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Strengthening Capacities for Climate Risk Management and Disaster Preparedness in Selected Provinces of the Philippines (Bicol Region)
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FAOSummary:
In view of current and future hydrometeorological hazards and climate risks that affect both the agriculture and fishery sectors of the region, the Government of the Philippines and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations embarked on a joint technical cooperation project to Enhance Capacities for Climate Risk Management and Disaster Preparedness in Agriculture.
The assistance aims to enhance the capacities within the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Philippine Atmospheric Geographical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) of the Department of Scienc
Expected Outputs:
Enhancing technical capacity within DoA for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Agriculture
Strengthening basic support services for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Agriculture sector in two selected pilot districts
Demonstration of prioritized location specific technologies for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) within the agriculture sector through a participatory learning by doing process at district and community levels.
Economic impact analysis of adaptation interventions, lessons learned and policy implicationsContacts:
Stephan Baas (NRC), Claudia Hiepe (NRC)
Project Status:
OngoingPrimary Beneficiaries:
Farmers
RP to host climate change meet this week
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PhilStar.com
By Michael Punongbayan
MANILA, Philippines - With the support of the Philippine government, the United Nations (UN) will hold a meeting at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Manila in Makati City this week to discuss the issue of adapting to climate change.
The activity organized by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) together with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resour
Cities in Climate Change (CCCI) - A component of Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net)
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
UN-HABITAT, UNDESASummary:
Hundreds of millions of people in urban areas across the world will be affected by climate change. The vulnerability of human settlements in this new urban era will increase through rising sea levels, inland floods, frequent and stronger tropical cyclones, periods of increased heat and the spread of diseases. Climate change may negatively impact on the infrastructure and worsen the access to basic urban services and the quality of life in cities. Most affected are the urban poor – the slum dwellers in developing countries.
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##### Approach
The Cities in Climate Change Initiative targets cities in developing and least developed countries. It emphasises good governance, responsibility, leadership and practical initiatives for the communities and their citizens. It builds on the well-tested Environmental Planning and Management process which is suited to address climate change issues within the city by a wide host of actors. A set of tools will be developed to support city-leaders and practitioners in addressing the impact of climate change (adaptation) and to help reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions (mitigation). This will be supported with technological and financial options as they emerge from the needs of cities.Expected Outputs:
* The setting up of global, regional, national and city to city networks of national and local government associations, non-governmental bodies, universities, the private sector, and UN organizations addressing climate change;
* Localization and implementation of national adaptation and mitigation strategies;
* The strengthening of capacities of local authorities to integrate climate change concerns in local and city wide planning and budgeting for cost-effective policy responses;
* The strengthening of the capacities of local government training institutes to provide climate change training for local governments.Contacts:
UN-HABITAT Global Division,
Urban Environmental Planning Branch (UEPB)
P.O. Box 30030, 00100
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: +254 20 7625405,
Fax: +254 20 7623715
Email: ues@unhabitat.org
www.sudnet.orgProject Status:
Under implementation
UN names Salceda 'champion' of climate change adaptation
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The Philippine Star
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN-ISDR) has named former presidential economic adviser and Albay Gov.
RP proposes zero climate-change casualty
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Business Mirror
Jonathon L.
Albay, first province to use SimCLIM software to examine effects of climate change
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LEGAZPI CITY, May 13 -– The province of Albay is the first provincial government unit in the country to use the customized SimCLIM software, a computer model system for examining the effects of climate variability and change over time and space.
Center for Initiative and Research Center for climate Adaptation (CIRCA) executive director Nhong Rangasa explained that SimCLIM is an open framework modeling system which allows user to customize t
WWF case study: The Coral Triangle and Climate Change: Ecosystems People and Societies at Risk
Submitted by tianyili on Sun, 2010-04-11 20:17Summary:
Stretching across six countries in Southeast Asia and Melanesia (Indonesia, the Philippines,
Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste), the Coral Triangle contains the
richest marine ecosystems on earth.
Coastal ecosystems in the Coral Triangle are already being impacted by warming, acidifying and
rising seas. Coral reefs have experienced severe mass bleaching events across the region, which, if they increase in intensity and frequency, threaten to seriously degrade these important ecosystems. Mangroves face similar problems with rising sea levels threatening their future. With the build up of coastal infrastructure, there is no place for mangroves to retreat. The downstream effects on human beings of losing these critical coastal ecosystems are enormous.
There are a number of actions, which, if implemented by regional and world leaders, will avoid this crisis.
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Results and Learning:
Analysis of the potential impacts of climate change on the Coral Triangle leads to a number of policy actions for international leaders to consider. First and foremost we must prioritise significant CO2 emission reduction in order to reduce the severity of the effects we can otherwise expect - leading us toward the best case rather than worst case scenario. This is essential as even the best case scenario is rife with challenges to communities and natural resources in the region, with very signifi cant losses to be expected. Second, climate change adaptation strategies must be applied as rapidly as possible, since delays in applying these strategies will result in insurmountable change, missed opportunities, reduced options and a more daunting task with less chance of success.
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Regional Energy Programme for Poverty Reduction
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2010-01-08 08:06Summary:
Efforts by countries in the Asia-Pacific region to meet the MDGs, especially
the goal of halving the number of poor, will be impaired
unless adequate attention is paid to the crucial role energy services
play in the development process, particularly in relation to the economic,
environmental and social well-being of the poor.
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Contacts:
Easter Galuvao
Email: easter.galuvao@undp.org
Tel: +685 236670
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CTI Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle: Southeast Asia under Coral Triangle Initiative
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Asian Development BankImplementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
All lead in-country Government agencies; Inter-governmental Agencies; and Nongovernmental Organization (NGOs)Summary:
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The Coral Triangle (CT) spans eastern Indonesia, parts of Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and Solomon Islands . This project ‘Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle: Southeast Asia’ is a companion project to the ‘Coastal and marine resources management in the Pacific’ and a sub-project under the proposed Coral Triangle Initiative GEF program.
Project Components:
1. Strengthening the Policy and Institutional Conditions Needed for Sustainable Fisheries, Coastal and Marine Resources Management
2. Increasing the Resilience of Fisheries, Coastal and Marine Resource Systems and Marine Protected Areas
3. Promoting the Sustainable Financing of Marine Protected Areas and other Coastal and Marine Resources Management Measures
4. Coordination, Harmonization and Project ManagementExpected Outputs:
Improved capacity of inter-governmental agencies, national and provincial authorities and CBOs and local management authorities involved with MPAs and fisheries management.
Legal and policy regimes to support an ecosystem approach to marine resource and fisheries management (including tuna and live reef fish trade) established, and guidelines on ecosystem-based approach adopted.
New and improved laws and regulations on protection of threatened species established at the national and international levels.Regional analyses of changes and inter-dependencies among people and markets. Improved technical cooperation and information sharing. Education, training, public awareness and outreach program undertaken.
Assessment completed to identify major threats, essential habitats and threatened and endemic species and demonstrate global and local benefits of marine conservation.Analyses of the ecological, economic and institutional drivers and interactions between climate-related stressors and opportunities to fisheries.
Assessments of coral reef degradation due to coral bleaching, acidification of sea water, coastal habitat loss due to sea level rise, effects of changes in upwelling patterns to fisheries and migratory species and extreme weather events.
Demonstration projects showing increased resilience of marine ecosystems to the impacts of climate change
Policy briefs to guide in appropriate assistance and development activities.Quantification and development of vulnerability indices and metrics adapted for comparative analyses of fishery systems
Contacts:
Maria Lourdes Drilon
Natural Resources Economist
Telephone: 632-632-6509
Email: mldrilon@adb.orgProject Status:
ApprovedPrimary Beneficiaries:
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