Climate Change Commission is the lead policy-making body of the government tasked to coordinate, monitor and evaluate government programs and ensure mainstreaming of climate change in national, local, and sectoral development plans towards a climate-resilient and climate-smart Philippines. Vision The Commission envisions a climate-resilient and climate-smart Philippines with highly adaptive communities. Mission To take the lead in the development and mainstreaming of evidence-based climate adaptation and mitigation policies through optimum coordination among key stakeholders towards achieving a climate-resilient and climate-smart Philippines with healthy, safe, prosperous, and self-reliant communities. CCC Logo Description A perfect blend of simplicity and symbolism, this logo is designed for the Climate Change Commission of the Republic of the Philippines. Above, you could see how the image includes the map of the Philippines inside the globe. This brings to mind that the Commission is addressing climate change in the country through local and national initiatives, and participates in the global effort to confront the challenges caused by climate change. The logo has three ripples: to the left are two green inner ripples and one blue ripple, and to the right, a bright illumination of orange. The three ripples stand for three Cs: abbreviation of the Commission. The color green represents nature, the blue color represents the sky and the sea. The orange symbolizes opportunities that climate change bring. The shape of the three C’s resembles the image of an eye opening depicting that the Commission is also looking at the opportunities brought about by the changing climate. The circular shape of the logo stands for mobility, focus and unity. It uses Trojan Pro for the font style of the text (Climate Change Commission).
Section 104 of RA No. 11936 Sec. 104. Transparency Seal. To enhance transparency and enforce accountability, all agencies of the government shall maintain a Transparency Seal to be posted on their websites. The Transparency Seal shall contain the following: (i) the agency's mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information; (ii) approved budgets and corresponding targets, immediately upon approval of this Act; (iii) modifications made pursuant to the general and special provisions in this Act; (iv) annual procurement plan/s and contracts awarded with the winning supplier, contractor or consultant; (v) major activities or projects and their target beneficiaries; (vi) status of implementation, evaluation or assessment reports of said programs or projects; (vii) Budget and Financial Accountability Reports; (viii) Updated People's Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual signed by head of agency, Updated One-Page FOI Manual and Agency FOI Reports; and (ix) annual reports on the status of income authorized by law to be retained or used and be deposited outside of the National Treasury, which shall include the legal basis for its retention or use, the beginning balance, income collected and its sources, expenditures, and ending balance for the preceding fiscal year. The heads of the agencies and their web administrators or their equivalent shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this Section. The DBM shall post on its website the status of compliance by all agencies of the government. The DBM shall ensure that posts in their websites are searchable by keywords for the public's easy access to information regarding matters on public funds. Symbolism A pearl buried inside a tightly-shut shell is practically worthless. Government information is a pearl, meant to be shared with the public in order to maximize its inherent value. The Transparency Seal, depicted by a pearl shining out of an open shell, is a symbol of a policy shift towards openness in access to government information. On the one hand, it hopes to inspire Filipinos in the civil service to be more open to citizen engagement; on the other, to invite the Filipino citizenry to exercise their right to participate in governance. This initiative is envisioned as a step in the right direction towards solidifying the position of the Philippines as the Pearl of the Orient – a shining example for democratic virtue in the region. Climate Change Commission in compliance with Section 104 of RA No. 11936 I. Mandate, Mission, Vision and List of Officials Mandate, Mission and Vision of the Climate Change Commission Directory of Officials and Key Positions Certificate of Service Charter II. Annual Financial Reports Financial Accountability Report (FAR) 1 – Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances As of December 2011 As of December 2012 As of December 2013 As of December 2014 As of December 2015 As of December 2016 As of December 2017- Current Continuing FY 2018 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2019 As of March - Current and Continuing As of June - Current and Continuing As of September - Current and Continuing As of December - Current and Continuing FY 2020 As of March - Current and Continuing As of June - Current and Continuing As of September - Current and Continuing As of December - Current and Continuing FY 2021 As of March - Current and Continuing As of June - Current and Continuing As of September - Current and Continuing As of December - Current and Continuing FY 2022 As of March - Current and Continuing As of June - Current and Continuing As of September - Current and Continuing As of December - Current and Continuing FY 2023 As of March - Current