Group brings ‘Noah’s Ark’ to Bacolod

THE Corporate Network for Disaster Response (CNDR) has partnered with Smart Communications Inc. and the Bacolod city government to bring Noah’s Ark project to the city.

Noah’s Ark project is CNDR’s community preparedness program that aims to increase the capacities of local government units and high-risk communities to cope with the hazards of flooding.

Under the agreement that was signed recently in the city’s New Government Center, the CNDR, through the funding from Smart, will train local government officials and volunteers on setting up systems and procedures on community flood early warning system, communication protocols and evacuation procedures.

The series of assessments, talks and workshops will culminate in an actual community flood drill.

The agreement was signed by Smart Public Affairs head for Visayas and Mindanao lawyer Jane Paredes, CNDR executive director Hilda Tabar-Cleofe, and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia.