Office of the President of the Philippines
Malacañang

Climate Change Commission

National Framework Strategy
on Climate Change
2010-2022

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Preface
Climate Change is the most serious and most pervasive threat facing humanity today. The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the highest scientific body responsible
for evaluating the risk of climate change, affirmed in its Fourth Assessment Report that the“warming of the earth’s climate system is unequivocal” and that this warming is attributed tothe dramatic rise in human-induced greenhouse gas emissions since the mid 20th-century.
The Philippines, an archipelagic nation of over 90 million people, now faces threats from more
intense tropical cyclones, drastic changes in rainfall patterns, sea level rise, and increasing
temperatures. All these factors contribute to serious impacts on our natural ecosystems—
on our river basins, coastal and marine systems, and their biodiversity—then cascading to
impacts on our food security, water resources, human health, public infrastructure, energy,
and human settlements.
Indeed it is unequivocal that climate change will have serious implications on the country’s
efforts to address poverty and realize sustainable development for current and future
generations—ultimately making climate change an issue of intergenerational equity.
The National Framework Strategy on Climate Change is committed towards ensuring andstrengthening the adaptation of our natural ecosystems and human communities to climatechange. In the process, the Framework aspires to chart a cleaner development path for
the Philippines, highlighting the mutually beneficial relationship between climate change
mitigation and adaptation. As a matter of principle, the Framework aggressively highlights
the critical aspect of adaptation meant to be translated to all levels of governance alongside
coordinating national efforts towards integrated ecosystem-based management which shallultimately render sectors climate-resilient.
As the world stands at the threshold of an important juncture in the history of the planet andthe international community grapples for a lasting global solution to the climate crisis, thethreats to humans and nature have become unprecedented.
The international community stands at a point where even the most aggressive andimmediate actions to mitigate climate change will not stop the impacts at least for the next
half of this century. While deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions may buy time for humanand natural systems to adapt in the decades ahead, human and natural systems havebegun to reel from the unfolding impacts.
The aim of this national process is to build a roadmap that will serve as the basis for anational program on climate change and establish an agenda upon which the Philippines
would pursue a dynamic process of determining actions through the National Climate
Change Action Plan process.

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1.

LEGAL MANDATE

1.1“The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced andhealthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.” – Section 16,
Article II, The Philippine Constitution
		
1.2“The Congress shall give the highest priority to the enactment of measures that
protect and enhance the right of the people to human dignity…” – Section 1, Article
XIII, The Philippine Constitution
1.3

4“It is the policy of the State to afford full protection and the advancement of the rightof the people to a healthful ecology… to fulfill human needs while maintaining thequality of the natural environment for current and future generations.” – Section 2,
Republic Act 9729 (The Climate Change Act of 2009)

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GUIDING PRINCIPLESThe State adopts the following Guiding Principles in formulating the National Framework
Strategy on Climate Change, referred to as the Framework:
2.1

The Framework envisions a climate risk-resilient Philippines with healthy, safe,
prosperous and self-reliant communities, and thriving and productive ecosystems.

2.2

The goal is to build the adaptive capacity of communities and increase the resilienceof natural ecosystems to climate change, and optimize mitigation opportunities
towards sustainable development.

2.3

The Philippines, as a State Party to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is committed to its core principle of common but
differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.

2.4

The precautionary principle guides the State’s climate change framework and shalltake precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize the causes of climatechange and its adverse effects. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible
damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing
such measures.

2.5

The Framework is risk-based, and strategies/activities shall be formulated, withdecisions made based on the causes, magnitude and impacts of risks.

2.6

Climate change knowledge is science-based, and shall draw from scientificcontributions and best practices from communities taking into considerations local
circumstances.

2.7

The national priorities, and therefore, the pillars, of the National Framework Strategy
on Climate Change shall be adaptation and mitigation, with an emphasis on adaptation
as the anchor strategy. Whenever applicable, mitigation actions shall also be pursued
as a function of adaptation.

2.8

Adaptation measures shall be based on equity, in accordance with common
but differentiated responsibility; special attention must be given to ensure equaland equitable protection of the poor, women, children and other vulnerable anddisadvantaged sectors.

2.9

Even with inadequate scientific information, anticipatory adaptation measures should
be undertaken to prevent or minimize the causes and potential impacts of climatechange, whenever necessary.

2.10 The Framework adopts the Philippine Agenda 21 for Sustainable Development,
to fulfill human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment for
current and future generations.

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2.11

The principle of complementation shall be observed to ensure that climate change
initiatives by one sector do not restrict the adaptation of other sectors.

2.12 The Framework recognizes the roles of agencies and their respective mandates asprovided by law. The Framework also recognizes the principle of subsidiarity and therole of local governments as front-liners in addressing climate change.
2.13 The Framework recognizes the value of forming multi-stakeholder participation andpartnerships in climate change initiatives, including with civil society, private sector andlocal governments, and especially with indigenous peoples and other marginalizedgroups most vulnerable to climate change impacts.
2.14 Policy and incentive mechanisms to facilitate private sector participation in addressing
adaptation and mitigation objectives shall be promoted and supported.

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3. FRAMEWORK CONTEXT
3.1 This Framework takes into consideration and complies with the commitments of
the Philippines in multilateral environmental treaties, specifically the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
3.2 Addressing adaptation needs, capitalizing on mitigation potential and complying with
UNFCCC obligations require systematic analysis, strategic planning and determined
implementation. Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9729 mandates the Climate Change
Commission (CCC) to formulate the Framework Strategy and Program on Climate
Change six (6) months from the effectivity of the Law. This Framework was developed
based on the country’s climate change vulnerabilities, adaptation needs and mitigation
potential, all in accordance with international agreements.1
3.3 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its Fourth Assessment
Report (AR4), concluded that anthropogenic warming over the last three decades
has affected many physical and biological systems all over the world. As a result, theresilience of many ecosystems is likely to be breached this century. As mean global
temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, the Philippines will encounter
serious stresses in food production, health, and economic security.
3.4 The Philippines is a country endowed with a plethora of species and ecosystems, making
it one of the 18 mega-biodiversity countries in the world. However, there is currently
an increasing threat to the country’s wealth of biodiversity because of the pressure
brought upon by human-induced threats, which are further compounded by the adverse
impacts of climate change on terrestrial and aquatic plant and animal communities as
manifested in increasing temperature and extreme variability in rainfall.
3.5 The country is ranked highest in the world in terms of vulnerability to tropical cyclone
occurrence, and third in terms of people exposed to such seasonal events.2 Anaverage of 20 typhoons traverse the country yearly, causing physical and economic
devastation. Climate variability increasingly induces drought during El Niño episodes
and floods during La Niña. Consequently, the Philippines faces increasing disaster risks
with geologic/seismic dangers closely interacting with such meteorological hazards.
3.6 Climate change also threatens the ability of the country’s ecosystems to provide lifesupport services. In coastal areas, problems like flooding and inundation are expected
to increase due to accelerated sea level rise, in addition to cyclones and storm surges.
With coastal and marine ecosystems already suffering from anthropogenic problems
like pollution, over-exploitation and uncontrolled development, the country can ill afford
to cope with the additional stresses.
3.7 Climate change can provide opportunities that would allow the Philippines to capitalize
on its greenhouse gases (GHG) mitigation potential for cleaner, indigenous andoptimized energy and transport bases, as well as enhanced sinks. Leveraging recently1 Refers to the obligations of the Philippines under the UNFCCC and other related international agreements.
2 2004 UNDP Global Report on Disasters

