CLIMATE CHANGE

STRATEGIES FOR LOCAL

DEVELOPMENT AND
RESILIENT
COMMUNITIES

Climate change is almost

certain
to affect human
settlements,
large and small, in a
variety
of significant ways.
- IPCC 4th Assessment Report (AR4) 2007

Understanding the Links of Development,

Disaster Risk Reduction
and Climate Change Adaptation

Source: 2012. Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance
Climate Change Adaptation. Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change. Cambridge University Press. USA

globally averaged combined land and ocean

surface temperature (1880-2012)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Report (AR5) 2013

IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Global temperature change (relative to pre-industrial)
0C

1C

Food

2C

3C

5C

Falling crop yields in many areas,

particularly developing regions
Falling yields in many
developed regions

Possible rising yields in some

high latitude regions

Water

4C

Small mountain glaciers

disappear water
supplies threatened in
several areas

Significant decreases in water

availability in many areas, including
Mediterranean and Southern Africa

Sea level rise

threatens major cities

Ecosystems
Extensive Damage to
Coral Reefs

Extreme
Weather
Events

Rising number of species face extinction

Rising intensity of storms, forest fires, droughts, flooding and heat waves

Risk of Abrupt and

Major Irreversible
Changes

Increasing risk of dangerous feedbacks and

abrupt, large-scale shifts in the climate system
4

Source: Adapted from the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change

Visited by
average of
20
typhoons
every year

Countries most affected by extreme

weather events from 1994 to 2013

In 2013,
PHL ranks
1st due to
Typhoon
Yolanda.
5 Philippines

BACKGROUND

Source:
http://www.gov.ph/government-information-durin
g-natural-disasters/

Tropical cyclone statistics in the

Philippines

DISASTROUS TROPICAL CYCLONE

(TOTAL DAMAGE PHP 1 BILLION OR MORE) PERIOD:1970-2010
TC NAME

Date of Occurrence

Total damage in Billion

PhP

TY Yolanda (Haiyan)

Nov 6 9, 2013

39,621.497 ++

TY PABLO (Bopha)

Dec 3 9, 2012

43,164.245

TY PEPENG (Parma)

Sep 30 - Oct 10 2009

27.296722

TY PEDRING

SEP 24- 28, 2011

15.552000

TY FRANK (Fengshen)

Jun 18 23, 2008

13.500000

TY JUAN (Megi)

Oct16 21, 2010

11.500000

TS ONDOY (Ketsana)

Sep 24 27, 2009

10.952198

TY RUPING

Nov 8-14, 1990

Increasing
10.846000
Cost of
Damage

BACKGROUND
Twin Goal in Addressing Climate
Change
To build the adaptive capacity of communities and increase the
resilience of natural ecosystems to climate change, and optimize
mitigation opportunities towards sustainable development.

GOAL

Adaptation
Ability of a system to adjust to CC
to reduce its vulnerability &
enhance resilience to observed & Mitigation
anticipated impacts of CC
Human intervention to address
anthropogenic emissions by
sources and removals by sink of
all GHG

Republic Act 9729

Climate Change Act of 2009

Ensures the mainstreaming of climate change, in

synergy with DRR into the national, sectoral and local
development plans and programs;
Mandates the creation of the Climate Change Commission
and the National Panel of Technical Experts

National Climate Change Action Plan

Approved in 2011

Outlines the specific long program and

strategies for adaptation and mitigation,
spanning across three political
administrations

Republic Act 10174

Peoples Survival Fund
Signed into law in 2012

Provides funding support for

climate change adaptation
programs at the local level

National Climate Change

Action Plan
Build the adaptive
capacities of women
and men in their
communities, increase
the resilience of
vulnerable sectors and
natural ecosystems to
climate change, and
optimize mitigation
opportunities towards
gender-responsive and
rights-based
sustainable
development

NCCAP
7 THEMATIC AREAS
Intermediate
Outcomes

Enhanced adaptive capacity of

communities, resilience of
natural ecosystems, and
sustainability of built
environment to climate
change.

Successful
transition
towards
climate-smart
development.

Ultimate
Outcomes

Following are examples of identified activities

congruent to the objectives of the National
Climate Change Adaptation Plan (NCCAP):
Water
Food Security
Sufficiency
Establishment of early
warning systems for
agriculture.

Rehabilitation of water
infrastructure with
climate lens (use of
climate projections and
Establishment of climate other relevant climate
information systems and data).
database for agri and
fisheries sectors.
Construction of new or
expansion of water
Construct/ Repair/
supply infrastructures for
Rehabilitate national and waterless communities.
communal irrigation
systems, dams, and
Treatment of wastewater
water storage systems to conservation/re-use
manage changes in
purposes to respond to
water cycle due to
declines in water
climate change and
availability due to
climate variability.
climate change.
Weather/ Climateindexed insurance
programs

Ecological and
Environmental
Stability

Human
Security

Rehabilitation of
degraded watersheds
and forest areas.

