The impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss are further complicating the already arduous path for sustainable urban development in the Philippines. Home to 59 million urban dwellers, the country’s built environment is facing critical challenges from sudden and slow onset climate impacts.
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UN-Habitat will spearhead sessions on SDG localization, nature-based pathways, and risk-informed planning at the Philippine Urban Forum.
More than 120 technical officers and staff from the Iloilo provincial office, city and municipal LGUs, and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Region VI participated in the four-day training that aimed to introduce the enhanced Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) and the Provincial Climate Risk Diagnostics (PCRD) methodology and tool.