Climate Change Commission

Implementation Period: 2016 - Present

Efforts to defeat poverty and promote social justice will be challenging to sustain unless measures are undertaken to help the poor and highly vulnerable communities adapt to climate change.

Studies from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have shown that current and future shifts in temperature and rainfall regimes will have significant impacts, mostly adverse on agriculture, forestry, water and coastal resources, health, and urban areas. These have serious implications on our food and water security, energy sufficiency, human security, and ecological and environmental stability.

It is in this context that CCC’s Communities for Resilience (CORE): Capacity Building Training Program is conceptualized and implemented. The CORE Capacity Building Training Program incorporates the country’s National Framework Strategy on Climate Change 2010-2022, National Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2028, and National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan 2011-2018, as well as the post-2015 global frameworks for development, namely: the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030; Sustainable Development Goals 2030; and the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.

The CORE Capacity Building Training Program is being implemented through five modalities:
1. Enhanced Local Climate Change Action Plan
2. LCCAP Quality Assurance
3. Climate Resiliency Field School
4. Northern Panay Climate Change Consortium
5. Comprehensive Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program

Objectives:

To strengthen the planning and programming capacity of local government units (LGUs) nationwide;
To strengthen the technical capacity of higher education institutions (HEIs) to mentor and enhance knowledge of LGUs on the science, issues, vulnerabilities and risks of climate change;
To promote partnership of HEIs and LGUs in their respective communities;
To develop a pool of local technical experts on components of the enhanced Local Climate Change Action Plan (eLCCAP), such as Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA), Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI), Climate Change Expenditure Tagging (CCET), and People’s Survival Fund (PSF) Project Proposal Development;
To exchange comprehensive and practical discussions on the above-mentioned topics based on best practices and challenges experienced by LGUs; and
To institutionalize the LCCAP Quality Assurance Review Toolkit through the issuance of a joint memorandum circular with DILG.

1. Enhanced Local Climate Change Action Plan

A. Description
A five-day mentoring program was conducted in relation to the CORE Capacity Building Program, in collaboration with Department of the Interior and Local Government – Local Government Academy (DILG-LGA), Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA), and academic institutions, that presented and discussed wide range of topics related to understanding vulnerabilities and climate risk information, both at the national and local level. Specifically, the participants are trained on the components of the enhanced Local Climate Change Action Plan (eLCCAP), namely: Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA); Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) framework; Community-Level Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Inventory; Climate Change Expenditure Tagging (CCET); and Accessing the People’s Survival Fund (PSF).

A series of exercises are conducted to the participants to utilize relevant data and information needed to enhance their LCCAP. The mentoring program required LGUs to bring their laptops, available climate-related data and maps of their respective municipalities, among others.

CCC, together with aforementioned agencies, served as facilitators to guide LGUs during the conduct of the CORE Capacity Building Training Program. Pre- and post-workshop evaluation was conducted during the workshop to assess if the target outputs are met.

The initial target for the capacity training program was implemented in the municipalities along the Yolanda corridor (e.g. Samar, Leyte, Panay Island).

Coordination with the various professional and private groups, such as League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), have been established by the CCC to ensure wide support and participation of different stakeholders in the CORE capacity building training program. Moreover, partnership and engagement with private entities and non-government organizations (NGO) like Aboitiz, and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), are initiated to provide support in their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts towards extending assistance to LGUs in the preparation and formulation of their LCCAP.

B. Targets
The Commission conducted three (3) Enhanced LCCAP Trainings for 2019 which was scheduled as follows:

August 12-16 for the Visayas Leg
September 16-20 for the Luzon Leg
October 14-18 for the Mindanao Leg

C. Beneficiaries
The capacity building activities for the development of the enhanced Local Climate Change Action Plan was started in 2016. Local Government Units and Higher Education Institutions were the primary participants of this activity.

