CLIMATE CHANGE AND

POVERTY REDUCTION:
TOWARDS
PROGRAMMATIC PUBLIC
SECTOR CONVERGENCE




AEPF-ASEM Roundtable Dialogue
7 June 2014
Hotel Intercontinental
Makati City
Climate Change Mitigation vs. Disaster
Mitigation
Section 3 of the DRRM Act/RA 10121
Structural and non-structural measures undertaken to limit the adverse
impact of natural hazards, environmental degradation, and technological
hazards and to ensure the ability of at-risk communities to address
vulnerabilities aimed at minimizing the impact of disasters. Such measures
include, but are not limited to, hazard-resistant construction and
engineering works, the formulation and implementation of plans,
programs, projects and activities, awareness raising, knowledge
management, policies on land-use and resource management, as well as
the enforcement of comprehensive land-use planning, building and safety
standards, and legislation.
Section 3n of the Climate Change Act/RA 9729
Mitigation in the context of climate change, refers to human intervention
to address anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of
all GHG, including ozone depleting substances and their substitutes.

Adaptation refers to the adjustment in natural or human systems in
response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which
moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.
IPCC Biophysical Vulnerability Approach

The (IPCC) approach is a function of the character,
magnitude, and rate of climate change and
variation to which a system is exposed, its
sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity
V = f ( E, S, AC )




Natural Hazards Risk-Based Approach

Differences and
Similarities
V = f ( E, S, AC )


Climate Change Adaptation:

Reduce vulnerability to:
Disaster Risk Management

Reduce vulnerability to:
Gradual changes in
climatic parameters
Extreme weather events
with increased frequency
and severity
Rising mean
temperature
Changes in
precipitation
patterns
Sea level
rise
Climate- and
weather-related
hazards
Geophysical
hazards
Ecological
hazards
Direct connection
Potential connections
Exploit connections using
co-benefit strategies
Conceptual Linkages of Climate Change Adaptation
and Disaster Risk Management (CCA-DRM)
Top-down / National
govt policies.
Bottom-up /
Community-based
(SOURCE: Castillo, Charlotte Kendra G, 2007)
Global GHG emissions
Source: IPCC AR4, Synthesis Report (shares are for 2004)
Share in the current emissions
Australia 1.1%
Brazil 1.1%
Spain 1.1%
Iran 1.5%
Indonesia 1.3%
South Africa 1.5%
Mexico 1.5%
Korea 1.6%
China 17.3%
USA 20.9%
Japan 4.3%
Germany 2.8%
Canada 2.2%
UK 2%
France 1.3%
Italy 1.6%
Nigeria 0.4%
Poland 1.1%
Russia 5.3%
India 4.6%
Latin America and
Carribean 4.8%
EU 8.8%
G8 nations about
45%
Source: CDIAC
2007
More
powerful
Less powerful
More Supportive
(e.g. 2
o
C)
Less supportive (e.g.
2
o
C)

China
US
Japan
Australia
Canada
S.Korea
Mexico
India
Brazil
S.Africa
Climate leaders
e.g. Norway
Other EU
Saudi/
OPEC
Russia
Progressive G77
Indonesia
AOSIS
African Group
Other G77
Progressive
EU
Climate champions
Important swing states
Rogues/deal-breakers
Core/deal-makers
UNFCCC - Mapping the players
Philippines
New
Zealand
NET: 21,767.41 Gg CO2-E
Increasing Intensity of typhoons and precipitation (1945-2006)
Source: PAGASA
A total of 1128 tropical cyclones
entered the PAR and 56 % of this
tropical cyclone reached typhoon
intensity. Each year, the Philippines
is hit by an average of 20 typhoons.
Most of the deadliest and exceptionally damaging typhoons
that hit the Philippines occurred in the last two decades:
Over US$2 Billion in direct damages and causing the deaths
of over 25,000 Filipinos (excluding damages from Ketsana
and Parma)
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R.A. 9729
R.A. 10174
Mainstreaming climate change
into government policy
formulations

Creating the Climate Change
Commission

Formulating the National
Strategic Framework on Climate
Change

Formulating the National Climate
Change Action Plan

Creating the Peoples Survival
Fund

The NCCAP
SOCIETY
ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMY
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
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.




