ILOILO City is expecting about 20 countries to the First International River Summit slated in March 2012, in coordination with the Rivers of the World Foundation and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
City environment and natural resources officer Engineer Noel Hechanova said the summit will feature environment and river champions of the world and what the river brings to the community despite the global climate change.
Hechanova said he already has two confirmed speakers and a delegation from United States of America (USA) to attend the Iloilo river summit. More confirmations are expected to come in before the end of this year, he said.
Hechanova said the special project award of Iloilo City post Liveable Communities (Livcom) entry ”Advancing the Iloilo River Development Initiatives for Integrated Sustainable Management,” has opened the eyes of many countries on the role of the river to small and medium cities in the world.
The project already garnered a Gold Award in the 2010 Livcom awards rites held June 2010 in Chicago, USA. The project also garnered the citation for Livcom Special Project in 2011 held in Songpa, Seoul, South Korea last October 27-31, 2011. (Lydia C. Pendon)
