Greeneration Summit: Preparing locally for climate change

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(UPDATED) Local officials from across the nation gather for Day 2 of the Greeneration Summit

Poster by the Climate Change Commission

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATED) One of the many realizations that Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) brought is that climate change has devastating effects and these are becoming more intense each passing year.

On November 18, 2008, Proclamation No. 1667 was passed to declare November 19 to 25 of every year as the Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week. The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has held different efforts each year to promote ways to adapt to climate change.

This year, the CCC, in partnership with Rappler, will hold the “Greeneration Summit: A National Gathering for Youth Empowerment on Climate Change” from November 25 to 27 at SMX beside Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

The event will bring together youth from around the country and teach them about climate change and its adverse effects. It will also be an avenue to dialogue and raise concerns about climate change with policy makers, national leaders and media personalities.

Adaptation is local

On Day 2 of the Greeneration Summit, local chief executives and officials gathered to share best practices and learn about climate change adaptation at the local level. 

Vice President Jejomar Binay opened the day with a challenge to local governors and mayors to take climate change seriously in light of the country’s recent series of extreme weather events. 

The immediate questions before us are how we can prevent or abate global warming, and how we can address the destructive impact of climate change,” said Binay. 

The Vice President also reminded the audience of the government’s National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), which charts the government’s response to climate change. But, he warned, the plan will be useless unless it is brought down to the ground. 

Our plans cannot be crafted with merely the broadest of strokes. It is vital that they be distilled to consider the intricacies and peculiarities of the various communities, if they are to be truly responsive and resilient. A thorough degree of local planning will insure that we are better prepared for whatever nature may send our way.”

WATCH: Day 2 (November 26) of the Greeneration Summit:

At the summit, Rappler also launched Project Agos, a collaboration between the public and private sectors to raise awareness of the need for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Agos integrates crowdsourcing, mapping, and social media in a unified information platform that will bridge disaster preparedness and response initiatives of the government, civil society, and the citizens.

Missed the conference? You can read about what happened in Rappler’s blog:

– Rappler.com


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