D. Convergence (Partnerships)
Delivery of the trainings were made possible in partnership with the following offices:

Department of the Interior and Local Government - Local Government Academy
Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Commission on Higher Education
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board

E. Outputs
In 2016, the Commission conducted a series of information campaigns through the CORE Convergence Forum for LGUs in various major river basins (MRB). It was an avenue for the LGUs to understand concepts on climate change and disaster risk reduction and management, and strengthen the institutional and technical capacity for effective integration of climate change and disaster risk concerns into local development plans through a dialogue between resource speakers and participants. The initial conduct of the CORE Convergence Forum started on March 10-11, 2016, held at the Ateneo de Davao, participated by LGUs from the Tagum-Libuganon River Basin. Subsequently, 5 fora were conducted in the same year, which culminated in Antipolo City for the LGUs in the Pasig-Laguna River Basin on November 3-4, 2016.
Figure 1 below shows the MRBs who have participated in the CORE Convergence Forum in 2016. This tallies the number of participants from the LGUs, the number of LGUs that attended in relation to the River Basin Control Offices’ (RBCO) list of municipalities/cities within respective river basin boundaries.

For Wahig-Inabanga River Basin, the number of LGUs present in the forum exceeded because the municipalities of Tagbilaran and Catigbian were invited as guests.

Parallel to this, 38 State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) attended the first run of the Training of Trainers (TOT) or Wave 2 of the CORE and have signified their commitment to train LGUs on climate change adaptation and mitigation, and disaster risk reduction. The CCC developed the first edition of the CORE Modules on Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA), Natural Resource Assessment (NRA), Environment and Natural Resource Accounting (ENRA), Geographical Information System (GIS), Project Development, and Financial Literacy. Three (3) batches of TOT were conducted in 2016, clustered by Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The first TOT was held in Metro Manila on September 12-16, 2016 for the Luzon cluster; September 26-30 for the Visayas cluster held in Iloilo City; and October 3-7, 2016 for the Mindanao cluster in Davao City.

On March 16, 2017, an orientation meeting with State Universities and Colleges (SUC) on the “Role of State Universities and Colleges in Local Climate Change Action Plan Formulation and Enhancement” was hosted by the Senate Committee on Climate Change. One of the main instructions of Senator Loren Legarda to the Commission was to conduct regional training in partnership with DILG, and to continue the training for the SUCs.

In compliance to this instruction, the Commission formalized partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government – Local Government Academy (DILG-LGA), being the training arm of the DILG to the LGUs, on the conduct of the Coaches’ Training on the Enhanced Local Climate Change Action Plan Training of Trainers. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by and between the Commission and DILG-LGA was signed during the first conduct of the Coaches’ Training on July 25-28, 2017 held in Rembrandt Hotel. Four (4) batches of the coaches’ training were held in various parts of the country, culminating in Davao City on November 27 – December 1, 2017. A total of 84 higher education institutions (HEIs) completed the training.

In 2018, to sustain the initiative of the Commission on capacitating the academic institutions, the CORE Modular Training Program was introduced to HEIs, including Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs), and Private Schools and Universities. The CORE Modular Training Program is an in-depth training on the enhanced LCCAP, Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Climate Change Budget Tagging, and the access to the Peoples’ Survival Fund. Four (4) batches of training were for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. A total of 83 higher education institutions (HEIs) completed the training.

At present, the Commission has extended capacity building training to 122 HEIs nationwide. Attached in this report is the detailed breakdown of the HEIs that have participated in the program.

2. LCCAP Quality Assurance

A. Description
The CCC, together with the DILG-LGA, is spearheading the development of the LCCAP Quality Assurance Review.

The review process is an opportunity to provide feedback and information to local government units (LGUs) regarding improvements to the LCCAP, identify sections in the LCCAP where the LGU has gone above and beyond minimum requirements, and provide recommendations for plan implementation. A Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) was issued by CCC and DILG to affect the implementation of the LCCAP Quality Assurance Review.

The program included a series of sessions focusing on the key content of the LCCAP and the review toolkit that was used in the process.

