MANILA, Philippines — The La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) and the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) recently forged partnership to push for the integration and enhancement of climate change adaptation measures among ECOP’s network of business partners.

A memorandum of understanding was signed between La Liga managing director Roland Cabigas and ECOP President Edgardo Lacson, to implement the “Adaptayo” project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

La Liga, a development policy research and advocacy non-government organization, was contracted by the DENR to provide technical assistance in implementing Outcome 2 of the Millennium Development Goal-Fund 1656 Joint Program on Strengthening Philippine Institutional Capacity to Climate Change.

‘Adaptayo,’ an information, education, communication and advocacy campaign under the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDGF), aims to promote better awareness and understanding among Filipinos on the threats and adverse impacts of climate change.