Make disaster risk reduction plans flexible – LGUs

LOCAL government officials have called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to come up with a flexible fund for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation plans instead of pushing nationally designed projects that may not always be applicable in some parts of the country.

At a conference organized by the League of Organic Agriculture Municipalities (LOAM) and non-government organization Rice Watch and Action Network (R1), participating LGUs also urged Pagasa (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) to help train local government personnel on disaster response.