RBCO SPEARHEADS THE CONDUCT OF 2ND NATIONAL RIVER BASIN SUMMIT IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD WATER DAY 2023

            Quezon City, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – River Basin Control Office (DENR-RBCO), in cooperation with Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), spearheaded the second National River Basin Summit (NRBS) at Microtel, U.P. Technohub last March 20-21, 2023 with this year’s event theme, “Accelerating Change through Partnership and Cooperation”. By doing   continue reading….

1st NATIONAL RIVER BASIN SUMMIT HELD

The DENR-River Basin Control Office (RBCO) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) organized the 1st National River Basin Summit as the kick-off activity of the 2022 World Water Day Celebration. With the theme “Groundwater: Making the Invisible, Visible”, the event highlighted the best practices on river basin management in the Philippines.   continue reading….

RBCO attends the 4th International River Summit

The 4th International River Summit was held on November 22 to 24 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City. The participants were welcomed with a Mandaue Cultural performance followed by the opening plenary of the summit with remarks and messages by the mayor of Mandaue City, Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisimbing and the National President of League   continue reading….

3rd International River Summit

The International River Summit is a biennial multi-partner national initiative spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) and the host City. It serves as a venue for leading experts, scientists, policy makers, river administrators, indigenous communities, support groups, people’s organizations and practitioners to identify   continue reading….

Mindanao holds Agusan River Basin Summit

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region XIII (DENR Caraga) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) facilitated the Agusan River Basin Summit with the theme “Constituency Building for Green Development” last September 3-4, 2015 at Almont Inland Resort. The Summit aimed to form an inter-provincial alliance to ensure the coordinated &   continue reading….

Caraga hosts the first ever River Basin Summit in the Philippines

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga Regional Office in collaboration with the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) held first ever River Basin Summit in the Philippines on September 3-4, 2015 at Almont Inland Resort, Butuan City. The summit focused on the Agusan River Basin which is considered as the third largest River Basin   continue reading….