2011 Annual Report - PhilDHRRA-Mindanao

CCA/DRRM in Caraga
On November 1, 2011, PhilDHRRA in
Mindanao commenced the implementation of the
project entitled, Strengthening local institutions
and civil society for the adaptation of strategies
and policies to climatic change (No Registro: 11-
PRI-0717).”
The project is a collaborative endeavor between
Intercambio y Solidaridad (InteRed), a Spanish
NGO partner of PhilDHRRA since 2004, and also
funded by the Agencia Española de Cooperacion
Internacional para el Desarollo (AECID) as in the
case of the current InteRed-PhilDHRRA
convenio in Caraga Region and other
PhilDHRRA-InteRed as well as PhilDHRRA-Paz
y Desarrollo, also a Spanish NGO, projects that
were already completed.
The project is being implemented in 11
Barangays located in 3 municipalities within
Agusan Marsh Area in the Province of Agusan del
Sur and 1 municipality located along Lianga Bay
in the Province of Surigao del Sur, in
collaboration with the Provincial Governments of
Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur, the
Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) –
Agusan Marsh and the Surigao del Sur State
University-Lianga Campus as well as other
agencies and non-government organizations
operating in the project areas.
Developed with the SIAD strategy in mind, the
project, which employs Climate Change
Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
Management as sub-strategies, have
components such as capacity building program
for municipal and barangays officials and staff in
the field of climate change adaptation and
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Barangay Payasan Agromet Station.
disaster risk reduction management, emergency
response, the establishment of farmer-based
agro-meteorological stations as well as the
establishment of an integrated climate risk
management information system covering
Agusan Marsh and Lianga Bay areas.
PhilDHRRA provided full management support
and convened the Mindanao Coalition of
Development NGO Networks (MINCODE). The
MINCODE is a regional membership network of
CODE NGO that works towards genuine
empowerment and strong presence of CSOs in
collaboration with national government agencies
and local government units to push for poverty
alleviation programs. PhilDHRRA also took the
lead in convening the MINCODE sub-regional
formation in CARAGA involving coalition
members in the region.