READY Project National Conference: “We have to determine the specific vulnerabilities and unique needs of every community. The READY Project is an essential component of our disaster risk reduction and management strategy, as it will provide maps that government agencies could use as a basis in identifying and undertaking priority adaptation activities,” said Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, during her keynote speech at the READY Project National Conference held at the Hotel Sofitel Philippine Plaza. In this photo, Legarda is joined by [from left to right] Dr. Sevillo David (MGB), Deputy Administrator Linda Papa (NAMRIA), Director Rene Solidum (PHIVOLCS), Congressman Rodolfo Biazon, Ambassador Rod Smith (AusAID), Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, and Undersecretary Benito Ramos (NDRRMC).