and Continuing As of June - Current and Continuing As of September - Current and Continuing As of December - Current and Continuing FY 2024 As of March - Current and Continuing As of June - Current and Continuing As of September - Current and Continuing As of December - Current and Continuing FY 2025 As of March - Current and Continuing As of June - Current and Continuing As of September - Current and Continuing As of December - Current and Continuing 2. Summary Report on Disbursements 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 -January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 2018 -January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 2019 - January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 2020 - January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 2021 - January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 2022 - January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 2023 - January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 2024 - January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 2025 - January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 2026 - January, February, March - April, May, June - July, August, September - October, November, December 3. Budget Accountability Report (BAR) 1 – Quarterly Physical Report of Operation (QPRO) FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2018 As of March As of June As of October As of December FY 2019 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2020 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2021 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2022 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2023 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2024 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2025 As of March As of June As of September As of December 4. Financial Accountability Report (FAR) 5 – Quarterly Report of Revenue and Other Receipts (QRROR) 4th Quarter 2011 4th Quarter 2012 4th Quarter 2013 4th Quarter 2014 4th Quarter 2015 4th Quarter 2016 4th Quarter 2017 1st Quarter FY 2018 As of September As of December FY 2019 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2020 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2021 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2022 As of March As of June As of September As of December FY 2023 As of March As of June - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts As of September - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts As of December - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts FY 2024 As of March - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts As of June - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts As of September - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts As of December - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts FY 2025 As of March - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts As of June - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts As of September - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts As of December - Financial Accountability Report - Cash Receipts and Financial Accountability Report- Trust Receipts III. Work and Financial Plan FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 DBM-Approved Budget and Targets IV. Budget 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 V. Targets/ MFOs/ GAA 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 VI. Projects, Programs 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 VII. Annual GAD Plan and Budget 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 VIII. Freedom of Information Manual Pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 dated July 23, 2016 entitled, "Operationalizing in the Executive Branch the People’s Constitutional Right to Information and the State Policies of Full Public Disclosure and Transparency in the Public Service and Providing Guidelines Therefor", the Climate Change Commission issues its Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual and Implementing Details. FOI Reports 2025 FOI Manuals FOI Manual 2024 FOI Manual (Filipino) FOI Feedback Form IX. Annual Procurement Plan (APP), Contracts awarded and the name of contractors/suppliers/consultants Annual Procurement Plan 2011 2012 2013 2014 APP 2014 Supplemental # 1 2015 2016 2017 2018 APP 2018 Supplemental # 1 2019 APP CSE 2019 2020 APP 2020 APP-CSE 2020 APP CSE 2020 Supplemental APP NON-CSE 2020 Supplemental # 1 11. 2021 APP-CSE 2021 APP-Final APP-Supplemental 2021 12. 2022 APP-CSE FY 2022 Indicative APP- Non-CSE FY 2022 APP FY 2022 APP-CSE FY 2022 APP-Supplemental FY 2022 APP FY 2022 SAPP Non-CSE FY 2022 2nd SAPP Non-CSE FY 2022 Supplemental No.3 Annual Procurement Plan FY 2022 13. 2023 APP-CSE FY 2023 Indicative APP FY 2023 APP FY 2023 Supplemental APP 2023 Supplemental APP-CSE FY 2023 2nd SAPP FY 2023 14. 2024 APP-CSE FY 2024 APP-CSE Other Items FY 2024 Indicative Annual Procurement Plan (IAPP) FY 2024 APP FY 2024 Supplemental APP FY 2024 Supplemental APP CSE 2024 15. 2025 APP FY 2025 APP-CSE 2025 Common Use Supplies and Equipment APP-CSE 2025 Other Supplies Indicative Annual Procurement Plan (IAPP) FY 2025 APP-CSE 2025 Supplemental 16. 