{"id":135326,"date":"2017-11-30T22:34:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T03:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=135326"},"modified":"2025-01-10T13:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T18:46:01","slug":"denr-backs-ambitious-city-promises-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/30\/denr-backs-ambitious-city-promises-project\/","title":{"rendered":"DENR backs Ambitious City Promises project"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15319\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/climate-change1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15319\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/climate-change1.jpg\" alt=\"ShutterStock image\" width=\"1000\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/climate-change1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/climate-change1-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Such an action plan includes 11 pledges covering all areas of climate change (ShutterStock photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) assured support for the implementation of the 2017-2020 Ambitious City Promises (ACP) project which promotes local government unit (LGU)-led climate action with active and inclusive community engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Support can be by providing technical assistance in developing policies relevant to ACP&#8217;s thrust, DENR Asst.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy clomid online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/clomid.html\">https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/clomid.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Sec. Corazon Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that DENR can also help sponsor summits which LGUs can attend to learn more about the matter. \u2029\u2029&#8221;We can provide avenues for cascading that to LGUs,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>This week, ACP was launched in Metro Manila after its October 2017 global debut in Seoul, South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The project aims to help the Philippine cities of Pasig, Paranaque, and Marikina reduce their respective climate change-driving greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by capacitating these LGUs and engaging communities there on climate action through low-emission development strategies.<\/p>\n<p>ACP also covers Indonesia\u2019s Jakarta, Bekasi, and Tangerang as well as Vietnam\u2019s Hanoi, Soc Son, and Son Tay cities.<\/p>\n<p>GHG emission reduction through ACP will augment emission cuts the Philippines will achieve in the country\u2019s energy, transport, waste, forestry, and industry sectors as committed in the Paris Agreement on climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project aims contributing to local, national and global climate goals,\u201d said global projects officer Jiwon Lee of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) that is implementing the ACP.<\/p>\n<p>ICLEI is a local government-founded non-profit membership organization providing technical consultation, training and information services to build capacity, share knowledge and support LGUs in implementing sustainable development at the local level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe aim at strengthening cities\u2019 capacity to engage with respective citizens to help drive more climate action,\u201d said Ranell Dedicatoria, ICLEI Southeast Asia Regional Program Manager.<\/p>\n<p>ICLEI said such engagements will be modeled after the Promise of Seoul, the comprehensive strategy and climate action plan Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) adapted in 2015 to help create a better Seoul.<\/p>\n<p>Such an action plan includes 11 pledges covering all areas of climate change from energy, air quality, transport and resource recycling to water, ecology, urban agriculture, health, safety, and urban planning, noted ICLEI.<\/p>\n<p>SMG committed to reducing by 2030, through the Promise of Seoul, 20 million tons of GHG emissions.<\/p>\n<p>The DENR is ACP\u2019s political partner in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy xenical online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/xenical.html\">https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/xenical.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> &#8220;We at DENR welcome the project \u2013 the power to change the world lies in every city,\u201d said Davis. \u2029\u2029Climate change&#8217;s threat to cities is raising urgency for reducing GHG emissions in these areas, she noted.<\/p>\n<p>Davis congratulated Pasig, Paranaque, and Marikina for being chosen as the Philippines&#8217; ACP cities.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy vibramycin online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/vibramycin.html\">https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/vibramycin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those LGUs are known as model cities and trailblazers in natural resource conservation and environmental protection,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She hopes more LGUs can be models and trailblazers for the environment and climate.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1990, ICLEI dropped its full name and became known as &#8216;ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability&#8217; starting 2003 to reflect a broader focus on sustainability and not just environmental initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) assured support for the implementation of the 2017-2020 Ambitious City Promises (ACP) &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":15319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[36432,36436,36433,11746,23985,12591,18240,2101,29582,2364,36434,36435,31625,36437,36438,2222,29931,1911],"class_list":["post-135326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-ambitious-city-promises","tag-bekasi","tag-corazon-davis","tag-department-of-environment-and-natural-resources","tag-hanoi","tag-jakarta","tag-marikina","tag-metro-manila","tag-paranaque","tag-paris","tag-pasig","tag-reenhouse-gas","tag-seoul","tag-soc-son","tag-son-tay","tag-south-korea","tag-tangerang","tag-vietnam","mauthors-catherine-teves","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282355,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135326\/revisions\/282355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}