PHL hosts APEC Climate Change symposium

Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (2nd from right) welcomes Australian Embassy Second Secretary Will Robinson (left), one of the 40 delegates from 13 countries at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Symposium on Climate Change, with the theme “Adaptation Strategies with Mitigation Potential for Food and Water Security,” at EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City from Feb. 6 to 8, 2012. The Philippines is hosting the three-day event as one of its commitments at the 2010 APEC 1st Ministerial Meeting on Food Security in Niigata, Japan. Also in photo are DA Undersecretary for policy and planning Segfredo R. Serrano (2nd from left) and DA-APEC and climate change initiatives focal person Director Alicia G. Ilaga. (Photo courtesy of DA Information Service/PNA)
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