29/05/2026
๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐น
Borongan Cityโs integrated Climate Adaptation Plan has officially made its international debut following its invitation to the Korea International Cooperation Agencyโs (KOICA) Exploration of Climate Adaptation Technologies Training held in Seoul, South Korea, from May 25-29, 2026.
In a letter sent to Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda, KOICA, in partnership with the Korean Environmental Institute (KEI) and Sustainable IF (SusIF), invited the local chief executive to take part in the all-expenses-paid training alongside For. Jojito Acla, City Environment and Natural Resources Office Head, and Engr. Maria Anne Lopez, City Planning and Development Coordinator.
The training provided an avenue for the presentation of Boronganโs climate adaptation initiatives. A highlight of the discussion was the proposal titled โStrengthening Borongan Cityโs Capacity for Sustainable Integrated Water Resource Management and Climate-Smart Agriculture,โ which seeks to enhance Borongan Cityโs capacity to develop data-driven and sustainable integrated frameworks for renewable energy, water security, and climate-smart food production.
Beyond the development of a competent hydroelectric power-generating infrastructure and the implementation of an efficient irrigation system, the project will harness the cityโs thriving river system to provide sufficient potable drinking water for the Boronganon population. As part of the projectโs community involvement objective, its capacitation component will involve various sectors, ensuring that knowledge is cascaded to project beneficiaries.
In his message, Mayor Agda underscored the urgency of the climate action undertaking in Borongan City. He likewise encouraged his fellow Philippine mayors to join the movement for collective climate resilience, stressing the need to take risks in order to arrest the looming threats of climate change.
โWe, the local government units of the Philippines, must be adaptiveโwe have to be proactive. Thatโs the most essential part of [preventing] the damage that climate change [threatens to] bring to each region. In our city, for example, we are [highly] vulnerable to strong typhoons,โ the mayor said.
โ[Perhaps] the lesson that I can share with my fellow mayors in the Philippines is that we have to take risks in order to arrest the effects of global warming. Of course, we really need to equip our people, especially the [vulnerable communities]โฆโ he added.
Extended as part of KOICAโs Philippine Climate Resilient Cities project, the invitational training featured thematic sessions on Climate Change and Adaptation, case presentations, a network and action planning workshop, peer review, and field visits to the Nowon Eco Center and Han River Flood Control Office.
As one of KOICAโs partners, Borongan City continues to bolster its dedication to climate adaptation and environmental stewardship, having secured significant ties with other sustainability-oriented institutions like the Peopleโs Survival Fund, Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund, Catholic Relief Services, ICLEI-SEAS and Oxfam Pilipinas.
