SECRETARY of the Interior and Local Government (SILG) Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla on Monday called called on all local and regional governments in the Asia-Pacific Region to “act now and act fast” on disaster risk reduction as the region is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world.
SECRETARY of the Interior and Local Government Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla on Monday called called on all local and regional governments in the Asia-Pacific Region to “act now and act fast” on disaster risk reduction as the region is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world.
“We hope that through this Assembly, we will secure everyone’s commitment to plan and execute decisive and urgent local actions on disaster risk reduction and management more expediently,” Remulla said.The Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction also stressed the need to strengthen the role of local authorities for multi-hazard risk governance, among others.
He said the DILG will continuously provide policy guidance, technical support and capacity interventions to local government units to ensure that they are empowered and equipped to lead DRR efforts in their respective jurisdictions.
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