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passed policies like the Renewable Energy Act and the Biofuels Law, the Philippines
could address its energy insecurity while providing much-needed co-benefits such aspollution prevention.
3.8 This Framework shall guide the national and sub-national development planning
processes, specifically the formulation of the Medium-term Philippine Development Plan
(MTPDP), Medium-term Public Investment Program (MTPIP) and sectoral plans; at the
sub-national level, the Medium-term Regional Development Plan (MTRDP), Mediumterm Regional Development Investment Program (MTRDIP), Provincial Development
Plans (PDPs) and Provincial Physical Framework Plan (PPFPs); and at the local level,
the Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs) and Comprehensive Development Plans(CDPs).
3.9 Within one (1) year upon the adoption of the Framework, the National Climate Change
Action Plan (NCCAP) shall be developed to provide the details of the herein proposed
strategies. The NCCAP shall then guide local government units in the preparation of theirrespective Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAP). A consultation process shallbe initiated by the Climate Change Commission to seek the consensus of stakeholders
on the provisions of this Framework, and seek their meaningful participation in theformulation of the NCCAP.

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4. PHILIPPINE CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS: 2020 and 20503
The projected climate change scenarios are shown as bases for the indicative macro-levelvulnerability assessment. Significantly, these scenarios are presented as a macro-analysisof changes in climate parameters: precipitation, temperature, and the use of statistical
averages in the data presented. Prepared by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical andAstronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), these scenarios are culled from possible
extreme events that would arise from average scenarios.

Changes in Annual Mean Temperature
Based on the downscaling made by PAGASA of the Hadley Center’s global climate model
PRECIS, significant warming will occur in the Philippines by the middle of the current
century.
The country’s average annual mean temperature is projected to increase by 0.9°C -1.2°C
by 2020 and 1.7°C -3.0°C by 2050. Higher temperatures are generally expected for all
regions of the country by 2050, the rates doubling compared to 2020 levels. Warming will
be worst in Mindanao, supposedly the country’s food basket. The changes in mean annual
temperature by region relative to the baseline period of 1970-2000, are provided in Figure
1 below:

Figure 1: Projected Changes in Annual Mean Temperature for 2020 and 2050, relative
to the Baseline 1971-2000 by Region (PAGASA, 2010)3

Prepared by PAGASA for the Philippines’ Second National Communication on Climate Change(SNC), due for submission to the UNFCCC Secretariat as part of its commitments.

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Changes in Annual Mean Rainfall
The PRECIS simulation exercise projects a change in annual precipitation from -0.5 to
17.4 % in 2020 and -2.4 to 16.4 % in 2050. Increases in rainfall are particularly evident inmost areas of Luzon and Visayas, while Mindanao is projected to undergo a drying trend.
Average annual rainfall increase over most parts of Luzon and the Visayas is expected to be
2 to 17 % by 2020 and 1 to 16 % by 2050. In contrast, there is a general reduction in regional
annual average rainfall in Mindanao (~ 0.5 to 11 % by 2020; 2 to 11% in 2050).

Figure 2: Projected Changes in Annual Mean Rainfall for 2020 and 2050, relative
to the Baseline 1971-2000 by Region (PAGASA, 2010)

Sea level Rise
Sea level rise will increase the risk of flooding and storm damage. Projected impacts of
1 meter sea level rise in many areas of the country show vast portions being inundated,affecting coastal settlements and livelihood.
According to estimates of the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority(NAMRIA), a one meter sea level rise can translate to an estimated land loss of 129,114
ha.

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5.

IMPACTS AND VULNERABILITIES

5.1 Bio-Physical Vulnerabilities
For purposes of the Framework and its corollary action plan, what are considered of primary
relevance are the natural meteorological or meteorologically-influenced hazards faced by thePhilippines, which stand to be aggravated by climate change. Other physical vulnerabilities
that are considered as underlying drivers of risks are likewise taken into consideration inassessing the country’s indicative vulnerabilities. These are primarily the state of ecosystems
such as the status of forest cover, the quality and extent of coastal resources, the overall
state of biodiversity, the level of environmental pollution, etc., which are determinants of theextent of impacts from climate change and the magnitude of adaptation capacity that need
to be put in place.

Meteorologically-Influenced and Related Natural Hazards

Figure 3: Map of landslides and flood prone areas

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Figure 3 depicts the indicative landslide and flood prone areas of the Philippines that stand to
be further impacted adversely by increased precipitation or rainfall brought about by climatechange. The top 10 flood-prone and landslide-prone areas are also indicated. Overlaid withthe climate scenarios for 2020 and 2050, the result would give the “first layer” of indicative
physical vulnerability. It can be seen that a major portion of the country are susceptible tolandslides as well as flooding.

5. 2

Underlying Risk Drivers

5.2.1

Ecosystems Degradation

Two of the key underlying risk drivers of climate change are the loss of forest cover anddegradation of coastal and marine resources.

