Japanese envoy inaugurates Imus retarding basin to mitigate flooding in Cavite s low-lying areas
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Japan-designed retarding basin in Cavite inaugurated
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Published July 19, 2021, 2:00 PM
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has welcomed the call of the Philippine government to save the country’s watershed resources saying this could help reduce poverty, mitigate the effect of climate change, and boost disaster resiliency.
DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (center), DENR Assistant Secretary and Forest Management Bureau Director Marcial Amaro, Jr. (left), and JICA Philippines Chief Representative Azukizawa Eigo (right) during the recent launch of the Save the Watershed campaign at the DENR main office in Quezon City. (JICA)
JICA and the Forestland Management Project (FMP) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have partnered to promote community-based management of forestlands in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Ifugao, Nueva Ecija, and Iloilo under the Save Our Watershed campaign.