The Bangsamoro region in southern Philippines is getting support from the World Bank and the UNDP as it beefs up its disaster management capacity following the impact of a tropical storm in October where 62 people died and thousands were displaced. READ:
how to prepare people, communities, and local governments to be more resilient and ready to respond and recover from disasters better and faster,Norhana Kamid, World Bank coordinator for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao , said in a statement released by the regional government.
The program is jointly undertaken with national agencies, including the National Risk Reduction and Management Council and Department of Science and Technology, among others. The R2R will include capacity-building activities designed for local government leaders, disaster risk officers, planners, and budget officers to speed up preparations and implementation of respective recovery programs.
The UNDP, meanwhile, has announced that it has tapped Filipino environment and climate expert Glenn S. Banaguas to lead a project on climate security risk and vulnerability assessment in the BARMM.This initiative is unique in that it also takes into account key social factors in addition to the usual metrics.
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