Figure 4: Area of forest cover, 1920-2004
Of the 27.5 million hectares in the late 1500s, the country’s forest lands currently stand at 7.2
million hectares or only 24.27 %t of the country’s total land area. This has been attributed tothe combined ill effects of indiscriminate logging, inadequate forest protection, incoherent
policies, expansion of upland agriculture, fires, pests and diseases, and unplanned land
conversion. Of the current remaining forests, only 0.8 million hectares of primary forests

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remain. This is alarming as these remaining pristine areas are the repository of the country’s
gene pool. The Philippines is one of the 17 mega-diverse countries in the world with morethan 65% of the species found nowhere else. Its being a critical hotspot with more than 800
of its plant and animal species threatened with extinction is of great concern because thePhilippines is also globally important in terms of biodiversity-dependent adaptation.
The Philippines’ diverse coastal zone comprise a variety of tropical ecosystems, including
sandy beaches, rocky headlands, sand dunes, coral reefs, mangroves, sea-grass beds,
wetlands, estuaries, and lagoons. Unfortunately, Over 80 percent of original mangrovesin the country have been cleared, increasing sediment outflow onto reefs (Chou, 1998).
Mangrove areas continue to be cleared and converted to fish ponds, a change that allows
more sediment to reach reefs (DENR, 2001). Domestic and industrial wastes discharged
into the sea further aggravate the vulnerabilities of the coastal ecosystems. The Philippine
coral reefs, the second largest in Southeast Asia, are estimated to cover an area of 26,000
square kilometers and hold 2,177 species of fish. Much of these are significantly critical to
the survival of the coastal poor. Fisheries account for about 4% of the country’s GNP. The
fisheries sector employs an estimated million people—26% in aquaculture operations, 6%
in commercial fishing and 68% in marine and freshwater municipal fishing.
5.2.2

Agricultural

Agriculture represents 1/5 of the total economy (18 % of GDP) and generates 1/3 of thecountry’s total employment and provides food and livelihood to our people as follows:
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•
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Rice, 16.82 million mt;
Fish, 4.97 million mt,
Corn, 6.93 million mt,
Other food and industrial crops, 57.75 million mt, andLivestock & Poultry, 4.04 thousands mt

Climate change in the country triggered the rise in temperature and the increases in variability
and pattern of rainfall and super typhoon events, as well. The climate change and variability
combined their weather modifying impacts with El Nino, which occurs in almost every two
years and resulted into more complex and unpredictable changes in patterns and intensityof temperatures and extreme rainfall events close to their tipping points. The country has
been traditionally exposed to the many hazards and risks from typhoons and droughts even
before the on-set of climate change. The outstanding threat of climate change, however, isthe undefined shifting of rainfall patterns and rising temperatures. Without proper scientificguidance, this creates confusion to many farmers in terms of when to plant and what toplant. Moreover, the concentration of climate-vulnerable dams and irrigation in Luzon,
which is the location of 60 percent of national irrigated rice production, will definitely weaken
the overall resiliency of the country’s national food security and self- sufficiency to climatechange, including the increasing problems on water allocation and prioritization for watersupply for irrigation, domestic water and energy.

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5.2.3

Biodiversity

The existing human-induced threats to biodiversity are compounded by the adverse
impacts of climate change on terrestrial and aquatic flora and fauna communities. Evenslight increases in temperature would affect the survival of plants and animals with narrow
tolerance range for temperature and those which are presently living at the upper limit of
their tolerance level. Most vulnerable are those species that have difficulties in migrating
as a form of survival. A substantial increase in temperature in the range of 30°C to 40°C
may possibly cause the migration of plant and animal species with narrower temperature
tolerance to other more suitable areas as their form of adaptation. Such temperature level
rise may also disrupt species interactions like plants and pollinators relationship that may
affect the survival of plant species. Further increase in temperature to 50°C or 60°C may
cause a number of animals and plant species to die out and become extinct while critical
habitats may be lost.
5.2.4

Infrastructure

Infrastructure facilities are threatened by climate change as they are directly exposed tooftentimes prolonged and frequent rainfall, strong winds, and higher waves; temperature
variations - that can lead to accelerated structural fatigue and materials failure for example
in power transmission structures, and road pavements; and places greater demands onthe construction and operation and maintenance of flood control and drainage structures,seawalls and port structures; and public buildings such as schools, and health care facilities.
The impacts could be severe in areas where infrastructures are not designed to fully copewith the effects of climate change. Thus, these impacts have potential implications for where
we locate and how we build our new infrastructures, as well as make existing infrastructurerobust or resilient to the effects of climate change.
5.2.5

EnergyEnergy technologies, particularly on power generation from renewable sources, rely greatly
on the climate for its resource. With projected changes in precipitation, humidity, windspeed and cloudiness, energy technologies will be affected, resulting in changes in thequantity and timing of the renewable resource, in its operational performance and energy
production. Changes in the mean potential and altered variance of a renewable resource will
result in the changes in the resource, with climate change seemingly enhancing seasonal
differences. In general, the relationship between the renewable resource potential andthe driving climate variables such as precipitation and wind speed will dictate the extent ofchanges.

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5.2.6

Population, Health and Demography

Population growing exponentially and migrating into areas where they should not be
contribute to the overall vulnerability of the country to additional external threats like climatechange. The latest national population count by the National Statistics Office (NSO) placed
the Philippine population at 88,574,614 persons as of August 2007.
Of the total population, 62.7% live in urban areas (2005) with an urban annual growth rateof 3.45%, much higher than the annual population growth rate of 2.28%. Since 1995, there
has been more migration towards urban areas with increasing population numbers. Urban
growth rates peaked in the late 1980s to early 1990s. From 2000 onwards, there has beena negative growth rate in rural areas. These trends have contributed to the increasing
deteriorating conditions in the urban centers and upland areas where migrants have tended
to drift to.
Age distribution and economic status also influence level of vulnerability of people which,in turn, determine the overall level of vulnerability of the country. More young and older
people in the population would be critical in disaster situations. Poverty limits the concerned
population’s capacity to bounce back immediately in the face of disasters or to shift rapidly
to new adaptation modes that require financial resources to materialize.
Rural poverty incidence was estimated at 41.5% in 2006, accounting for about 75% of total
poverty in the country. It is also a driver of rural-to-urban migration. Rural poor in lowland
agricultural areas have also been migrating upwards to forest lands for better agricultural
opportunities. This has further contributed to the precarious situation of the forests in the
country’s watersheds.
The health sector also stands to bear the brunt of climate change, brought about mainly by
the country’s high vulnerability to climate change-related hazards. As diseases, disabilities
and deaths are consequences of these hazards, the health sector is usually left to handle
the management and rehabilitation of victims. Among the most likely impacts of climatechange on the health sector include increases in endemic morbidity and mortality due todiarrheal disease, exacerbation of the abundance and/or toxicity of cholera due to increases
in coastal water temperature, and an expansion of the natural habitats of vector-borne andwater-borne diseases.

