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STUDENTS ACTIONS VITAL TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND

MOTHER EARTH MOVEMENT(Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations of the Philippines for 2003)

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MESSAGE

As the Movement celebrates its 18th yearanniversary on January 31, 2014, it is alsoholding the 6th SA! M! Movement "ational#onvention $ocusing on %isaster &is' &eductionManagement and #limate #hange Ada(tation on

the theme) Actionable Knowledge,Knowledgeable Action: Knowledge andAction towards Disaster Management and

Community Resilience, at one o$ the most beauti$ul beaches in the *orld,+oracay

-ith our country devastated by natural and man.made disasters, (racticallyall (artici(ants to the convention have direct or indirect e/(erience *ithdisaster resh $rom the devastation o$ su(er ty(hoon olanda, strongearthua'e that has sha'en the island o$ +ohol and #ebu and the amboangacity siege among others in 2013, the threat and dread o$ disasters arebecoming stronger by the day he e5ectiveness o$ the government, nationaland local, to manage these disasters is seriously (ut to test Mean*hile, theim(acts o$ these disasters are (ushing our (eo(le to the brin' o$ su5ering,des(air and ho(elessness mages o$ death, in7uries and destruction o$(ro(erties and sources o$ livelihood abound hese grim images are (layed inall $orms o$ media he great and e/acting challenge is (osed u(on theacademe, the re(ository o$ 'no*ledge and moulders o$ e/(erts that *ill(rovide $or solutions to abate, i$ not to sto( nature and man.made *rath, localgovernment units, civil society and everyone

he 6th"ational #onvention o$ 2014 *ill gather leaders $rom the academe, thelocal government and the civil society to share and listen to actual e/(erienceon disaster *ith the end o$ enhancing the creation o$ 'no*ledge onvulnerability, ris', ca(ability and disaster through research to come u( *ithactionable 'no*ledge that can be the basis o$ 'no*ledgeable action inmanaging ris' o$ disasters As guardians o$ the most im(ortant element o$ theuniverse li$e, commend the (artici(ants and *ish them *ell in their valiantstance to be in the (roactive line in addressing disaster ris' e/acerbated byclimate change

o all movers in the country and else*here, congratulations9 :et us celebrateour 18thyear anniversary *ith a stronger resolve to (ush our advocacy carriednot by the *ays o$ ;ublic &elations but driven by a heart and mind o$ a Mover

MABUHAY TAYONG LAHAT!

HAPPY 18THANNIVERSARY, SAVE ME MOVEMENT!

EDWIN CHINEL MONARES, DPA

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