UN-Habitat conducts training of trainers to equip concerned government agencies on enhanced tools in planning for resilient communities.
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From making buri bags to operating a community junkshop, UN-Habitat supports vulnerable groups to help advance cities’ marine litter actions.
In culmination of the BCRUPD project, UN-Habitat Philippines launched knowledge products on resilient human settlements and urban development.
Leaving her audience inspired and tearful, Welma Fernandez, President of Women Waste Warriors (3Ws) in Barangay 412, Manila, concluded with these words as she shared about how her organization was empowered to grow as part of the city’s steps towards marine litter action, exemplifying how local action can achieve global goals.
Ensuring stakeholder participation for its climate resilience initiatives, DHSUD worked with UN-Habitat Philippines to bring together various government agencies and the private sector in recent workshops for upcoming policy milestones.
Local leaders are at the forefront of marine litter reduction as they champion actions towards zero waste to Philippine waters by 2040.
A workshop organized by UN-Habitat helps Philippines strengthen its capacity to adopt and integrate a new approach to consistently measure urban trends, which is key for informed urban planning processes.
Using resilient urban plans and designs, urban actors around the world immersed in a training to unlock solutions that will address climate related issues like increasing temperature, sea level rise, and flooding in the cities of Cagayan De Oro, Ormoc, and Tagum during the World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland.
Aiming to sustain its resilience initiatives, Tagum City recently wrapped up its RGR mentoring and catch-up sessions where projects identified by the cities were further enhanced at the project site-level design.
In a fitting celebration of World Oceans Day 2022, Ormoc City adopted their City Plan of Action on Marine Litter last June 8, making them the third city in the Philippines to promulgate the local action plan.