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PHILIPPINE CLIMATE CHANGE FRAMEWORKThe State hereby promotes the following Vision and Goal for Climate Change, theachievement of which is operationalized in the succeeding Framework diagram:Vision“A climate risk-resilient Philippines with healthy, safe, prosperous and self-reliant
communities, and thriving and productive ecosystems.”

Goal“To build the adaptive capacity of communities and increase the resilience of natural
ecosystems to climate change, and optimize mitigation opportunities towards sustainable
development.”

Figure 5: Climate Change Framework

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The national framework is formulated within the context of the country’s sustainable
development goals and governance/institutional factors that affect the country’s ability torespond to climate change. The changing climate conditions will have a myriad of impacts
and underscore the vulnerabilities in all sectors of society and the economy. Adaptation will
require resources and the cooperation of all sectors. Addressing climate change, therefore,
moves beyond the environmental challenges and will have to be closely linked with economic
targets and social sustainability.
This Framework Strategy provides a basis for the national program on climate change. It
identifies Key Result Areas to be pursued in key climate-sensitive sectors in addressing theadverse effects of climate change both under adaptation and mitigation. The framework isbased on the fundamental principles of sustainable development and treats mitigation as afunction of adaptation, cognizant of the vulnerability of key sectors that include energy.
Increasing temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, sea level rise, and extreme weather
events form the backdrop upon which the Philippines endeavors to pursue its development
goals. Such factors affect key sectors such as ecosystems, food, water, human health,infrastructure, energy, and human society. The ability of the country to address such impacts
and vulnerabilities of these sectors affect the facility by which sustainable development ispursued. Sustainable development, on the other hand, greatly impinges on the capacity of
the country to adapt to the impacts and address vulnerabilities to climate change.
In order to achieve the key result areas, it is important to ensure that cross-cutting strategies
are likewise given attention. As means of implementation, the framework puts forward multistakeholder partnerships, financing, valuation, and policy planning and mainstreaming.

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The following diagram illustrates a more specific aspect of the Climate Change Framework,
taking into account how climate change impacts and vulnerabilities shall be addressedby adaptation, mitigation and cross-cutting strategies and supported by the means of
implementation—which would eventually lead to achievement of the National Goal.

Figure 6: Operational Diagram

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7.

SYNERGY OF ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION

The increasing concentration of GHGs in the atmosphere has started to and will continue
to influence changes in the global climate system in the coming decades. The Fourth
Assessment Report (AR4) of the IPCC and the international imperatives drawn in the Bali
Conference in 2007 establish the urgency of adaptation especially for developing andvulnerable countries like the Philippines. This Framework recognizes the mutually beneficial
relationship between climate change mitigation and adaptation, particularly in the context ofPhilippine development. Cognizant of the impacts of a changing climate on sectors that arealso sources of GHG emissions, which include energy, transport, agriculture, and industry,
this framework endeavors to integrate mitigation with adaptation and take into account thecircumstance
Mitigation strategies in the Philippine development context offer opportunities for enhancing
development and boosting the adaptation capacity of communities. In the same vein,
adaptation is as much a development concern as mitigation. With the context of global-scale
shifts in the climate system, development can only succeed if mitigation strategies suchas energy efficiency and conservation, renewable energy development, environmentallysustainable transport, sustainable infrastructure, and Reduction of Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) are undertaken in the context of adaptation.
The development of a framework that integrates adaptation within the development process
is deemed to ensure sustainability and success (WRI, 2007).
An integrated approach builds on mitigation measures as a part of adaptation in order toprovide necessary mechanisms to respond to the realities of climate change and contributeto attaining the twin objectives of the UNFCCC and create an enabling policy environment
for strengthening the country’s pursuit of sustainable development and the fulfillment of its
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets.

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8.

THE MITIGATION PILLAR

The principal objective of the UNFCCC is the stabilization of GHG concentrations in theatmosphere at a level that prevents dangerous anthropogenic interference of the global
climate system. Mitigation as a response plays a key role in pursuing the UNFCCC objective,
particularly in the context of historical emissions of industrialized countries. Achieving thisobjective would involve limiting or reducing anthropogenic GHG emissions by sources andpreserving or, as appropriate, enhancing sinks and reservoirs of GHGs. However, thecomplexity of prevention and mitigation stems from the fact that the atmosphere is partof the global commons and as such, no single country, region, or economic sector can,reverse the trend of increasing GHG emissions by itself.
Like most developing countries, the Philippines’ contribution to the total global GHG
emissions is insignificant compared to the rest of the world. Nonetheless, the Philippines
embarks on a mitigation strategy to contribute to the global effort to reduce emissions,pursuing cost-effective measures to reduce GHG emissions, including increased energy
efficiency and conservation, development and increased utilization of appropriate low carbon
and renewable energy technologies, and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation. The strategy shall take the form of nationally-appropriate mitigation actions,which reflects the recognition of the key role that developing countries play in ensuringthat the global community can achieve the long-term objectives of mitigation, taking into
account the rising emissions growth rates of developing countries including the Philippines.
Such an approach to mitigation, anchored on the pursuit of sustainable development, gives
the country the opportunity to leapfrog into the future and avoid harmful emissions as the
economy grows.
It is important to understand the mitigation potential of the Philippines although greenhousegas mitigation will not be the primary driver of the country’s mitigation strategies as enshrinedin this Framework and the subsequent Action Plan. This potential should be transformed
strategically into mitigation options that will offer the most co-benefits to fuel sustainable
developments.

