Scoping Assessment on Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines

<strong>Scoping</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> on Climate Change Adaptation
The above-mentioned stakeholders, whose capacities have been developed,
can mentor members of a proposed capacity building consortium involving
state and private colleges and universities across the country with the speciic
aim of providing CCA technical and capacity building support to LGUs across
the Philippines.
The Capacity Building Consortium on CCA, when convened, shall work
toward joining the umbrella of capacity building institutions under the Local
Government Academy’s PhilNetwork. The Local Government Academy
is the institution tasked with building LGU capacities. Through the CCA
learning consortium, it seeks to address the problem of lack of internal and
institutional capacity in the LGA to pursue CCA capacity building. To ensure
compliance, all capacity building initiatives related to CCA, when initiated
by the LGA, must be supported by a memorandum circular speciically from
the DILG. The country can use the expertise of scientiic, academic and
civil society institutions for CCA in LGU. To avoid conlict with government
agencies and to harmonize and develop synergy among various stakeholders
on CCA, capacity building for LGUs by scientiic, academic and civil society
institutions can go through an accreditation process by the LGA.
At this juncture of CC development in the Philippines, LGUs are required to
prepare their local climate change action plans (LCCAP). However, many
LGUs ind this a challenge. So, it is recommended that the capacity building
work on adaptation should target the Planning and Development Units of the
LGUs. Furthermore, the CCA training for LGUs can focus on how to integrate
CC in development planning; how to identify appropriate adaptation options
that can be transformed into programs, projects, activities in LGUs; and how
to network and link with research and academic institutions working on CCA.
Another way forward is to set up a Science-Policy-Practice Learning
Network/Circle between CCA local government champions, communitybased
practitioners, private-sector DRR and CCA practitioners, international
humanitarian organizations and donor agencies as well as academic and
research institutions. A monthly science and policy review and briefs on CCA
can be targeted as a product of this Learning Network/Circle. Furthermore,
it is suggested that local government oficials should pursue regular sciencepolicy
dialogues on CCA concerns, needs, actions and innovations with
Philippine legislators, and agencies concerned.
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