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Introduction:TheClimateChangeCommission
TheClimateChangeCommissionisthesolepolicy-makingbodyofthegovernmentwhichshallbetaskedtocoordinate,monitorandevaluateprogramsandactionplansofthegovernmentrelatingtoclimatechangepursuanttoRepublicAct9729.
Amongitsmainfunctionsare1)creationofenablingenvironmentforthedesignofrisk-sharingandrisk-transferinstruments,2)promotemulti-stakeholderparticipationandintegrationofclimatechangeadaptationandmitigation,3)formulatestrategiesonmitigation,4)formulationandupdatingofguidelinesindeterminingvulnerabilities,andcoordinate,facilitatecapacity-buildingactivitiesandprovidetechnicalassistancestolocalunits,especiallytothoseinvulnerablecommunities.
Actionstowardaddressing/managingenvironmentalandsocialrisks
InclosecoordinationwithothernationalgovernmentagenciesworkingtowardsenvironmentalsustainabilityandbasedonthestudiesandreportsofPAGASA,theUniversityofthePhilippines,andtheGlobalAssessmentReportonDisasterRisk
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Reduction,environmentalandsocialrisksaremostevidentindevelopingcountrieslikethePhilippines.
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Inthatcontext,theCCClaunchedandimplementedtheCommunitiesforResilience(CORE):ConvergenceProgramwhichaimstostrengthentheplanningcapacityoflocalgovernments,andtoachieveoverallresilienceofcommunities.
ThroughtheCOREProgram,theplanners,policy-makers,localcommunityorganizationsandtheacademeareputtogethertoprovideholisticandsustainablesolutionstoaddressenvironmentalandsocialrisks.
AmongitsmodulesarethePeople’sSurvivalFund(PSF),theClimateChangeExpenditureTagging(CCET),andtheGreenhouseGasInventory(GHGI).
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ThePeople’sSurvivalFund
Inordertomanagerisks,thefundsneededtoimplementclimatechange-relatedactivitiesareofutmostimportance.ThePSF,throughRA9729,provides1Bpeso-granttofinancelocalclimatechangeadaptationprojectsofLGUsandorganizations.
ProjectsproposedtoaccessPSFarebasedonRisksandVulnerabilityAssessments(RVAs)and/orLocalClimateChangeActionPlans(LCCAPs).Therefore,toavoidmaladaptation,projectsshallbescienceandevidence-based,andsoproperaccountingofrisksandvulnerabilitiesisrequired.
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TheClimateChangeExpenditureTagging
Onewaytomonitortheextentoflocalgovernmentunits’effortsinaddressingtheimpactsofclimatechangeisthroughplanning,implementationandcompletionofclimatechangeprograms,projectsandactivities.
Tomeasuretheengagementsoflocalgovernmentunitsandnationalgovernmentagenciesinclimatechangeadaptationandmitigation,expendituretaggingthroughtheAnnualInvestmentPlans(AIPs)hasbeenconducted.
ThroughtheCCET,thegovernmentcaneasilytagareasorsectorswhichneedmorefinancingtosupporttheirclimatechange-relatedefforts.
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TheGreenhouseGasInventory
InadditiontothePSFandCCET,localgovernmentunitswerealsotaughthowtoquantifytheiremissionsandidentifymitigationoptionsatthelocallevel.
BeingabletoquantifytheemissionsofanLGUwithinitsjurisdictionisalsoonewayofmeasuringtheirrisks.Ontheotherhand,theinventoriescanalsobeusedtosupporttheirproposed/plannedmitigationoptions.
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Summary
Thegoaltowardsresilientcommunitieswillalwaysrequirewhole-of-nationapproach.Althoughthegovernmentseemsmorefocusedoncapacitatinglocalgovernmentunitsandorganizations,wealsonotetheimportanceofengagingthoseinthecorporateworld.
Indeed,theClimateChangeCommissionrecognizestheimportanceofengagingwitheveryoneinriskandvulnerabilityidentificationtoadaptation,mitigationandriskmanagement,andkeyplayersmustnotjustbethoseinthegovernment,butthoseintheprivateaswell.
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