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The Philippines 2000 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory
The Philippine’s mitigation potential can be gleaned from the GHG inventory, which issummarized in the following figure and table:

Figure 7: Overall 2000 GHG Emission per Sector
Table 1: Overall 2000 GHG Emission per Sector (in Gg CO2 e)
SectorCO2 , Gg

CH4 ,Gg

N20, Gg*CO2e Emission, Gg

Energy62,499.10

304.14

2.52

69,667.24

Industrial Processes

8,604.74

0.24-

8,609.78

1,209.79

37.41

37,002.69(46.28)(0.32)(105,111.37)

Agriculture
LUCF(104,040.29)

Waste

-

500.673.50

11,599.07

Totals(32,936.45)

1,968.56

43.11

21,767.41

CH4 GW Potential = 21; N20 GW Potential = 310; * = CO2+(CH4*21)+(N20*310)
This is the second GHG inventory conducted by the Philippines, to be contained in its
Second National Communication (SNC) on Climate Change for submission to the UNFCCC
Secretariat. This inventory and the first one have been adjusted in view of new informationon the LUCF. Based on the inventory conducted for the different sectors, the Philippines
emitted 21,767 Gg of GHG in the year 2000, net of sequestered carbon by LUCF Comparing
the 1994 Initial National Communication (INC) and the 2000 GHG Inventory for the SNC, a

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decrease of 78% in GHG emissions for the Philippines has been registered, notably due tothe adjustment in the amount of emissions sequestered by the LUCF sector.
Total emissions from non-LUCF sectors amounted to 126,879 Gg CO2e as seen in theabove figure and table. The energy sector still contributed the highest at 69,667.24 Gg
CO2e or 55% of the total. This was followed closely by the Agriculture sector with 37,003
Gg or 29% of the total. Emissions from industrial processes was registered at 8,610 Gg or
7% of the total, while the waste sector released 11,599 Gg or 9% of the total GHG emissionsfor 2000.
These total can be further adjusted based on sectoral refinements of estimations. These
then can be translated into possible mitigation measures, which should emphasize the cobenefits of pollution prevention, energy security and improving the stability & productivityof ecosystems containing the country’s sinks like its forests. The translation into specificmitigation measures in the various sectors can guide mitigation opportunities that canbe pursued in the context of incrementality under the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol
processes.

Key Result Areas (KRAs) for Mitigation
Long-term Objective: Facilitate the transition towards low greenhouse gas emissions forsustainable development.
To achieve this long-term objective, the following KRAs, from which the national, sectoraland local action plans shall be drawn, are adopted. A list of strategic priorities is provided
under each KRA to serve as initial guide for action planning:

8.1

Energy Efficiency and Conservation

The energy sector is considered as one of the most vulnerable sectors that need to adapt
to changing demand and supply conditions resulting from climate change. One major
challenge for energy is the adaptability of infrastructure such as power plants, refineries,
depots, power transmission and distribution systems, and fuel distribution systems to copewith these changing climatic conditions. Most energy infrastructure are located along coastal
areas, where the direct impacts of sea level rise and coastal storm surges will be felt.
Objective: Develop and enhance clean energy sources, uses and other efficiency measures
towards a low carbon economy in the energy sector.

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Strategic Prioritiesa.

Enhance energy efficiency and conservation, and put in place long-term reliable power
supply through reinforcement of energy infrastructure, diversification of energy sources
and research and development (R&D) in new technologies.

b.

Maintain a competitive energy investment climate.

c.

Reduce GHG emissions from the energy sector, particularly those that contribute or
forecast to contribute the most, through increased use of alternative fuels and otherenergy conservation programs.

8.2

Renewable Energy

While the country is promoting the use and development of renewable and alternative energy
sources, the Philippines still relies heavily on thermal electric power generation, particularly
gas-fired, oil-fired and coal-fired power plants. Thermoelectric generation is water-intensive.
If changing climatic conditions alter historical patterns of precipitation and runoff, they may
complicate operations of existing thermoelectric power plants.
About 56 percent of the country’s energy demand is met by indigenous resources including
coal, natural gas, hydropower and traditional biomass energy. The Philippines is one of a few
countries in the world where renewable energy (sourced from geothermal and hydropower
plants) accounts for the largest share (43 percent) of total primary energy supply. The
Philippine government targets to double its current renewable energy capacity from 4,500
MW to 9,000 MW in the next 20 years.
Objective: Realize the full potential of the country’s renewable energy capacity so as tofurther contribute to energy security and promote low-carbon growth in the energy sector
Strategic Prioritya.

8.3

Intensify the development and utilization of renewable and environment-friendly
alternative energy resources/technologies.

Environmentally Sustainable Transport

The transport sector’s contribution to GHG emissions has increased significantly both inabsolute and relative terms since 1990. Based on the current growth rates in motorizationof about 6 percent, and the projected increase in urban population by 35 million by 20304,
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Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United
Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision and World Urbanization
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to increase to 37 and 87 MtCO2e by 2015 and 2030 respectively under a business as usual(BAU) scenario. This would result in a rapid enlargement of the country’s carbon footprint,
further exacerbating pollution in urban areas.
A low-carbon path in the transport sector is thus essential. This Framework promotes models
to improve the transport sector’s efficiency and modal shifts as compressed natural gas(CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) becomes the primary fuel of the public transport,
and support the expansion/shift to more efficient mass transport systems such as metro railtransit (MRT), light rail transit (LRT) and bus rapid transit (BRT).
Objective: Improve the efficiency of the transport sector through increased uptake ofalternative fuels and expansion of mass transport systems
Strategic Prioritiesa.

Promote models to improve the transport sector’s efficiency and modal shiftsb.

Convert of public utility vehicles to LPG and renewable energy sources, and the
expansion of/shift to more efficient mass transport systems.

c.

Integrate climate change to the formulation of energy and transport policies, e.g.,
formulation of a national Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) strategy.

8.4

Sustainable Infrastructure

The Philippines’ residential and commercial sectors - human settlements – are major
producers of GHG. They consume 50% of primary electric energy: 27% is consumed
by households, while 23% is consumed by the business sector. Of all structures built forvarious human activities, high-rise buildings consume most (72%) of electric supply and
17% of fresh water.
Moreover, buildings contribute 33% of the carbon dioxide emission of human settlements.
Making these buildings energy- and water-efficient would, therefore, be critical component
mitigation. The full implementation of a standard for green buildings would minimize therelease of GHGs by as much as 2,400,000 tons a year.
Objective: Reduce carbon footprint through energy-efficient design and materials for public
infrastructure and settlements

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a.
b.
c.

d.

8.5

Institutionalize guidelines for the construction of innovative climate-resilient and energyefficient human settlements.
Promote green infrastructure practices through climate-smart technologies, climate
proofing processes and construction of energy-efficient buildings.
Install energy-efficiency and climate-proofing mechanisms for public infrastructure,
cultural facilities, and socio-economic infrastructure (including telecommunications
facilities) through appropriate standards and inventory mechanisms.
Develop energy-efficient and climate-resilient human settlements through government
and private sector housing programs, and public awareness campaigns.