VISION:
A climate risk-resilient Philippines with
healthy, safe, prosperous and self-reliant
communities, and thriving and productive
ecosystems
CLIMATE CHANGE
Increasing temperatures
Changing rainfall patterns
Sea level rise
Extreme weather events
IMPACTS AND
VULNERABILITY
Ecosystems (River Basins, Coastal
& Marine, Biodiversity)
Food security
Water resources
Human health
Infrastructure
Energy
Human society

ADAPTATION
Enhanced Vulnerability and Adaptation
Assessments
Integrated Ecosystem-Based Management
Climate-Responsive Agriculture
Water Governance &Management
Climate-Responsive Health Sector
Disaster Risk Reduction &Management
Climate-proofing of Infrastructure


MITIGATION
Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Renewable Energy
Environmentally-Sustainable
Transport
Sustainable Infrastructure
National REDD+ Strategy
Waste Management
CLIMATE PROCESS DRIVERS
Energy
Transport
Land Use Change & Forestry
Agriculture
Waste
Capacity
Development

Knowledge
Management
Research and Development
Technology Transfer
Financing
Policy, Planning and
Mainstreaming
CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGIES
National Strategic Framework
on Climate Change
Multi-stakeholder
Partnerships
MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION
IEC and
Advocacy
Gender
Mainstreaming
Valuation

Successful transition
towards
climate-smart
development.
Enhanced adaptive capacity of
communities, resilience of natural
ecosystems, and sustainability of built
environment to climate change.
Food
Security
Water
Sufficiency
Knowledge and
Capacity
Development
Ecosystem and
Environmental
Stability
Sustainable
Energy
Climate-Smart
Industries and
Services
Human
Security
Ultimate Outcomes
Intermediate Outcomes
NCCAPS ULTIMATE GOAL
Build the adaptive capacities of women and men in their communities, increase
the resilience of vulnerable sectors and natural ecosystems to climate change,
and optimize mitigation opportunities towards gender-responsive and rights-based
sustainable development
The NDRRMP
The NDRRM Aspects
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Post Yolanda Brief
Expected Results

Fully capacitated Response coordination within DSWD:
DSWD enabled in formulating a program or operational plan
covering all aspects of disaster response until early recovery as
outlined in the NDRRMP;
DSWD top management enabled in leading donor agencies
coordination once an international call for humanitarian aid is
made;
Focal DSWD response unit (DRROO) assessed in terms of
organizational capacity with gaps identified; and,,
DSWD support units such as the STB and allied units enabled
to provide support/backroom operations to DRROO.

Post Yolanda Brief
Expected Results

DSWD top management fully enabled in leading the NDRRMC
Technical Management Group in coordinating response and early
recovery efforts across the whole of government and whole of
society, including CSOs, NGOs, development partners, external
groups and UN aid agencies:
Support units across agencies and other stakeholders identified
in terms of contributory capacity to response coordination;
Support units across agencies and other stakeholders
seamlessly engaged in providing backroom services to
response operational units;
Response operations and protocols under the NDRRMP
activated and implemented; and,
Response units ably supported in discharging relief operations
under a mobile governance unit model especially in the worst-
affected Yolanda areas.

NDRRMP Post Yolanda
Immediate Term (IT) within 1 year after the occurrence of the disaster
Short Term (ST) within 1 to 3 years after the occurrence of the disaster
Medium Term (MT) within 3 to 6 years after the occurrence of the disaster
Long Term (LT) beyond 6 yearsafter the occurrence of the disaster

In each of the activities under the NDRRMP, agency leads and
implementing partner agencies and/or groups were identified.
Following RA 10121, the overall lead or focal agency for each of the four
priority areas are the vice-chairpersons of the National DRRM Council.

NDRRMP Post Yolanda
Disaster Response
Republic Act 10121 defines Response as
Disaster Response the provision of emergency services and public
assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives,
reduce health impacts, ensure public safetly and meet the basic
subsistence needs of the people affected. Disaster response is
predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs and is
sometimes called disaster relief.

This aspect will likewise include Early Recovery which means, under
IRR Rule 2 Section 1:
Early Recovery -- multidimensional process of recovery that begins in a
humanitarian setting. It is guided by development principles that seek to
build on humanitarian programmes and catalyze sustainable
development opportunities. It aims to generate self-sustaining, nationally-
owned, resilient processes for post=crisis recovery. It encompasses the
restoration of basic services, livelihoods.
THANK YOU!




Presented by
Dennis G. dela Torre
dennisdelatorre@gmail.com