2026 APP-CSE 2026 Office Supplies APP-CSE 2026 Other Supplies Indicative Annual Procurement Plan FY 2026 APP FY 2026 Supplemental APP 2026 Procurement Monitoring Report 2021 2nd Semester 2022 1st Semester 2022 2nd Semester 2023 1st Semester 2023 2nd Semester 2024 1st Semester 2024 2nd Semester 2025 1st Semester 2025 2nd Semester X. Contracts awarded and the name of contractors/suppliers/consultants Contracts Awarded 2020 Purchase Order 2020 XI. Certification of Compliance - PHILGEPS Posting XII. ARTA Compliance Handbook Billboard Contact Center ng Bayan XIII. The Agency Review and Compliance Procedure of Statements and Financial Disclosure 1. 2020 "That no changes have been made from the previous years Review and Compliance Procedure in the Filing and Submission of Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth and Disclosure of Business Interest and Financial Connections (SALN)." 2. 2021 "These are still the prevailing issuances of SALN of CCC-CCO officials and employees in as much as the procedure remains the same for FY 2020 and FY 2021." Office Order No. 2018-0071 - Creation of the Review and Compliance Committee for the Submision of the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of the Officials and Employees of the Climate Change Commission - Climate Change Office (CCC-CCO) Office Order No. 2018-0071A - Reconstitution of Office Order No 2018-0071 dated April 24, 2018 Office Order No. 2018-183 - Review and Compliance Procedure in the Filing and Submission of Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth and Disclosure of Business Interests and Financial Connections (SALN) XIV. System Ranking CCC Delivery Units and Individuals XV. Performance-Based Bonus Status 2022 Scorecard 2023 Scorecard
OFFICE OF THE VICE CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROBERT E.A. BORJE Telephone : (02) 8287 8450 Email : [email protected] Address : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila SECRETARY ROBERT E.A. BORJE Telephone : (02) 8287 8450 OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER RACHEL ANNE HERRERA Telephone : (02) 8426 2948 Email : [email protected] Address : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila COMMISSIONER RACHEL ANNE HERRERA Telephone : (02) 8426 2948 Email : [email protected] OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER ALBERT P. DELA CRUZ SR. Email : [email protected] Address : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila COMMISSIONER ALBERT P. DELA CRUZ SR. Email : [email protected] OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Telephone : (02) 8420 5513 Email : [email protected] Adress : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila ATTY. ROMELL ANTONIO O. CUENCA Assistant Secretary / Deputy Executive Director Telephone : (02) 8420 5513 Email : [email protected] LEGAL SERVICES DIVISION Telephone : (02) 8364 1204 Email : [email protected] Address : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila ATTY. CARLOS BORJA JR. Attorney V Telephone : (02) 8364 1204 Email : [email protected] ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE DIVISION Telephone : (02) 8353 8494 Email : [email protected] Address : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila MS. BHABY EDLYN V. ZAMORA Officer-In-Charge Telephone : (02) 8420 5517 Email : [email protected] STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DIVISION Telephone : (02) 8735 3144 Email : [email protected] Address : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT DIVISION Telephone : (02) 8420 5515 Email : [email protected] Address : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila IMPLEMENTATION OVERSIGHT DIVISION Telephone : (02) 8254 7056 Email : [email protected] Address : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila MS. AIMEE EVANGELISTA Senior Science Research Specialist Telephone : (02) 8254 7056 Email : [email protected] POLICY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION Telephone : (02) 8426 2950 Email : [email protected] Address : 6th Floor, First Residences Building, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street, Malacañang Complex, San Miguel, Manila MR. JEROME ILAGAN Planning Officer V Telephone : (02) 8426 2950 Email : [email protected]
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Implementation Period: 2014 - Present Purpose with Legal Mandate Program Activities Statement of Advantages Mitigation is among the key approaches to addressing climate change. Defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as “efforts to reduce emissions and enhance sinks”[1] mitigation aims to reduce greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere as a means to avoid dangerous global average temperature increase. In solidarity with the global community and in line with national sustainable development priorities, the Philippine government has enacted policy frameworks to implement mitigation strategies and measures in the country as part of its contribution to global climate goals as well as a means to harness sustainable development opportunities and adaptation co-benefits. Among the policy frameworks are as follows: Republic Act 9729 or the Climate Change Act of 2009, as amended by R.A. 10174, which defines the power and functions of the Climate Change Commission (CCC) in recommending legislation, policies, strategies, programs on and appropriations for climate change adaptation and mitigation, and formulating strategies on mitigating GHG and other anthropogenic causes of climate change. National Framework Strategy on Climate Change, which elaborates on the synergy of adaptation and mitigation, and sets forth key results areas for mitigation with the long-term objective of facilitating the transition towards low greenhouse gas emissions for sustainable development National Climate Change Action Plan, which outlines the key activities and outputs on mitigation Executive Order 174, signed in 2014, which establishes the Philippine Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management and Reporting System (PGHGIMRS) to institutionalize the planning, preparation, and management of the country’s GHG inventory. This Executive Order specifies the lead agencies for the sectors that will be conducting, documenting, archiving, and monitoring the sector-specific GHG emissions and reporting them to the CCC: Department of Agriculture and Philippine Statistics Authority for the agriculture sector; Department of Energy for the energy sector; Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the waste, industrial processes, and product use, and forestry and other land use sectors; and Department of Transportation for the transport sector. The Climate Change Commission as the overall lead for the implementation of E.O. 174, and in line with its mandate to recommend legislation, policies, strategies, programs on and appropriations for climate change adaptation and mitigation and other related activities, implements this Greenhouse Gas Inventory Program which supports science-based mitigation policy and action development, planning, implementation, and monitoring. A GHG inventory is an estimate of all emissions and removals of GHG from given sources and sinks within a defined spatial and temporal dimension. It serves several purposes for countries, not just from a technical and scientific standpoint but also in terms of policymaking, and strategic and investment planning. It aids in identifying source sectors and activities contributing to GHG emissions, understanding trends in emissions and removals alike, developing cost-effective mitigation measures, and monitoring progress towards policy goals as it provides scientific bases upon which emissions reduction strategies and policies shall be constructed. [1]https://unfccc.int/topics/mitigation/the-big-picture/introduction-to-mitigation Targets To regularly prepare GHG Inventory Reports in response to the need for scientific references to develop strategic climate actions Beneficiaries The Greenhouse Gas Inventory Program aims to support policymakers and decision-makers at the national and subnational levels by providing them with technical information on and supporting capacity building on coming up with science-based references for climate action planning towards the achievement of our policy goal of optimizing mitigation opportunities towards sustainable development. Convergence Under the Executive Order No. 174 s. 2014, the CCC shall lead the coordination and consolidation of the Philippine National GHG Inventory. Further, it mandates the following agencies to lead the monitoring, documenting, and archiving the sector-specific GHG emissions. The CCC has established institutional arrangements and coordination mechanisms with the following agencies: Department of Agriculture and Philippine Statistics Authority for the agriculture sector. Department of Energy for the energy sector. Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the waste, industrial processes &; product use, and forestry & other land use sectors. Department of Transportation for the transport sector. Further, the CCC has also embarked on collaborative engagements with other national government agencies, actors, and development partners, such as, but not limited to: National Economic and Development Authority Philippine Statistics Authority University of the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission Local government units United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Monitoring and Reporting The Philippines has two official national GHG accounts for inventory years 1994 and 2000. These reports are included in the Philippines’ First and Second National Communication (I/SNC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) submitted in 2000 and 2014, respectively. Under the Convention to which the Philippines is a party, NCs are part of the reporting requirements of member countries. 1994 GHG Inventory The 1994 national GHG account was developed as a component of the Initial National Communication of the Philippines, which was submitted to the UNFCCC in 2000. Under the Convention, Parties are required to communicate to the UNFCCC through the NCs the following: national circumstances, a national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases, vulnerability and adaptation assessment, mitigation assessment, financial resources and technology transfer, and education, training, and public awareness. The conduct of the 1994 inventory was done prior to the establishment of the CCC and was carried out through a joint effort among public and private institutions with support from development partners. The 1994 National GHG Inventory also came out alongside an inventory manual and workbook which detailed the entire inventory process in a step-by-step guide to enable other public and private entities to facilitate parallel exercises. The Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines were used in accounting for GHG emitted in 1994. The Guidelines provided the methodological basis in estimating GHG emissions from the identified source sectors. Further, the methodology furnished end-users with default activity data and emission factors, but country-specific data were used in place of these default figures whenever available and applicable. 