National REDD+ Strategy

The Philippines’ Second National Communication to the UNFCCC highlights the potential of
the country’s forestry sector to serve as a “carbon sink,” effectively mitigating the country’s
overall greenhouse gas emissions via the absorption of carbon dioxide by the sector.
However, an assessment of the country’s forestry sector reveals several gaps in governance,
extension services, research and development, capacity building, and financing, among
others.
A National REDD+ Strategy does not only leverage the country’s participation in a prospective
international REDD+ mechanism, but also boosts domestic efforts towards the reduction ofemissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the enhancement of forest carbon
stocks in the country. It can also create an opportunity to strengthen the forestry sector’scapacity to adapt against the impacts of climate change by enhancing ecosystem services
and establishing safeguards towards the realization of multiple environmental and social
benefits.
Objective: Reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through thesustainable management of forests and the protection and enhancement of carbon stocks
in watersheds, forests and other terrestrial ecosystems
Strategic Prioritiesa.

Review, harmonize, and where necessary formulate, enabling policies towards
enhancing the forestry sector’s ability to reduce emissions from deforestation andforest degradation and enhance forest carbon stocks, in the process, identifying andensuring social and environmental safeguards are observed in the implementation of
REDD+.

b.

Strengthen governance mechanisms in REDD+ coordination and implementation by
establishing appropriate institutional arrangements with which to meaningfully engage
stakeholders and ensure equitable benefit sharing with local government units andcommunities.

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Promote a watershed approach towards REDD+ planning, implementation, andenforcement, pursuing options to improve the protection and sustainable managementof forests, and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks and biodiversity.

d.

Collaboratively establish a broad science-based REDD+ research and development(R&D) agenda which, among others, identifies relevant national baselines, the driversof deforestation and degradation in the country, and the social, policy, and carbon-cycle
aspects of REDD+ in the Philippines.

e.

Establish and implement a subnational REDD+ measurement, reporting, andverification (MRV) system, scaling up to a national-level system commensurate with
the improvement of capacities and resources.

f.

Formulate and implement a national REDD+ communication plan and capacity building
program with which to facilitate engagement, dialogues, and training for stakeholders
towards REDD+ development.

g.

Explore and capitalize on opportunities for financing REDD+, establishing long-term
financial sustainability and resilience by seeking multiple funding sources, establishingcontingencies and investing in self-sustaining local-level programs.

8.6

Waste Management

Acknowledging that unmanaged waste aggravates the emission of methane, a greenhousegas 20 times more lethal than carbon dioxide, it is imperative that the Philippines paves a way
towards the more effective implementation of waste management laws of the Philippines.
Objective: Full implementation of proper waste management
Strategic Prioritiesa.

Enhanced implementation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Actb.

Promotion of best practices in waste management, involving all categories of wastec.

Strengthen the advocacy of proper waste management as a tool towards better
communicating and mobilizing the public to address climate change

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THE ADAPTATION PILLAR

Adaptation refers to the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actualor expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial
opportunities. The Delhi Declaration on Climate Change and Sustainable Development
highlights the importance of adaptation as “high priority for all countries.” With the Philippines’
geophysical and socio-economic characteristics, more emphasis is given on adaptation torisks associated with current climate variability and extremes.

Key Result Areas (KRAs) for Adaptation
Long-term Objective: To build the adaptive capacity of communities and increasing theresilience of natural ecosystems to climate change.
To achieve this long-term objective, the following KRAs, from which the national, sectoraland local action plans shall be drawn, are adopted. A list of strategic priorities is provided
under each KRA to serve as initial guide for action planning:

9.1

Enhanced Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments

The development of a science-based approach to climate change adaptation requires
the establishment of a comprehensive knowledge system which has, as its components,
the rigorous collection, warehousing, and publishing of country-specific data towards thegeneration of methods, tools and assessments for better decision-making. Vulnerability
assessment is the process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing (or ranking) thevulnerabilities in a system. It means assessing the threats from potential hazards to the
population and to existing infrastructure.
Vulnerability and adaptation assessments need to be generated to serve as the country’s
scientific basis towards quantifying and prioritizing climate-related vulnerabilities andrefining adaptation strategies in both national and local settings. As a matter of principle,
such assessments shall be iterative as they will be subject to constant methodological anddata enhancement.
Objective: Enhance the availability and quality of vulnerability and adaptation assessments
to serve as the country’s scientific basis for formulating appropriate climate change
adaptation strategies.
Strategic Priorities
a.
b.
c.

Ensure the formulation of effective and efficient vulnerability, impact and adaptationassessment tools that are relevant to target sectors and implementers.
Improve mechanisms for addressing gaps and limitations of existing assessment andvulnerability approaches, in relation to the needs and objectives of climate changeplans.
Increase access to climate change adaptation knowledge products and support services
for the purpose of guaranteeing that the needs of the marginalized and vulnerable
sectors are addressed.

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Integrated Ecosystem-based Management

Addressing the country’s multiple vulnerabilities to climate change requires an integrated
ecosystem-based management approach which not only acknowledges the interrelationships
across the country’s ecosystems, but also strengthens the integrity of decision-making
processes towards the formulation of comprehensive adaptation strategies from ridge-toreef.
Integrated Ecosystem-based Management in the Philippines shall be achieved through, but
not limited to, the following approaches and systems:
9.2.1

River Basin Management

Objective: Manage watershed ecosystems and multi-polar environments through the River
Basin Management (RBM) approach.
Strategic Prioritiesa.

Rehabilitate and develop watershed resources through resource use improvement andgovernance improvement.

b.

Enhance vulnerability and adaptation assessments.

c.

Enhance ecosystem services to control droughts, floods and landslides.

d.

Institute a comprehensive river basin management governance strategy.

e.

Establish appropriate and participatory institutional arrangements with local government
units, private sector, and civil society organizations.

f.

Reduce climate change risks and vulnerability of watershed ecosystems andbiodiversity through ecosystem-based management approaches, conservation efforts,and sustainable ENR-based economic endeavors such as ecotourism.

9.2.2

Coastal and Marine Systems

Objective: Build up and improve the resilience of coastal and marine ecosystems andcommunities, including tourism industries, to climate change.
Strategic Prioritiesa.

Establish marine reserve networks through active participation of local communities
to serve as sources of marine propagules to replenish biodiversity in shallow water
habitats.

b.

Determine optimal clustering and locations of marine reserves according to “sourceand sink”.

c.

Prioritize protection/management of mangroves, estuaries, sea grasses, coral reefs
and beaches as a management unit to derive maximum benefits from synergistic
interactions of these five ecosystems that result in enhanced marine productivity.

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e.

