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Welcome Address of WEMD DivM RAP
Welcome Address of WEMD DivM RAP
Welcome Address of WEMD DivM RAP
ETR"P"'%TA! CEB& WATER D%STR%CT Cor+ 'a,ula,u and a(allanes Sts+, Ce-u Cit*
WELCOME
Venue: Date: Time :
ADDRESS
MCWD Training Hall, Cebu City February 1 and 2, 2013 1:00-5:00 p m
Seminar on Water, Health and Sanitation (WASH) for the Communities within the Buhisan River Watershed
The United Nations declared the International Decade for Action: Water For Life covering the years 2005-20 5! Li"e#ise$ the drive to 20 5 is %&staina'le %anitation for All! (y this )re*ise$ today+s activity-#or"sho) is very *&ch on trac" #ith the International ,alls!
Water$ %anitation and -ealth initiatives are *ore a))reciated if it ta"es on a f&ll circle! This refers to loo"ing at the sanitation concerns holistically fro* the catch*ent to the distri'&tion$ to the &tili.ation of #ater of the vario&s sta"eholders and 'ac" to the catch*ent!
There are *any challenges that *ay 'e identified and internali.ed d&ring this 2-day WA%- Wor"sho)! -o#ever$ *ay those challenges 'e translated to sol&tions and *a"ing this #orld a 'etter )lace to live in!
The /etro)olitan ,e'& Water District carries on the *ission of safe$ )ota'le$ and afforda'le #ater! 0f co&rse$ sanitation is a )arallel
direction for #e cannot se)arate #ater and sanitation1 for #itho&t #ater$ there can 'e no sanitation! (oth has to go hand in hand!