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Cebu province presents LGU blueprint for disaster management, climate change
- Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=974995
- Monday, March 27, 2017
- (PNA), /EB/SSC
CEBU CITY (PNA) -- Cebu province’s 51 local government units (LGUs) will soon have their own disaster risk reduction management-climate change adaptation (DRR-CCA) plans before the end of this year, an official said.
DRR-CCA project consultant Aloysius Mariae Cañete said they already prepared the blueprint of the joint venture mainstreaming project for 51 LGUs in the province.
Cañete, of A2D Project, said that aside from the 51 LGUs, there will also be a plan for the Cebu provincial government during the seven-month project duration period.
Cañete said that every LGU will be involved in formulating its own disaster management plan.
DRR-CCA is a worldwide collaborative effort of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in reducing the vulnerability of communities and contributing to sustainable development.
Cañete said the project will be the first aligned and harmonized undertaking that is actually being done in the country, adding that they will use all available maps that are accessible and easy to understand.
Mae Elizabeth Ybañez, of Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), said Cebu is the first province to have a GIS (geographic information system) supported raw database maps, currently with the Provincial Planning and Development Office through an Australian grant.
GIS is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking and displaying data related to positions on the earth surface.
But due to the large size of Cebu province, Canete said they will implement it through cluster approach, dividing the province into five clusters, namely north, mid-north, central, mid-south and south.
Each cluster has specified LGU venue for trainings like Bogo City, Tuburan, Mandaue City, Moalboal and Boljoon, he said.
Angela Tiangco, of Berkman International, said most of the other provinces simply integrated their DRRM plan with the comprehensive land use plan (CLUP) plan and tourism plan.