2000 GHG Inventory In the same year that the CCC was established, the chapter on GHG Inventory in the Second National Communication (SNC) was completed. As in the case of the INC, the 2000 GHG inventory report was released alongside a detailed step-by-step procedure manual. The 2000 GHG inventory was a product of employing the 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Good Practice and Uncertainty Management in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories 2000, and the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. It covers the same sectors as in the 1994 national inventory: Energy (includes the Transport sub-sector), Industrial Processes, Agriculture, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LUCF), and Waste. Further, GWP values provided in the IPCC’s SAR were used in calculating the relative amount of GHGs. 2010 GHG Inventory After the institutionalization of the PGHGIMRS in November 2014, the lead sectoral agencies convened to agree on the details of the forthcoming inventory. Training workshops on the National GHG Inventory for each sector using the 2006 IPCC Worksheets and Software were conducted in the succeeding months to capacitate the agencies in doing the national inventory. In May 2019, the PGHGIMRS with the assistance from the UNFCCC Secretariat has conducted a QA/QC Capacity-building on the 2010 GHGI. An Executive Summary of the 2010 National GHG Inventory was drafted on March 2020 based on the sectoral inventory reports from PSA, DENR and DOE. The three National GHG inventory reports are uploaded in the NICCDIES sub-portal of the CCC website. Delivery of Training and Workshops Pursuant to the Climate Change Act, as amended, and the EO174 s 2014, the CCC has delivered following capacity building programs on GHG Inventory: On-line training for national agencies under UNFCCC on 2006 IPCC Guidelines on National GHG Inventories Capacity building on GHG accounting for the CCC and CCO in line with the CCC Carbon Footprint Calculator Local GHG training workshops for the following LGUs: Cavite Davao
In this section, updates on the People's Survival Fund (PSF) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) will be found. Climate finance refers to local, national or transnational financing—drawn from public, private and alternative sources of financing—that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions that will address climate change. The Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement call for financial assistance from Parties with more financial resources to those that are less endowed and more vulnerable. This recognizes that the contribution of countries to climate change and their capacity to prevent it and cope with its consequences vary enormously. Climate finance is needed for mitigation, because large-scale investments are required to significantly reduce emissions. Climate finance is equally important for adaptation, as significant financial resources are needed to adapt to the adverse effects and reduce the impacts of a changing climate.[1] [1] https://unfccc.int/topics/climate-finance/the-big-picture/introduction-to-climate-finance#:~:text=What%20is%20climate%20finance%3F,that%20will%20address%20climate%20change Please click the down arrow button on the left side of the screen to view the sub-menu.
Implementation Period: 2016 - Present Purpose with Legal Mandate Program Activities Statement of Advantages 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: Ongoing Purpose with Legal Mandate Program Activities Statement of Advantages Pursuant to Section 4, in relation to Section 9, of the Republic Act No. 9729, the Climate Change Act, as amended, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) is mandated to ensure the mainstreaming of climate change in national, sectoral and local development plans and programs. Corollary to this main mandate, Section 7 of RA 9729, as amended, provides for the Commission the following powers and functions: (k) 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; (l) Coordinate with local government units (LGU’s) and private entities to address vulnerability to climate change impacts of regions, provinces, cities and municipalities; and, (m) Facilitate capacity building for local adaptation planning, implementation and monitoring of climate change initiatives in vulnerable and marginalized communities and areas; Towards this end, the Commissioners approved Commission Resolution 2019-001 on 25 January 2019, entitled “A Resolution adopting the National Climate Risk Management Framework (NCRMF) to address intensifying adverse impacts of climate change”. It was deemed necessary for the country to harmonize and integrate various efforts of sectors and stakeholders on climate risk management, and to strengthen the country’s early action system in view of the increasing losses and damages from recurring extreme weather events. It envisions a climate action planning system that is anchored on a unified and integrated science and risk-based approach through the presence of a strong risk database, information and analytics system accessible at the national and subnational levels. The Framework further recognizes the strategic direction of the rationalized planning system (RPS), advocating for harmonization among planning guidelines to the benefit of our local government units (LGUs). The Resolution provides for the conduct of multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder activities of national government agencies (NGAs), LGUs, academe and scientific community, private sector, civil society and other relevant stakeholders. The immediate conduct of a stocktake is further