Scoping Assessment on Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines

CONTENTS
ACRONYMS
SUMMARY
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SCOPING ASSESSMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION 1
IN THE PHILIPPINES
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER 1
EXISTING POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS 3
ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
EXISTING POLICIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION 3
Republic Act 9729 or the Climate Change Law 3
National Framework Strategy on Climate Change 2010-2022 5
National Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2028 5
Republic Act 10121 or the Disaster Risk Reduction 8
and Management Law
People’s Survival Fund and Amendments to RA 9729 8
Climate Change Law and Other Policies 10
in Support of Climate Change Adaptation in LGUs
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM 12
CURRENT POLICY CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDED POLICY 13
DIRECTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN LGUs
CHAPTER 2
CURRENT CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS: 17
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
Capacity <strong>Assessment</strong> of CCA for Provinces 18
Competency Development Programme 18
Mainstreaming of CCA in the Philippine Development Plan 2011–2016 18
Philippine Climate Change Adaptation Program 20
Adaptation to Climate Change and Conservation of Biodiversity 21
in the Philippines
Mainstreaming DRR/CCA into local government processes 21
Climate Science and the PAGASA 21
Integrating DRR/CCA in the Local Development Planning 22
and Decision-Making Processes
Implementing the NCCAP at the Local Level (Eco-Towns) 22
Project Climate Twin Phoenix 23
Supporting the Climate Change Commission (CCC) in the 24
implementation of National Climate Change Action Plan
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