Afterwards, the participants prepared an implementation plan to facilitate the review of the LCCAP of LGUs in their respective provinces. They also identified strategies to assist LGUs in need of additional technical support in enhancing their LCCAP.

B. Targets
The targeted participants for the capacity building program are the members of the Provincial Development Committee (PPDC, PDRRMO, PENRO, DILG Provincial CCA-DRR Focal Person, Academic Institutions, Civil Society Representatives).

C. Beneficiaries
The LCCAP QA aims to assess the content, form and process of the LCCAPs of Provinces, Cities (Highly Urbanized Cities, Independent Component Cities, and Component Cities) and Municipalities.

D. Convergence (Partnerships)
For the conduct of the training, the Commission is partnering with the Department of the Interior and Local Government - Local Government Academy

E. Outputs
Through the LCCAP Quality Assurance Mechanism, reviewing bodies will provide an assessment report of the LCCAPs as basis for the plan’s enhancement if needed.

3. Climate Resiliency Field School

A. Description
The Climate Resiliency Field School is a comprehensive training on localizing climate information systems and the management of the CRFS at the municipal level. The training aims to bring the different municipal agricultural officers to learn and eventually replicate the CRFS program in their respective municipalities.

This is in fulfillment of the mandate of the Commission to continuously coordinate with various agencies in the implementation of the activities set forth in the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP). The NCCAP highlights that one of the key sectors vulnerable to climate change is the agriculture sector. Hence, the government needs to ensure the resilience of the agriculture and fisheries sectors.

B. Targets
The Commission aims to accomplish the following under the CRFS modality:

Conduct one training for the Climate-Resiliency Field School for 2019;
Conduct of Research on Slow Onset Climate Change Impacts;
Roundtable Discussion with Concerned Stakeholders for the Review and Enhancement of CRFS Manual;
Development of knowledge products; and
Issuance of CCC Resolution on Slow Onset Climate Change Impacts

C. Beneficiaries
Municipal Agricultural Officers and Agricultural Extension Workers

D. Convergence (Partnerships)
The Commission administered series of trainings in partnership with Rice Watch and Action Network (R1), DOST-PAGASA, attached bureaus and agencies of the Department of Agriculture like BFAR, PhilRice, and Philippine Crop Insurance, Corp (PCIC).

E. Outputs
For 2018, the Commission facilitated series of CRFS trainings participated by 125 LGUs from the provinces of Iloilo, Guimaras, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental, whose primary source of livelihood is on agriculture.

For 2019, 31 participants from 17 LGUs attended the training held in Pandan, Antique.

4. Northern Panay Climate Change Consortium

A. Description
To further strengthen the collaboration among national government agencies, higher education institutions, and local government units towards mainstreaming climate change into local development plans, especially the development and enhancement of Local Climate Change Action Plans, a multi-stakeholder consortium will be established.

The Consortium is the implementation of Climate Change Commission’s Communities for Resilience Wave 3, wherein the trained HEIs extended technical assistance to LGUs for mainstreaming climate change into local plans. It also served as a platform for research and extension services of Higher Education Institutions, and a venue for Local Government Units to receive technical assistance and strengthen their capacity in developing and enhancing their local development plans.

B. Targets
In 2019, the Commission aimed to launch the Consortium and conducted a strategic action planning workshop to identify the succeeding steps of the Consortium in coordination with the Consortium members.

C. Beneficiaries
The primary goal of the Northern Panay Climate Change Consortium is to provide technical assistance for the enhancement of Local Climate Change Action Plans of the seventeen (17) Aklan LGUs and four (4) Antique LGUs namely Caluya, Libertad, Pandan, and Sebaste. Other provinces and LGUs may be included later on.

