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  • Leading Organization:
    MDG Achievement Fund
    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. For the urban poor (15% of the total poor), climate change poses additional problems in terms of increased risks to their safety and health since many of them live
    in dangerous areas like riverbanks, shorelines, dumpsites and low-lying areas susceptible to flooding. Over-all, women dominated with a poverty incidence of approximately 29%.

    The joint programme will enable the attainment of the above commitments and directly contribute to the achievement of the MDGs, the UNDAF outcome on environmental sustainability, i.e. “By 2009, increased capacity of stakeholders to protect/enhance the quality of the environment and sustainably manage natural resources”. Specifically, it will work for the attainment of the country programme (CP) outcome.

    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
    Resources:
    MDGFund
    File(s):
    Philipines signed JP complete version.pdf
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