LEGAZPI CITY, March 14 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development 5 (DSWD-Bicol) on Thursday said at least 15 towns in the region will benefit from the Project LAWA at BINHI or Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest.

In an interview, Claudio Villareal Jr., DSWD-Bicol disaster response and management division chief, said the Project LAWA at BINHI is a cash-for-training and cash-for-work endeavor that will teach the beneficiaries the basics of Risk Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation.

"The Project LAWA at BINHI aims to strengthen the adaptive capacities of vulnerable families during droughts, addressing food insecurity and water scarcity brought by the El Nino phenomenon. The b...