00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. gave the D.A. the need to strengthen the assistance
00:07to effectively fight the threat of calamity due to the changing times.
00:13This was said by President Marcos Jr. at the ministerial dinner with the delegates
00:17of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2024
00:23that started yesterday.
00:24Aside from the event, the leaders and experts helped to strengthen the knowledge and skills
00:33in science and technology that will help to reduce the effects of climate change.
00:40Here we can learn from each other, strengthen partnerships, identify innovative ideas,
00:46and adopt best practices. Our vision is clear, to reduce disaster risks and losses,
00:52and in doing so, protect lives, livelihoods, and the social and economic assets
00:57that underpin our societies. At the heart of our efforts, all our efforts is climate change,
01:05an issue that we have integrated in our national and regional policies.
01:11From investment strategies to policy implementation, disaster risk reduction
01:17and climate change adaptation and mitigation are now central to how we shape our future.
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