Three Moro women leaders participated in the General Santos City Scenario Building Exercises for Climate Change Adaptation which is part of the Business Risk Assessment and the Management of Climate Change Impacts Study held at Green Leaf Hotel in General Santos City on August 12-13, 2014.
Representatives from the business sector, local government units and civil society organizations joined the exercises where they also learned the current status of the environment.
The Moro women leaders who are also environmental advocates who joined the activity were Engr. Tita Suib, Chairperson of Muslim Business Forum, Bai Ruby Kanda, President of Royal Ladies group in the city, and Zuraida Anayatin, a convener of Mothers for Peace in Gensan Zuraida M. Anayatin.
The study is spearheaded by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) with the financial support of BPI Foundation.
The project rationale states that it aims at helping city planners and decision-makers assess climate change impacts, identify opportunities and decide on a sustainable strategy, site-specific interventions and standards of next practice that will allow the city to retain economic viability and respond more competitively in climate-defined future.
Moreover, it also aims to provide key stakeholders from the business sector and local government a practical understanding of governance and site-specific business vulnerabilities, risks and opportunities in key cities.
The project covered the cities of Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Iloilo in 2011, CDO, Dagupan , Laoag and Zamboanga in 2012, Angeles, Batangas, Naga and Tacloban in 2013 and currently continues in the towns of General Santos, Puerto Princess, Butuan and Santiago.
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The Moro women leaders who are also environmental advocates who joined the activity were Engr. Tita Suib, Chairperson of Muslim Business Forum, Bai Ruby Kanda, President of Royal Ladies group in the city, and Zuraida Anayatin, a convener of Mothers for Peace in Gensan Zuraida M. Anayatin.
The study is spearheaded by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) with the financial support of BPI Foundation.
The project rationale states that it aims at helping city planners and decision-makers assess climate change impacts, identify opportunities and decide on a sustainable strategy, site-specific interventions and standards of next practice that will allow the city to retain economic viability and respond more competitively in climate-defined future.
Moreover, it also aims to provide key stakeholders from the business sector and local government a practical understanding of governance and site-specific business vulnerabilities, risks and opportunities in key cities.
The project covered the cities of Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Iloilo in 2011, CDO, Dagupan , Laoag and Zamboanga in 2012, Angeles, Batangas, Naga and Tacloban in 2013 and currently continues in the towns of General Santos, Puerto Princess, Butuan and Santiago.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1174-moro-women-leaders-join-scenario-building-exercises-for-climate-change-adaptation
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