptive and disaster resilient
communities.
The
three-day workshop was attended by disaster risk reduction and management
officers and stakeholders from the municipalities of Malay and Aklan Province.
OCD
Regional Director Rosario Cabrera said the event aims to assist LGU
participants on the formulation or updating of contingency plans for possible
disaster risks or hazards in their respective localities and for them to practice
what they have learned from their previous training on Geographic Information
System (GIS) for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Vulnerability Reduction.
OCD
Regional Director also thanked DILG for coming up with such activity as
preparation of contingency plan compared to DRRM plan, will provide LGUs an effective action and
judicious mobilization of resources in response to specific type of disaster or
emergency.
She
also emphasized the importance of continuously developing the skills of local
leaders or DRRM officers in formulating contingency plans in ensuring a climate
change adaptive and disaster resilient communities in Malay especially in the
island of Boracay.
Meanwhile,
Contingency planning workshop in Boracay is scheduled October 27-30, 2014 at
Eurotel Hotel Boracay.
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