Training and education of

health personnel on
treatment, monitoring
and surveillance of
Trainings on vulnerability climate change and
and risk assessments.
climate variabilityrelated diseases for
Establishment of
vulnerable groups.
information systems for
different ecosystems that Development and
links various data
implementation of
sources.
community-based
adaptation measures and
health emergency
preparedness.
Conduct of Training of
Trainers to respond to
the needs of
communities for climate
change adaptation.

Climate Smart
Industries and
Services
Incorporation of new climate
change and climate variability
resilient design standards in
new buildings.
Retrofitting of assets and
capital to protect against
climate change and climate
variability
Upgrading of existing roads,
ports, and aviation
infrastructure to climate
resilient standards.

Sustainable Energy
Improvement of design of
solar panels to withstand
higher intensity storms
resulting from climate change
and climate variability.

Knowledge and
Capacity
Development
Support of researches on
adaptation
Development of CCA focusedcurricula, graduate courses
and programs.

Conduct of capacity-building
of community-based
renewable energy
organizations on system
maintenance, energy
efficiency and conservation,
organizational development,
tariff setting and
management systems.

Upgrading of existing roads,

ports, and aviation
infrastructure to climate
resilient standards.

The PSF can be a suppletory fund to any annual appropriations by government

agencies and LGUs, because climate change cuts across different sectors.

ROLES OF LGUs and LGA

Local Climate Change

Sec. 14. Local Climate Change Action Plan

LGUs shall be the frontline agencies in the formulation, planning and
implementation of climate change action plans in their respective areas,
consistent with the provisions of the Local Government Code, the
Framework, and the National Climate Change Action Plan.

Sec. 18. Funding Allocation for Climate Change

LGUs shal allocate from their annual appropriations adequate funds
for their climate change programs and plans

Sec. 15. DILG and LGA

Development and provision of a training program for LGUs

in climate
change. (socioeconomic, geophysical, policy, rural women and children, etc.
to address the prevailing and forecasted conditions and risks of
particular
LGUs.

Formulation of Local Climate Change

Action Plan
Components of Framework
Strategy of Climate Change

Components of National Climate

Change Action Plan

(Climate Change Act of 2009, Sec. 12)

(Climate Change Act of 2009, Sec. 13)

National Priorities

Impacts, vulnerability and adaptation

assessments

Assessment of the national impact of

climate change

Identification of the most vulnerable

communities/areas including
ecosystems to the impacts of climate
change, variability and extremes

Identification of differential impacts

of climate change on men, women and
children

Policy formulation

Compliance with international

commitments

Research and development

Database development and

management

Academic Programs, capability

building and mainstreaming

Assessment and management of risk

and vulnerability

Advocacy and information

dissemination

Identification of GFG mitigation

potentials; and

Identification of options, prioritisation

of appropriate adaptation measures
for joint projects of national and local
governments.

Monitoring and evaluation

Gender mainstreaming

Formulation and Mainstreaming of

Local Climate Change Action Plan
HAZARD
ASSESSMENT

VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENT

RESPONSE
STRATEGIES

LOCAL PLANNING
LANDSCAPE
(CLUP, CDP, ELA, IP,
BUDGET)

Note: The Local Climate Change Action Plan is not

a stand alone/separated from the existing local
plans.

Republic Act no. 10174

The Peoples Survival Fund
(PSF)

RA 10174 (2012), Peoples

Survival Fund (PSF)

Pursuant to Section 18 of the Climate Change Act

of 2009 (RA 9729) as amended by RA 10174,
there shall be established a Peoples Survival
Fund.

The PSF shall provide long-term finance streams

to enable the government to effectively address
the problem of climate change.

Sources of the Peoples

Survival Fund

A special fund in the National Treasury that will

finance climate change adaptation programs and
projects (initially Php 1 billion from General
Appropriations Act (GAA))

May be augmented by donations, endowments,

grants and contributions

Who may access PSF?

The Fund can be accessed by LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNITS and LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS.

What Programs/ Projects/

Activities can be funded by PSF?
1. Adaptation activities in the areas of water
and land resources management,
agriculture and fisheries, health,
infrastructure development, and natural
ecosystems
2. Monitoring, controlling and preventing
vector-borne diseases triggered by
climate change;
3. Forecasting and early warning systems as
part of preparedness for climate-related
hazards;

What Programs/ Projects/

Activities can be funded by PSF?
4. Institutional development, for local
government units and organizations, for
climate change preventive measures,
planning, preparedness and management;
5. Establishment or strengthening regional
centers and information networks
supporting climate change adaptation
efforts;
6. Serve asa guarantee risk insurance needs
to agricultural workers;

Operational Guidelines
for PSF is still a work in
progress

Guiding Principles of the PSF

Projects approved under the PSF Law shall be
adaptation-focused and shall be consistent with the
thematic areas of the NCCAP (LCCAP, PDP, CCA DRR CLUP, CCA - DRR CDP) .
The Fund shall be suppletory to any annual
appropriations allocated by relevant government
agencies for climate change-related programs and
projects and by LGUs.
The Fund shall encourage counterpart funding
arrangements among local governments, community
organizations, the private sector, and other entities.

