QC participates in “Our Cities, Our Climate Exchange Program”

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/231476077668/qc-participates-in-our-cities-our-climate-exchange-program-
• Monday, October 10, 2016

(QC PAISO/RJB/SDL/PIA-NCR)

QUEZON CITY, Oct. 10 (PIA)—Quezon City has participated in the second annual “Our Cities, Our Climate” Exchange Program.

Mayor Herbert Bautista has designated Ms. Frederika C. Rentoy, Head of the Environment Protection and Waste Management Department (EPWMD), as the official delegate to the 10-day exchange program.

The exchange program is a learning experience which will gather 17 Urban Sustainability Directors from 16 countries. This program aims to highlight and advance city climate action by facilitating best practices and strengthening relations between local climate change leaders.

Mayor Bautista said that QC participated in the Exchange Program as a “way of building on our work toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.”

He added that Ms. Rentoy’s participation in the program will enable QC to share its own challenges and success in addressing climate change, while learning from other participating cities, as part of its commitment to broaden efforts and encourage global action. Mayor Bautista is enthusiastic that with this engagement, QC will have innovations and tools to tackle pressing local climate challenges while upscaling such actions for global impact.

The Our Cities, Our Climate program runs from October 5 – 15 and will cover travelling to the cities of San Francisco, Austin and Washington D.C. Each city will host meetings with US leaders in the sustainability field where there will be brainstorming and problem-solving sessions and briefings.

There will also be site visits focused on climate challenges such as solid waste management, transformation of energy supplies, building efficiency and adaptation planning.

The exchange program is a partnership between the US State Department and Bloomberg Philanthropies.