WeatherPhilippines Foundation recently formalized its partnership with the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation (PDRF) as part of the private sector’s bid to enhance its role in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

The Memorandum of Understanding for this partnership was signed by WeatherPhilippines President Susan V. Valdez and PDRF President Rene Meily last July 28 in the presence of Aboitiz Foundation Chairman Erramon I. Aboitiz and PDRF Co-Chairs Manuel V. Pangilinan and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala.

In this knowledge-sharing initiative, WeatherPhilippines will provide localized weather information, forecasts, and access to early warning systems that will strengthen PDRF’s capacity-building programs. WeatherPhilippines’ trainings and expert meteorological advice will also guide PDRF’s network on using weather information for business continuity.

“WeatherPhilippines believes that establishing inclusive partnerships is key to achieving behavioral change in communities and institutions. A strong and meaningful collaboration with PDRF pushes WeatherPhilippines closer to achieving its goal of building a #WeatherWiser Nation,” said WeatherPhilippines Vice President and General Manager Celso Caballero III.