Safer River, Life Saver Foundation Making a Big Difference in the Golden City of Friendship
Pollution in different forms…
Industrialization for better industry…
Yet, trees are being cut down and so the word deforestation was coined. All these entities – pollution, industrialization, and deforestation have decreased the supply of good quality raw water for drinking and domestic use not just in locality but this has become a global dilemma. Water is life. Therefore, there is a big need to save every single drop of it from any forms of contaminants. It should not become the source of life-threatening ailments but rather it should sustain and maintain a healthy living. In Cagayan de Oro (CdeO) City, the condition of its major river is alarming. The increase of pollutional pressure due to industrial wastes and sediments transported from the watershed are the very reasons why the CdeO River, instead of sustaining city’s development became one of the city’s significant problems. This alarming situation has moved concerned residents to protect, preserve and conserve the river and to help the people help themselves through forming an organization they named Safer River, Life Saver Foundation, Inc. (SRLSF). SRLSF is a multi-sectoral effort intended to respond to the national clamor to protect water resources from pollution. Its objective in particular is to optimize the benefits from the river’s vast potentials for the best interest of the city and for the common welfare of its residents in general. The foundation was conceived on April 9, 1997 when Liceo de Cagayan University (LdCU). Through School of Graduate Studies (SGS) hosted a technical paper presentation involving her officials and those of concerned government agencies. In fact, the theme of the first conference is the Protection and Enhancement of the Cagayan de Oro River.
SRLSF Programs and Services In order to attain the main objective of the foundation which is to protect the CdeO River and as well as the surrounding areas, various programs and services were implemented.
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Industrialization for better industry…
Yet, trees are being cut down and so the word deforestation was coined. All these entities – pollution, industrialization, and deforestation have decreased the supply of good quality raw water for drinking and domestic use not just in locality but this has become a global dilemma. Water is life. Therefore, there is a big need to save every single drop of it from any forms of contaminants. It should not become the source of life-threatening ailments but rather it should sustain and maintain a healthy living. In Cagayan de Oro (CdeO) City, the condition of its major river is alarming. The increase of pollutional pressure due to industrial wastes and sediments transported from the watershed are the very reasons why the CdeO River, instead of sustaining city’s development became one of the city’s significant problems. This alarming situation has moved concerned residents to protect, preserve and conserve the river and to help the people help themselves through forming an organization they named Safer River, Life Saver Foundation, Inc. (SRLSF). SRLSF is a multi-sectoral effort intended to respond to the national clamor to protect water resources from pollution. Its objective in particular is to optimize the benefits from the river’s vast potentials for the best interest of the city and for the common welfare of its residents in general. The foundation was conceived on April 9, 1997 when Liceo de Cagayan University (LdCU). Through School of Graduate Studies (SGS) hosted a technical paper presentation involving her officials and those of concerned government agencies. In fact, the theme of the first conference is the Protection and Enhancement of the Cagayan de Oro River.
SRLSF Programs and Services In order to attain the main objective of the foundation which is to protect the CdeO River and as well as the surrounding areas, various programs and services were implemented.
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