MANILA -In preparation for the observance of the National Climate Change Consciousness Week in November 2022, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is still accepting submission of climate change stories for the "Mga Kwentong KLIMA-likasan" recognition awards until Oct. 21, 2022. The DENR Gender and Development Office is spearheading the recognition awards in partnership with Globe Telecom company. The resiliency recognition awards aims to highlight the long track record and important contribution and initiatives of women and men as decision-makers, caretakers, stakeholders, experts and educators in the environment, climate change, and disaster risk reduction sectors, and even organizations and local government units. Excluding the 1st and 2nd places, the competition contain two special categories Gender equality, women empowerment, and climate change award; and Digital technologies for climate change resilience awards. The climate change stories recogn
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Bagging first place honors was Annadine Marzinares with her entry, “Women Leadership, Trailblazers of Environmental Sustainability,” the DENR said in a statement Sunday, July 11.
The entry showcased the programs and projects initiated by the Botolan municipal government in achieving environmental sustainability in their municipality. These include fabrication and installation of artificial reef with coral transplantation, mangrove and forest reforestation, and solid waste management.
Marzinares earned P50,000 in cash prize for her efforts.
Meanwhile, Reynaldo Gonzales of the Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources in Zamboanga City received the second place prize of P40,000 for his entry, “Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (GHG): Zamboanga City Initiatives for Climate Change Mitigation.” The entry describes Zamboanga as one of the model cities that integrated the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as a component for their Local Climate Ch
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We may be living in the time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, but climate and disaster resiliency efforts remain an important endeavor in the Philippines.
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, chief coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response implementor in the Viayas
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To prove this, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently launched the “Mga Kwentong KLIMA-likasan Tungo sa Katatagan: A Climate and Disaster Resiliency Recognition Awards.”
DENR Sec. Roy A. Cimatu said the awards aim to give recognition to Filipino “movers and workers” who have been making change to bolster climate and disaster resiliency.