DENR signs deal with MAP to boost climate actions

FILE PHOTO: A small portion of a dried rice field in Pulilan, Bulacan is waiting to be irrigated on Monday, February 26, 2024.  INQUIRER / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) entered into a pact with the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) to boost the country’s climate actions and hosting of the 2024 Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR).

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two offices on Friday, July 12, is expected to support the Philippines’ submission of international and national policies by highlighting the DENR’s programs on “clean air, carbon emission inventory, solid waste management, and the National Greening Program.”

“The MOU we signed today is an affirmation of our shared commitment to pursuing the agenda of building a resilient Philippines and Asia Pacific Region,” said DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga.

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Under the deal, MAP, an association of top-level industry leaders of local and multinational companies in the country, will hold communication programs among its members to pursue the advocacies of DENR’s main programs. Meetings on environmental issues aim to provide MAP members an avenue to address environmental challenges.

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The 2024 APMCDRR would happen on October 14 to 17, where around 3,000 global leaders are expected to convene and review implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the regional level.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Administrative Order No. 92, which calls for the creation of an inter-agency committee led by secretaries of DENR and Department of National Defense to prepare for the ministerial conference.