Philippine Government and UN System Partnerships

Maria Luisa Isabel Lim-JolongbayanAssistant Director

National Economic and Development AuthorityGovernment of the Philippines

City Population Population Growth Rate

(%)

Region

Quezon City 2,679,450 2.53 National Capital Region

Manila 1,660,714 0.03 National Capital Region

Caloocan 1,378,856 2.53 National Capital Region

Davao City 1,363,337 1.81 Davao Region

Cebu City 798,809 2.16 Central Visayas

Zamboanga City 774,407 1.43 Zamboanga Peninsula

Antipolo 633,971 5.22 CALABARZON

Pasig 617,301 2.29 National Capital Region

Taguig 613,343 4.07 National Capital Region

Valaezuela 568,928 2.23 National Capital Region

� The Congress of the Philippines signed into Law Republic Act 9729 otherwise known as “The Climate Change Act of 2009” in October 2009 and thereby created the Philippine Climate Change Commission.

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Local Governments recognized as the frontline agencies in CC action planning and implementation and so they must consider CC adaptation as a regular function...”

� Local Government Units as frontline agencies:

� in the formulation, planning and implementation of climate change action plans in their respective areas

� shall be directly involved with municipal and city governments in prioritizing climate change issues and in identifying and implementing best practices and other solutions

� shall consider climate change adaptation as one of their regular functions.

• National Framework Strategy for Climate Change 2010-2022

• Build the adaptive capacities of communities and increasing the resilience of natural ecosystems

• Facilitate the transition towards low greenhouse gas emissions for sustainable development

� Strengthen institutional capacity for DRRM (including LGUs, communities, vulnerable and marginalized groups)

� Ensure the integration of DRR and climate change adaptation into comprehensive local land use and development plans, programs and budgets as a strategy in sustainable development and poverty reduction, and its implementation

MDG-F 1656: Joint Programme on

Strengthening the Philippines’ Institutional Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change

Goal: Increased capacities of stakeholders to protect/ enhance the quality of environment & sustainably manage natural resources

Partners: 9 GOP and 6 UN agencies

NEDA, DENR, DOST, DA, DTI, DOLE, DOH, HUDCC, Albay

UNDP, UNEP, WHO, ILO, UN-Habitat, FAO

Outcomes:

� Climate risk reduction (CRR) mainstreamed into key national & selected local development plans and processes;

� Enhanced national and local capacity to develop, manage and administer plans, programmes & projects addressing climate change risks; and

� Coping mechanisms improved through tested pilot schemes with national up-scaling potential.

Enhanced CC Adaptation in Contiguous Fragile Ecosystems in the

Cordilleras (FAO)

Strengthening Disease Surveillance, emergency Preparedness, and Response for Climate Change-Related Conditions in Metro Manila and Albay (WHO)

Designing and Building with Nature: Showcasing a Climate Change Resilient Human Settlement in Sorsogon City

(UN-HABITAT)

Climate resilient farming communities in Agusan del Norte through innovative risk transfer mechanisms

(ILO)

A2C2: A Local Governance Reform Model for Climate Resilient Development in Bicol Region (UNDP)

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Demonstration Projects and Sites

SUD-NET Cities in Climate Initiative (UN-Habitat)

�To promote active climate change collaboration of local governments and their associations in global, regional and national networks.

�To enhance policy dialogue so that climate change is firmly established on the agenda.

�To foster the implementation of awareness, education, and capacity building strategies supporting the implementation of climate change strategies.

“Philippine National Urban Development and Climate Change Forum”

�HUDCC, League of Cities and UN-Habitat partnership

�Discussed climate change impact on

sustainable urban development in the

Philippines and the important role of cities

in increasing the country’s resilience to

the impacts of climate change.

�Urban Sector Action Agenda on

Climate Change (USAACC) crafted and signed

“Urban Stakeholder Agenda for Action on Climate Change”

�supports the National Urban Development and Housing Framework and the Climate Change Act of 2009.

�commits Local Governments to strongly address Climate Change; further emphasizes the need to strengthen the Climate Change governance framework to ensure efficient implementation of the Climate Change Act.

�advocated to the Philippine Urban Consortium (PUC) and was successfully adopted and mainstreamed into action plans

�advocated to the Climate Change Commission in the development of“National Framework Strategy on Climate Change”, and the guiding principles for the development of the National Climate Change Action Plan and the ensuing Local Climate Change Action Plans

� Make climate change actions and disaster risk reduction and management doable for cities and communities � Incorporate climate change in national and local

development plans and formulate action plans� Develop capacities to promote adaptation and mitigation

actions, communicate to the provide the public more options and undertake public awareness and education.

� Bridge the link between national government and local actions on CC for better synergies and greater impact

� Draw-up a climate change investment program linked to directly-accessed funding facilities.

� Establish and strengthen working local and international networks to sustain the learning of good practices from cities and countries

Cities and Climate Change: Enhancing mitigation and adaptation 08 December 2010;

United Nations Climate Change Conference Side Event # 16Cancun, Mexico

Philippine Government and UN System Partnerships

Maria Luisa Isabel Lim-JolongbayanAssistant Director

National Economic and Development AuthorityGovernment of the Philippines