Strengthen sustainable, multi-sectoral and community-based coastal resource
management mechanisms and ecotourism endeavors.
Manage and expand the sink potential of marine ecosystems such as coral reefs andmangroves. (Mitigation)

9.2.3

Biodiversity

Objective: Mainstream biodiversity adaptation strategies to climate change in policies,
plans and programs of national and local government agencies.
Strategic Priorities
a.
b.

c.
d.
e.
f.

9.3

Establish national baselines, standards and indicators for monitoring progress in
implementing biodiversity conservation programs.
Strengthen vertical and horizontal coordination among government agencies, civilsociety groups, academe and other organizations in implementing biodiversity
conservation and adaptation strategies to climate change.
Protect vulnerable ecosystems and highly threatened species from climate change
impacts;
Develop institutional capacities in biodiversity conservation and climate change
adaptation at the national, regional and local levels.
Establish scientific basis for measuring the impacts of climate change scenarios on
ecosystem and species diversity.
Mobilize sustainable funding support to climate change adaptation programs

Water Governance and Management

The success of the country’s adaptation efforts are seriously dependent on how the country’s
water resources are governed and managed. Therefore, appropriate mechanisms must be
established towards protecting and enhancing the integrity of our water resources towards
environmental flows for biodiversity, agriculture, energy, and consumption of settlements
and industries.
Objective: Reduce water sector vulnerability to climate change through participative water
governance, resource management and sectoral policy reform.
Strategic Priorities
a.
b.
c.

Reduce climate change vulnerability of water resources through improved water
governance and resource management mechanisms.
Mainstream climate change adaptation in water resources policies and development
planning
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Study, design, and implement innovative financing and incentive systems to stimulate
water sector climate change adaptation investments and encourage community
participation in water resource management

e.

Climate-proof water-related infrastructures such as dams and impoundments fordomestic water supply, irrigation, and energy generation.

f.

Test and adopt “low-cost, no regrets” water sector climate change adaptation
technologiesg.

Enhance institutional and community capacity for Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWRM)

h.

Establish science-based water resources information, climate projections, climatechange impacts on major water resources and infrastructure, and adaptation
technologies at scales relevant to communities, decision makers and water resourcesmanagers.

9.4

Climate-Responsive Agriculture

The sensitivity of the country’s agricultural sector to the impacts of climate change cannot
be overstated. The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events affecting
the country continue to devastate and threaten the country’s food and water resources.
Addressing these vulnerabilities in both the short and long-term requires building theresilience of our food production systems through the mainstreaming of sustainableagriculture and aquaculture and related developments in the sector.
Objective: Protect and enhance ecosystems and ecosystem services to secure food andwater resources and livelihood opportunities.
Strategic Priorities
a.

b.

c.

d.
e.
f.

Reduce climate change risks and vulnerability of natural ecosystems and biodiversity
through ecosystem-based management approaches, conservation efforts, andsustainable ENR-based economic endeavors such as ecotourism.
Increase the resilience of agriculture communities through the development of climatechange-sensitive technologies, establishment of climate-proof agricultural infrastructure
and climate-responsive food production systems, and provision of support services tothe most vulnerable communities.
Improve climate change resilience of fisheries through the restoration of fishing grounds,
stocks and habitats and investment in sustainable and climate change-responsive
fishing technologies and products.
Expand investments in aquaculture and in other food production areas.
Strengthen the crop insurance system as an important risk sharing mechanism toimplement weather-based insurance system.
Strengthen sustainable, multi-sectoral and community-based resource management
mechanisms.

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9.5

Climate-Responsive Health Sector

The global climate is now changing faster than at any point in human civilization, and one ofits main impacts on human health is increasing morbidity and mortality rates especially due
to vector-borne diseases. Climate change profoundly impacts communicable index diseases
as its vectors adapt, resulting in greater vulnerability of the marginalized sectors. The healthsector must formulate proper climate-sensitive interventions in ensuring a healthy citizenry,
and a disease-resilient community.
Objective: Manage health risks brought about by climate change.
Strategic Priorities
a.
b.
c.

9.6

Assessment of the vulnerability of the health sector to climate change.
Improvement of climate-sensitivity and increase in responsiveness of public healthsystems and service delivery mechanisms to climate change.
Establishment of mechanisms to identify, monitor and control diseases brought about by
climate change; and improve surveillance and emergency response to communicablediseases, especially climate-sensitive water-borne and vector diseases.

Climate-Proofing Infrastructure

The impacts could be severe in areas where infrastructures are not designed to fully copewith the effects of climate change. Thus, these impacts have potential implications for where
we locate and how we build our new infrastructures, as well as make existing infrastructurerobust or resilient to the effects of climate change.
Infrastructure in the country has not kept pace with the requirements of a growing economy,
and the increase in population and urbanization. The Philippines has not provided
infrastructure that is sufficient in quantity and quality to meet global economic challenges
as well as poverty reduction goals under such international commitments as the Millennium
Development Goals (Llanto, 2007). This will be further exacerbated by climate change andthe need for urgent adaptation actions is increasing by the day.
Objective: Render the infrastructure sector resilient to the escalating impacts of climatechangeStrategic Priorities:
a.
b.
c.

Establish baseline data and benchmarks for climate change as basis for adaptation
actions in the infrastructure sector
Collaborate and integrate climate change adaptation plans for infrastructure with otherstakeholders.
Rationalize climate change adaptation in infrastructure policy, planning andprogramming.

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9.7

Disaster Risk Reduction

In the overall effort of combating the effects of climate change, disaster risk reduction (DRR)
shall be the first line of defense. Thus, beyond normal relief operations, the Framework
Strategy shall expand and upgrade the country’s capacity to address and anticipate
disasters such as typhoons, floods, and landslides. This would bring a renewed focus on
science-based early warning systems and capacity-building for local government units
and organizations for disaster preparedness and risk management. This would also entail
vulnerability assessment of communities as well as prioritized disaster planning andmanagement for areas in the typhoon-path and flood-prone areas.
Objective: Reduce disaster risks from climate change-induced natural hazards.
Strategic Prioritiesa.

Adoption of a responsive policy framework to serve as an enabling environment for
reducing losses from natural disasters, including climate change-related risks.

b.

Use of the best available and practicable tools and technologies from the social andnatural sciences as decision aids and support systems to stakeholders in preventing,
reducing and managing disaster risks.

c.

Enhancement of institutional and technical capacity to facilitate the paradigm shift fromdisaster response to disaster preparedness and mitigation.

d.