D. Convergence (Partnerships)
The Northern Panay Consortium was initially composed of representatives from the following offices:

1. Department of the Interior and Local Government Region VI
2. Commission on Higher Education Regional Office VI
3. Department of Agriculture VI
4. Department of Education Region VI
5. Aklan State University
6. University of Antique
7. Northwestern Visayas College
8. Provincial DILG
9. Provincial DepEd
10. Provincial DA

E. Outputs
On September 5, 2019, the Memorandum of Understanding of the Northern Panay Climate Change Consortium was ceremonially signed in Pandan, Antique.

5. Comprehensive Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program

A. Description
The activity was in a form of a round-table discussion, wherein the identified basic adaptations and mitigations of the IPs gathered through participatory process on the ground are presented and discussed and concerned agencies are expected to commit and participate based on their mandates that is anchored on the 7 thematic areas of the NCCAP.

B. Targets
The targeted participants are the fifteen (15) LGU-municipalities of Oriental Mindoro, including the province, represented by their Mayors and Municipal Planning and Development Officers (MPDOs), and the Provincial Planning and Development Officer (PPDO) of the province. The target date was Oct. 23, 2019.

C. Beneficiaries
The main goal of the program is to be able to get the commitments of partner agencies for the delivery of basic adaptation services anchored on the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) 7 thematic areas to indigenous peoples, Bangsamoro, and Urban Poor Communities aligned in their programs. This was conducted in October 2019, for the LGUs of Oriental Mindoro, and shall be expanded to other provinces later.

D. Convergence
The partner-agencies in the implementation are the following:
1. Office of Cabinet Secretary
2. Office of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda
3. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
4. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)
5. Department of Agriculture (DA)
6. National Solid Waste Management Commission
7. National Irrigation Administration (NIA)
8. Department of Tourism (DOT)
9. Department of Interior Local Government (DILG)
10. Department of Trade & Industry (DTI)
11. Department of Health (DOH)
12. Department of Education (DepEd)
13. Higher Education Institutions
14. Department of Energy (DOE)
15. Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
16. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
17. Philippine Bamboo Foundation

E. Outputs
For 2018, the Commission facilitated two CICARP events, one in Baguio City for four (4) Benguet LGUs, one (1) Nueva Vizcaya LGU, and one (1) Ifugao LGU as participants, and one in Davao City for the eleven (11) Compostela Valley (ComVal) IP municipalities, including the Province. The total number of participants were eighteen (18) from Baguio City, and a total of twenty (20) participants from the Davao City event, respectively.

The implementation of the CORE Capacity Building Program is pursuant to the Commission’s mandate to:

Ensure the mainstreaming of climate change, in synergy with disaster risk reduction, into the national, sectoral, and local development plans and programs;

Coordinate and synchronize climate change programs of national government agencies;

Create an enabling environment that shall promote broader multi-stakeholder participation and integrate climate change mitigation and adaptation;

Formulate and update guidelines for determining vulnerability to climate change impacts and adaptation assessments and facilitate the provision of technical assistance for their implementation and monitoring;

Coordinate with local government units and private entities to address vulnerability to climate change impacts of regions, provinces, cities, and municipalities; and

Facilitate capacity building for local adaptation planning, implementation and monitoring of climate change initiatives in vulnerable communities and areas.

Specifically, the collaboration with national government agencies serves as a venue for the harmonization of policies and activities, dissemination of relevant climate information and services to captured audiences, and alignment of various initiatives to the National Climate Change Action Plan.

Local government units are provided technical assistance for the development and enhancement of their local climate change action plans. In-depth discussions and exercises on the execution of the Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment, eLCCAP process, greenhouse gas inventory, climate change expenditure tagging, and accessing the People’s Survival Fund are administered to enhance their capacity for climate-resilient planning.

Partners from the private sector are provided an opportunity to deliver activities under their social corporate social responsibility to areas identified by national government agencies as a contribution to social welfare development and nation-building.

Implementation Period: 2016 - Present

1. Enhanced Local Climate Change Action Plan

2. LCCAP Quality Assurance

3. Climate Resiliency Field School

4. Northern Panay Climate Change Consortium

5. Comprehensive Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program

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