The Arroyo administration is harnessing a $ 5-million grant from the World Bank for a project that Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said should enable government agencies to finally obtain thorough and accurate data on weather conditions.
Yap, in a statement released here by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, said the project is also expected to give government agencies an opportunity to work together on a master plan to “weather-proof†Philippine agriculture and other sectors against climate change.
Yap earlier announced this daring government project during the DA Management Committee (ManCom) meeting at the DA central office where World Bank representatives had briefed agriculture executives and field officers about the Philippine Climate Change Adaptation Project, which this international institution is carrying out with the DA and two more agencies through a $ 5-million grant from the Global Environment Facility.
Samuel Wedderburn and Felizardo Virtucio Jr., who presented the project during the ManCom meeting, said this pilot project is meant to develop and demonstrate approaches on how to help targeted Philippine communities cope with the negative impact of climate change.
Weddeeburn is WB's senior natural resources management specialist for East Asia rural development and environment while Virtucio is operations officer for rural development.
They will be working with their counterparts from the concerned government agencies on this project.
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