Cebu town wins UN climate change award | Sun.Star.
MANILA — San Francisco in Camotes Islands can serve as example for community-based disaster-risk reduction initiatives, said a senator who also serves as a United Nations (UN) climate change representative.
The town located more than 500 kilometers southeast of Manila won the 2011 United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction, Senator Loren Legarda said on Wednesday.
Legarda is UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN-ISDR) Regional and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific representative.
According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which sponsors the prize, the Sasakawa “is a symbol of excellence and outstanding achievement in environmental inspiration and action.”
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