Criteria for
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
Exposure to Climate Risks
Poverty Incidence
Key Biodiversity Areas

Exposure to Climate Risks

Data projections from PAG-ASA

Assessment reports by credible
development partners/ institutions

Poverty Incidence

Data projections from PAG-ASA

Assessment reports by credible
development partners/ institutions

Key Biodiversity Area

Key Biodiversity Areas (DENR)

Source: DENR-PAWB-Conservation International Philippines-HARIBON foundation report

Next Steps for PSF:

Launching and Call for Proposals
Website
Press Conference
Distribution of Information Kits

Supplemental Guidelines on
Mainstreaming Climate and
Disaster Risks in the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan

Supplemental
Guidelines to
Mainstream Climate
Change
Adaptation/Disaster
Risk Reduction into the
Comprehensive Land
Use Plans (CLUP) of
Municipalities

Approved by the
HLURB Board on
February 24, 2014

ECOTOWN:
CCC Efforts for Climateproofing

ECOTOWN FRAMEWORK
An approach to build adaptive capacities and
climate resiliency of communities and
ecosystems to the impacts of climate change.

Ecologica
lly Stable

Economic
ally
Resilient

Ecotown

ECOTOWN:
CCC Efforts for Climateproofing
Building resilience through;
Ecotown 7 Major Components

Natural Resource Assessment (NRA)

Vulnerability/Risk Assessment (V/RA)
Environmental and Natural Resources Accounting (ENRA)
Initiation of Adaptation and Mitigation Measures
Climate Adaptation Support Service
Formulation of LCCAP

ECO-TOWN: How it was done

Enhanced
6
Finance Land Use and
Devt Plans

Schemes
Climate
4
Adaptation Sustainable

Adaptation
3
Support
financing to
MeasuresService
implement
2
ENR Accounting
Develop
menu
of
adaptation/mitig
Interim
compensation
for
Determine
Vulnerability
how
vulnerable
the
Monetary
value
of
goods
options
on
ation
measures
1
engaging in sustainable
Assessment different
sectorsthe
in relation
to the
and services
adaptation
and
PES,
management
of PPP, Cost
impacts
of climate
change
Natural Resource
ecosystems
provide
mitigation
based
on
sharing
of ecosystem
Socio-ecologicalresources/use
profiling
Sectors
include
socio-economic,
Assessment

Determine
the
the
results
of the
servicesresources
Determine the natural
agriculture,
coastal
and
marine,
and
contribution
of
the
NRA,
VA
and
ENRA

and ecosystemsLivelihood and capacity

health
to
local
building
Identifyecosystems
management regimes
economy
Renewable
energy potential

Before Ecotown

After Ecotown

After Ecotown

An instrument to gather data

Who and what are exposed to a particular hazard?
What are the characteristics of the elements?
What are income and social data of households?

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Enhanced Flood Mapping using State of the

Art technology incorporating climate change
projections
5 year return period simulation

25 year return period simulation

Support to Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental under

Project Climate Twin Phoenix
July 28, 2013

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River Basin Flood Modeling

Support to Green Building Initiatives

ECOTOWN: Siargao Island Case

Sample
Identified Adaptation Strategy
San Isidro - Capacity Development for
Climate-adaptive Integrated Coastal
Management
San Benito - Community for Climate
Change Adaptive Fishing
Del Carmen - Rice Organic Farming
Pilar - Capacity Development for
Integrated Coastal Management

Relevance of PSF to Ecotown

Project
PSF as a financing scheme for
adaptation projects identified through
the Ecotown project
Vulnerability Assessment report
Criteria for Eligibility for PSF
Technical Assistance in formulating
project proposals PSF Requirement

Thank you!
For further inquiries about PSF, you can:
Visit our website:
http://climate.gov.ph/index.php/psf
Email us at:
info@climate.gov.ph
Call us through these landline nos.:
(632) 7353144; 7353069; 5220378

 Mainstreaming - the integration of

policies and measures that address
climate change into development
planning and sectoral decision - making
CCC
localisation of LCCAP which is Eco-town
natural-resourse assessment,
environmental resource accounting,

 LGA
determining the vulnerability
CCC
project Vulnerability and Risk
Assessment part of the Eco-town
Localisation of LCCAP and approach
to enhancing their LCCAP for a
science-based study.