Enhancement of national monitoring, forecasting and hazard warning systems; andimprove effectiveness of early warning systems available to communities.

e.

Mainstreaming of climate and disaster risk-based planning in national and local
development and land use planning thru the application of disaster risk assessment
and by further supporting capacity development, including the preparation/ gatheringand dissemination of appropriate data and maps necessary for national. Regional,
provincial and city/municipal planning.

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CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGIES

Several cross-cutting areas are identified by the Framework as crucial to the achievementof the National Goal: Capacity Development, Knowledge Management, Information,
Education and Communication (IEC), Research and Development (R&D), and Technology
Transfer. The succeeding sections outline the priority strategies that would be undertaken
under these critical areas of concern.

10.1

Capacity Development

Capacity development objectives in the area of policy formulation, organizational
development and systems improvement shall be pursued for national government agencies,
local government units and stakeholder groups. At the individual level, specialized capacity(training) needs in the areas of adaptation and mitigation have to be addressed to enable
the full, effective and sustained implementation of the Framework and Action Plan. Overall,these strategies are aimed at strengthening the capacity of local, regional and national
institutions and individual stakeholders for undertaking climate change initiatives.
Strategic Prioritiesa.

Review and develop policy instruments at all levels of government to facilitate theimplementation of the National Framework Strategy on Climate Change.

b.

Enhance the capacity to plan, prepare, implement, monitor and report on climate change
actions, including the integration of such actions into relevant national strategies andplans;c.

Enhance systematic observation, research and knowledge management, which includes
strengthening and using data for systematic observation, early warning, national andregional downscaling and modelling, disaster preparedness, vulnerability assessmentand other climate services.

d.

Strengthen climate change communication, education, training and public awarenessat all levels, including at the local and community levels, taking into account genderissues;e.

Encourage and strengthen participatory and integrated approaches taking climatechange considerations into account to the extent feasible in relevant social, economicand environmental policies and actions.

f.

Enhance systems and procedures to strengthen institutional arrangements in addressing
climate change mitigation and adaptation.

g.

Develop appropriate assessment tools such as carrying capacity assessment
incorporating an appropriate environmental valuation methodology to inform decisionmaking, policy development, research and development (R&D), payment and incentive
mechanisms, and other climate change-related endeavors.

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10.2

Knowledge Management and Information, Education andCommunication (IEC)

Under knowledge management, mechanisms and protocols shall be installed for a wellcoordinated climate change information and data management and reporting system.
The information management system includes distillation and dissemination of country
experiences and lessons in addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation, including
assessments/evaluations. This knowledge management mechanism shall then feed into
the development of communication materials and the introduction of innovative tools andapproaches for increasing public awareness on Climate Change.
Strategic Prioritiesa.

Educate the public and private sectors to secure broad public awareness, support andcooperation in disaster risk-reduction, mitigation and adaptation programs.

b.

Mainstream climate change into all levels of formal education.

c.

Provide socio-economic and cross-sectoral climate change impacts and vulnerability
assessment and decision-making tools at all levels of development.

d.

Maximize utility of forecasts, research, and climate change knowledge through anationwide behavior change communication (BCC) and IEC campaigns.

e.

Establish a functioning network of government and non-government specialist
institutions and professionals to provide the country with necessary tools, observations
and information in dealing with climate change.

10.3

Research and Development (R&D) and Technology Transfer

Currently, three of the five sectoral councils of the Department of Science and Technology(DOST) have formal statements of varying depth and scope concerning climate change– related to Research and Development as well as Technology Transfer. It is observedthat some activities cut across sectors and could benefit from the participation of multiple
disciplines to ensure success from basic research to development to application. This seeks
the rationalization and enhancement of the existing sectoral R&D and Science & Technology
agenda to ensure mainstreaming of the country’s climate change requirements.
Strategic Prioritya.

Develop and implement a national, comprehensive, multi-sectoral climate change
research and development (R&D) and science and technology (S&T) agenda basedon the initial inputs of research and science agencies and institutions.

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MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION

The following Strategies in the areas of governance, coordination, financing, valuationand partnerships are adopted to facilitate the implementation of the Framework. Other
mechanisms that may be appropriately identified during the formulation of the Action Plan
shall be included.
11.1

Establish appropriate management and institutional arrangements and coordination
mechanisms for climate change at the national, sub-national and local levels.

11.2

Maximize government financing instruments at the national and local levels assource of funds for the National Framework Strategy.

11.3

Install policy and incentive mechanisms to facilitate and leverage private sector
investments in climate change.

11.4

Provide and access scaled-up, new and additional financial resources to support
the requirements of the National Framework, including sectoral and local financing
requirements.

11.5

Development of appropriate assessment tools such as carrying capacity
assessment incorporating an appropriate environmental valuation methodology
to inform decision-making, policy development, research and development(R&D), payment and incentive mechanisms, and other climate change-related
endeavors.

11.6

Establish partnerships among national and local government agencies, business,
professional and other private groups, community-based organizations, academic
and scientific organizations, and civil society organizations.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE FRAMEWORKThe Climate Change Commission, in coordination with concerned agencies and stakeholder
groups, shall install a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system to track the implementation
progress of the provisions of this Framework and the resulting National Climate Change
Action Plan and Local Climate Change Action Plans.
As per Rule VIII, Sec.1 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Climate Change Actof 2009, review the provisions of this Framework every three (3) years using a participatory
evaluation process.

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TRANSITORY PROVISION

The National Framework Strategy on Climate Change is a dynamic and living documentthat shall continue to evolve as new challenges and opportunities emerge and as thelevel of consensus continues to develop among stakeholders in all sectors of Philippine
society. All stakeholder groups shall pursue more concrete strategies and actions and work
towards enhancing the Framework, as national government agencies and local government
units continue to refine the processes, as Filipinos endeavor to deepen and enrich theirunderstanding of the consequences of climate change, and as the nation matures in its
understanding of the interdependence of individuals, groups, cultures, and ecosystems topave the way for new modes of collaboration—all in a concerted national effort to realize the
Vision of “a climate risk-resilient Philippines with healthy, safe, prosperous and self-reliant
communities, and thriving and productive ecosystems.”

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President GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO
Chairperson

Secretary HEHERSON T. ALVAREZ
Vice Chairman

Undersecretary MARY ANN LUCILLE L. SERING

Commissioner

Undersecretary NADEREV M. SAÑOCommissioner

Approved and signed during the Commission Meetingon April 28, 2010 at Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

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