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[LOOK] The SHIELD Programme held a Partners’ Dialogue with Albay Province to mark a significant milestone in their recovery following the Mayon Volcano unrest in 2023 and underscore the importance of multistakeholder partnerships and resource mobilization in accelerating recovery efforts. Read more go.undp.org/Z8M The Dialogue’s key points included the recovery plan for those in the…

#EnvironmentForLife || The Quezon City (QC) local government unit has pledged its commitment to work with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and its implementing partners of Project TRANSFORM (Transdisciplinary Approach for Resilience and Environmental Sustainability through Multistakeholder Engagement) during the #EarthDay celebration on April 22 at the QC City Hall. This partnership…

LOOK: National Resilience Council (NRC)  Strengthens Contextualized Approach through Adopt-A-City (AAC) initiative. The NRC fellows, Dr. Gregory Tangonan and Dr. Emma Porio, met with stakeholders from the University of San Carlos- Water Resources Center (USC-WRC), Mandaue City Disaster Risk Management Office (MDRRMO), Mandaue City Comprehensive National High school (MCCNHS), and the Desalination plant in Cordova…

ICYMI: The National Resilience Council (NRC) together with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PSBP) and other implementing partners of the Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities Against Disasters and Climate Change or SHIELD Programme, conducted a Joint Capacity Assessment Activity in five program areas: Quezon, Albay, Eastern Samar, Davao Oriental, and Agusan Del Norte, last…

ICYMI: YEAR-STARTER PLANNING WITH THE SHIELD CONSORTIUM The two-day Year-Starter Planning of the Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities against Disasters and Climate Change (SHIELD) Programme gathered key stakeholders from DILG, Provincial local government units, along with the Consortium Partners convened by the UNDP. Together, they collectively identified priorities, allocated resources, and created an implementation roadmap,…

City Government of Mandaue, NRC, and partners pledges partnership for resilient city In a significant step towards building a more resilient Mandaue city, the National Resilience Council (NRC) and the City Government of Mandaue, together with Vivant Foundation Inc. (VFI), Visayan Electric Company (VECO), University of San Carlos (USC), and Carlos P. Romulo Foundation (CPRF),…

NRC initiates dialogue for partnerships with Mandaue City The National Resilience Council (NRC) had a courtesy meeting with Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) Head, Mr. Buddy Alain Ybañez, on 6 Feb 2024. An initial discussion in preparation for the recently held ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as well as…

Last February 6, the National Resilience Council (NRC) paid a visit to the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) to explore potential partnerships that will enhance resilience on a community-level in the province of Cebu.  Together with RAFI’s COO Riella Guioguio, Chief CAP Officer Estee Plunket, Program Officer Pet Rom, a dialo integrating the NRC’s Barangay…

LOOK: DENR, NRC held Workshop for the Formulation of Project TRANSFORM Framework for Rizal On January 24, 2024, various stakeholders coming from different private sector partners, academic institutions, and civil society organizations together with the local government units of Antipolo, Baras, Rodriguez, San Mateo, and Tanay of the Province of Rizal gathered to develop an…