Sunday, April 24, 2011

...the UN awardee

Cebu town wins U.N. award


April 24, 2011
Manila Bulletin

 CEBU (PIA) — San Francisco town in Camotes Island, Cebu has won the 2011 United Nations (UN) Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. This was announced recently by Senator Loren Legarda, chosen in 2008 UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Regional Champion for Disaster
Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific.

San Francisco’s Purok System in mobilizing local resources to address the vulnerability of its barangays was cited by government and non-government organizations and the UN as “very innovative” in creating local and practical solutions based on the communities’ unique needs.

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