directed. The same has been supported as the National Panel of Technical Experts (NPTE), the scientific advisory of the Commission, issued its position paper, urging the need to generate a nationwide climate risk assessment. The NPTE emphasized the need for datasets on Hazards (H), Exposure (E) and Vulnerability (V) to come together into a single platform for analysis, and the CCC is in the best position to gather and analyze these datasets and produce a baseline climate risk assessment at a city/municipal scale. The NCRMF is expected to inform various plans (i.e. Philippine Development Plan, National Climate Change Action Plan including its seven thematic priorities, National Adaptation Plan, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and other sectoral plans), strategies, programs and activities in terms of appropriate beneficiaries targeting, as affected by various impacts of climate change. Commission Resolution 2019-001 directs the conduct of the following major activities in a phased approach: National stocktake of existing government actions at both national and local levels, which aims to review all available climate risk information, tools and methodologies to assess the gaps and needs, review the relevant issuances and publications (i.e. IPCC Special Reports, IPCC and Philippine Climate Change Assessment Reports), and arrive at a set of minimum acceptable standards for climate risk data and climate risk assessment methodologies, covering both deterministic and probabilistic approaches, and at the same time, those hazards that have cascading impacts and compounds risk. The review shall include among others the Climate and Disaster Risk Assessments (CDRA) mainstreamed in the planning process at the local level. The National Stocktake envisions a multisectoral and multi-stakeholder engagement process, a whole-of-society approach in determining the needs of the country towards adaptation. The National Stocktake will likewise entail intensive consultations among all relevant stakeholders—national government agencies, local government representatives, academe and scientific community, civil society organizations (CSOs) and private sector. Agencies and institutions will be invited to submit any information that will be substantial to the national stocktake, such as, but not limited to: Climate risk assessment methodologies; Vulnerability assessment methodologies; Participatory risk assessment/analysis methodologies; Sectoral risk studies (i.e. aligned with the NCCAP thematic priorities); and Reports containing local-level insights in the utilization of the various risk assessment methodologies in development planning processes. Climate Risk Evaluation, which aims to establish risk profiles and risk ranking using the adopted standards for risk assessment to achieve the higher outcome of assessing and selecting appropriate options for policy and action. This phase will be heavy on data collection, processing and analysis, which will specifically conduct: Hazard, Exposure and Vulnerability Analysis (i.e. modelling and assessment) Exposure Database Construction and Maintenance Loss and Damage Database Construction and Maintenance Impact Assessment Consequence and Frequency Analysis Risk Analysis Under this phase, risk management and data science agencies and institutions (i.e. agencies part of the Collective Strengthening on Community Awareness on Natural Disasters (CSCAND), Philippine Statistics Authority, Office of Civil Defense, academic institutions) will be closely involved. Aligning with the integration efforts of the government towards a systematic database system, the platform GeoRisk Philippines (GeoRiskPH) under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) shall also be utilized and optimized for this purpose. Likewise, interoperability of various government database system shall govern the operationalization of this component. Climate Risk Management Action Formulation, which aims to identify programs, projects or activities in response to the identified risks. Actions may be classified according to risk avoidance, risk reduction, or residual climate risk management. Corresponding to the PPAs, this phase will also ensure the enhancement of existing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for climate actions (i.e. climate change expenditure tagging, impact and/or results-based monitoring and evaluation), which will further enable a feedback loop to respond to the gaps and needs identified along the process and planning system. In this phase, the following activities will be conducted: Strategy Formulation and Mainstreaming Science and Risk-based Approach in the Planning System; Investments Programming and Implementation; Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E); Climate Change Budget and Expenditure tagging; and Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation/ Impact Evaluation. The NCRMF is expected to provide a standardized guidance for climate risk data and assessment considerations implementable in a sector-wide (horizontal) and reaching local-level efforts of local government units (vertical) in their climate action planning, investments programming and implementation processes. With a standard guidance implemented at the national and local levels, the academic and scientific community, private businesses and/or industries, civil society and development partners will be able to efficiently provide development interventions to complement and scale-up climate actions towards resilience and low-carbon development.
