Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Planning Workshop

In partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Local Government of Iligan through the Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (ICDRRMC), will conduct a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Planning Workshop on July 10-12, 2012 at Crystal Inn, Barangay, Barangay San Miguel,  Iligan City.

The four (4) areas of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management will be tackled during the 3-day workshop are the following :

1.  Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
2.  Disaster Preparedness
3.  Disaster Response
4.  Rehabilitation and Recovery

The workshop aims to :

Mainstreaming of DRR+CCA to the CLUP

The City Planning ad Development Office, in coordination with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), will conduct a planning workshop on the Mainstreaming of DRR+CCA to the city's Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) on July 4-6, 2012 at Salvatori Hall, Ma. Cristina Hotel, Iligan City.

The flow of the workshop will be as follows :

ARCADIS To Visit Iligan City

The UN-Habitat Philippines have been very active in giving assistance to Iligan City's efforts in responding to Typhoon Sending as the coordinator of the Shelter Cluster in Iligan City.

To be able to assist Iligan City in its search for a long term sustainable solution so that disasters such as those brought by Typhoon Sendong will be prevented, UN-Habitat partnered with ARCADIS, an international company that provides consultancy, design, engineering and management services in the fields of Infrastructure, Water, Environment and Buildings.