Institutional Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change

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  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNDP
    Summary:

    ###### Background

    Over-all, around two thirds of the entire poor population of the Philippines (also referred to as rural poor) reside in and depend on the country‟s terrestrial and coastal ecosystems for livelihood and sustenance. As of end 2007, this totaled 24.4 million Filipinos or 33% of the total population of 88.6million. Of this number, the indigenous peoples comprise approximately 8% or 7.08 million of total population. Farmers and fishermen have poverty incidences of 42 and 43%, respectively.

    Project Components:

    The programme will bring together relevant UN agencies working on environmental sustainability and
    adaptation to climate change. These include the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Food
    and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as well as, key
    government partners like the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of
    Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Agriculture (DA). Other UN agencies ( WHO,
    UN-Habitat, ILO, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP) and their government counterparts (DOH, HULRB/HUDCC, etc..) will
    be involved in the implementation of the demonstration projects, as well as, in the sectoral vulnerability
    assessment and adaptation planning, as well as, in the implementation of the capacity development
    programme. Following joint programming guidelines, participating UN agencies will work together on interagency
    planning and management systems with national and local partners.

    Expected Outputs:

    * 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

    Contacts:

    Regina Gallego Piñero

    Programme Analyst

    MDG Achievement Fund

    Email:regina.gallego@undp.org

    Project Status:
    Under Implementation
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    Spain MDG Achievment Fund
    Financing Amount:
    8,000,000
    Cofinancing Total:
    620,000
    Total Amounts:
    8,620,000

Mainstreaming Protection in DRR and and DRM Programming - Solomon Islands

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  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    ActionAid Australia, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    Summary:

    The project aims to pilot a bottom-up approach for mainstreaming protection into DRR activities in the Solomon Islands, by strengthening the capacity of local CSOs to work with communities to better understand underlying vulnerabilities, build community resilience, and put mechanisms in place to mitigate the impact of disasters, especially on the most vulnerable.

    Objectives include:

    Contacts:

    AusAID Contacts:
    Brian Dawson
    Email: brian.dawson@ausaid.gov.au

    Paul Mitchell
    Email: paul.michell@ausaid.gov.au

    Australian DFAT Contact:
    Tom Wilcox
    Email: timothy.wilcox@dfat.gov.au

    Project Status:
    Under Implementation, 2008
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    Solomon Islands
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    AusAid
    Cofinancing Total:
    N/A
    Total Amounts:
    AUD 222,395

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