The Hydrology for Environment, Life, and Policy (HELP Network Davao) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) organized a Stakeholders’ Consultation and Meeting for the implementation of one of their Sustainability Science projects entitled Demonstration Site on “Enhancing Resilience to Disasters of Urban Water Systems of Mindanao” in the Philippines.Representatives …
Sunday, 29 November 2015The Panguil Bay Development Council (PBDC) and Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) national director Asis G. Perez declared Panguil Bay, a fishing ground in Mindanao, sanggab-free.“Sanggab” or filter nets are illegal fishing structures that proliferated in the Bay. Based on …
The Mindanao River Basin Management Council (MRBMC) held its First Regular Meeting last 7 December 2015 at the Pinnacle Hotel, Davao City. The meeting was presided by the MRBMC Chairperson Cardinal Orlando Quevedo. Also present were Governors Lala Talino of North Cotabato and Daisy Fuentes of South Cotabato, along with MinDA’s Director …
(CNN) — Looks like Earth is already halfway to the danger zone. Less than two weeks before a crucial global climate summit in Paris kicks off, NOAA, NASA and other global temperature monitors released data showing that the planet is halfway to two degrees of warming, the much publicized limit of …
By: Germelina Lacorte | Philippine Daily Inquirer12:15 AM November 15th, 2015Learning from the devastation of Typhoon “Pablo” (international name: Bopha) and Tropical Storm “Sendong” (international name: Washi), Mindanao is preparing for climate change by taking a long hard look at, and rehabilitating, its critical river basins.From the highest mountain ridges to …
By Antonio L. Colina IV on November 13 2015 2:41 pmDAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 November) – Mindanao’s eight river basin organizations will be strengthened in the next four years for their transition into a council with a mandate to craft policies, officials of the Mindanao Development Authority said Thursday.Joan Barrera, chief …
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 By ACE JUNE RELL S. PEREZ THE Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), in partnership with Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), is rooting on the collaboration of Mindanao River Basin Organization (RBOs) to address river basin issues brought about by geo-political boundaries and administrative jurisdictions.Secretary Luwalhati R. …
Conference Objectives: 1. Promote cooperation among river basin stakeholders (national and local authorities, policy experts, river basin managers, academe, advocates; 2. Package 3-year priority interventions for the strengthening of RBOs; 3. Facilitate possible support for RBO priorities; and, 4. Share knowledge and innovative ideas on river basin management Expected Outcomes: …
Kapihan sa SM at the SM City Davao Annex was conducted earlier today for the 1st Mindanao River Basin Conference on November 11-12, 2015 at the Grand Regal Hotel, Davao City. With its theme “Strengthening Partnership for Dynamic River Basins in Mindanao,” the conference will serve as a platform to gather …
Student leaders from seven public elementary schools in Davao City led around 500 graders including their teachers in a tree planting activity dubbed as “TreeVolution of the Young,” that aimed at helping mitigate the impact of climate change.The officers of the Supreme Pupil Government District Federation of Davao Central District …
