CALOOCAN CITY, April 22 (PIA) The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) presented its various projects supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a recent online forum on climate change organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP).
The webinar, “Incorporation of Disaster Risk Reduction to Philippine Resiliency” was the first part of the “Catching Up to Climate Change” online series which tackled the impact of climate change on the country and how businesses can best adapt to the global crisis. During the session, a distinguished panel of speakers discussed the Philippines’ vulnerability to climate change, services to protect the country from natural disasters, proper implementation of disaster preparedness programs from the government to the private sectors, preparation of businesses against natural disasters, climate change resiliency for the Asia-Pacific Region and underlying disaster risk precautions, and informat