Implementation Period: 2015 - 2019 Purpose with Legal Mandate Program Activities Statement of Advantages The Support to the Philippines in Shaping and Implementing the International CC Regime (SupportCCC) Phase II funded by Germany and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is an expansion of the SupportCCC Phase I. SupportCCC Phase II aims to help the Climate Change Commission and other key stakeholders in the Philippines ensure a coherent implementation of climate change policy at national and subnational levels and contribute to further development of the international climate change regime. The project strengthens the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and other key actors in implementing and coordinating the national climate change regime as well as developing and operationalizing national contributions to the international climate change regime. The project’s results will be fed into the international climate change regime by the CCC. The Project’s components are: Implementation of the national climate change policy within the framework of the Philippine international climate change commitment, Climate-smart planning and economic development at the local level, Climate Finance, Renewable Energy and Energy Planning, and Knowledge and Networking. The project supports mobilization of public and private resources for low-carbon and climate-resilient solutions, including by support to operationalizing the People's Survival Fund. The implementation of land use and development plans relevant for adaptation secures income and prevents economic damages caused by climate change. Climate-smart economic development increases the competitiveness of the private sector. Renewable energies stabilize the energy supply, increase the attractiveness of the Philippines as an investment location and promote economic development in remote areas. The project is national in scope, with the following government agencies as partner recipients: Department of Energy Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board Department of Finance Department of Environment and Natural Resources National Economic and Development Authority
Implementation Period: 2014 - 2019 Seen in the picture are CCC technical staff trying the GIS based program developed through the RAPID Project. The initiative was in partnership with UNDP in coordination with HLURB, DILG, PAGASA, UP and selected Haiyan affected municipalities. Purpose with Legal Mandate Program Activities Statement of Advantages Resilience and Preparedness towards Inclusive Development (RAPID) Program is an expansion of the Project Climate Twin Phoenix (PCTP) that supports the long-term recovery of local government units (LGUs) and communities in Yolanda-affected areas, namely municipalities located along the coastline of San Pedro Bay and Leyte Gulf which are: Tacloban City, Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa, Dulag, Mayorga, MacArthur and Abuyog in Leyte, Basey and Marabut in Samar, and Lawaan and Balangiga in Eastern Samar. RAPID focuses on risk management, which covers risk and vulnerability assessments, emergency preparedness and response, climate/disaster risk reduction, and a strengthened regulatory framework via control measures to land use planning, engineering standards and project evaluation. The RAPID Program ran from 2014 to 2019 and was funded by the Australian Government implemented by UNDP with CCC as its leading implementing agency. The program held their culminating activity on July 12, 2019. The Resilience and Preparedness toward Inclusive Development (RAPID) Program aims to raise the awareness and competencies of decision-makers and communities in its target areas about the impacts of natural hazards on lives, properties, and the economy, and that the changing climate brings extreme weather events that can trigger and exacerbate the impacts of future hazard events. It is designed to enable the target local government units (LGUs) to come up with better plans, policies and regulatory measures that consider climate and disaster risks using science-based risk assessments. It partners with LGUs located along the coastline of San Pedro Bay and Leyte Gulf, namely: city of Tacloban and municipalities of Palo, Tanauan, Dulag, Tolosa, Mayorga, Mac Arthur and Abuyog in Leyte, Basey and Marabut in Western Samar, and Lawaan and Balangiga in Eastern Samar. RAPID focuses on risk management, which covers risk and vulnerability assessments, emergency preparedness and response, climate/disaster risk reduction, and a strengthened regulatory framework via control measures to land use planning, engineering standards, and project evaluation. The implementation approach adopted by the program is to partner with mandated government agencies such as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), and the academe, such as University of the Philippines, in conducting disaster and climate risk assessment studies such as hazard mapping, natural resource assessment, and climate change vulnerability and disaster risk assessments. From the risk assessment studies, the program will work with its target municipalities and barangays in using the data and information to incorporate the assessment results in their plans, e.g., Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP), Local Development Investment Program (LDIP), Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP), Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (LDRRMP), contingency plan, among others. To support and guide the process, RAPID has partnered with other national government agencies such as DILG, NEDA, and HLURB in developing frameworks, mainstreaming guidelines, and training modules to assist LGUs and communities in translating these risk assessments into key inputs for planning and decision-making. Partnering with mandated agencies ensures sustainability and institutionalization. The program will also develop a geodatabase to organize all data and information from the risk assessments. The purpose is to provide easy access to the data and information and provide a tool for their risk assessment and planning. Training-workshops will be conducted to assist LGUs in the risk assessment and planning process, i.e. use data and information from the risk assessment studies, mainstream risk assessment results in development planning, and use the guidelines and methodologies developed by RAPID. The planning process is thus used as a platform for building the capacity of LGUs and communities to develop interventions aimed at reducing risks and vulnerabilities at the household and community levels. To ensure technical soundness, program outputs such as risk assessments, plans, and guidelines will be subjected to an intensive consultation process and technical reviews by experts and practitioners through the conduct of Expert Group Meetings and the establishment of Technical Working Groups. At the same time, the EGMs and TWGs also enable the program to promote support and consensus among concerned agencies on its outputs, and facilitate sharing of knowledge to improve methodologies/processes.
