Governance for Resilience – Governance for Resilience

Climate governance works on different milieus and scales – political, economic, geographical, and temporal. It integrates current and evidence-based climate science in both political and economic planning, implementation, and review processes across national and local levels.

Through this platform, we celebrate our local partners working together and pursuing progressive action continuously, proving that climate science and policy in the national and international levels are relevant on the ground.

All these efforts gear towards transformative change by linking climate risks, natural and built ecosystems (and their services) and enhancing development pillars at the local level, empowering communities to govern for resilience.

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After the relief and recovery that followed in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, the Climate Change Adaptation Framework (CCAF) was established as a tool to steer governments towards resilience and sustainable development. It enabled local government units to develop risk informed or integrated risk management (IRM) programs that take into consideration not just natural disasters, but climate, and man-made (anthropogenic) risks and hazards[AP2] .

Its organic evolution developed because of relationships between stakeholders that fostered shared learning and shared values between LGUs and other local stakeholders experiencing similar and significant hazards. Read more about the communities’ unique stories.

“It wasn’t just for the income. It was also knowing that we were helping other people. We are happy to be able to provide for a lot of people through these face masks”

- Cecile Tarras, tailor, Angels and Shirts Garments Inc.

“We need to protect our schools in the village because our kids study there. We also need to protect our fishponds where our husbands make a living, and our houses especially during high tides or typhoons.”

- Corazon Atienza, Barangay Treasurer, Barangay Binacod, Municipality of Paombong

“Even if the administration changes, these programs can be sustained by champions to engage the next administrations to continue supporting community-efforts because it’s non-political. The discussion is resilience and not politics.”

- Marlo Ocleasa, City Planning and Development Officer, on organizing the MRN as a community-organization

“The end game is a self governing community that’s resilient and climate smart. A community that is aware of the climate crisis and who knows what needs to be done to address it in their own little way, and getting everyone involved to be resilient.”

- Genee Nunez, Office of Strategic Management, City of Mandaue

"(Santa Fe) “People really need to be involved, not just one person doing it. It should be participatory.”

- Lea C. Escarlan, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, Municipality of Santa Fe

“Our ancestors told us long ago that our land is our life, the waters, the trees, the sea needs to be protected. As long as I have the strength, I will do whatever I can, take on any job in our community to fulfil that. For me, my village, and our children.”

– Tatay Clemencio, Malawig village councilor, deputized forest warden

“By 2030, there will be a significant lack of water for drinking and household purposes in the Calamianes islands. We have to act now as our livelihoods depend on our environment.”

- Teodorico de Guia, Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies (PHILSSA)-PAGE/CRWSA

“I need to protect the sea, our ecosystem, because this is where I get the food for my family, but also for the rest of the community, because everyone here in Guiuan are dependent on the resources of the sea.”

- Edmon A. Telyaen, Bantay Dagat, President of the Samahan han Bantay Dagat han SUNGOBA in Aktibong Nagkahiurosa (SBDSAN)

“Everyone needs local ownership, joint commitments are crucial to sustain. In GRSDGR meetings, it is the concern and participation of all stakeholders to come up with a program... with the purpose to work towards our achievement.”

- Catalina A. Capanang and Joarth B. Sabula, Science teachers at Guiuan National High School

Climate governance works on different milieus and scales – political, economic, geographical, and temporal. It integrates current and evidence-based climate science in both political and economic planning, implementation, and review processes across national and local levels.

Project Areas

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