Communities for Resilience (CORE): Partnerships Towards Climate-Smart Philippines Program
Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. partnered with the Climate Change Commission in conducting trainings on Local Climate Change Action Planning to increase capacities of local municipalities.
Description
The Climate Change Commission, in partnership with the Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV), is initiating the Communities for Resilience: Partnerships Towards a Climate-smart Philippines. This partnership endeavors to capacitate local government units (LGUs) in mainstreaming science-based methods and strategies in the process of development and/or enhancing their local plans and programs thereby making it climate-responsive thru Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP). The end product is for the trained LGUs to develop quality LCCAP’s anchored on science and evidence based analysis. The ultimate objective is for the determination of appropriate adaptation and mitigation options that are responsive to the identified climate/disaster risks and hazards of a particular locality. This document can also be utilized by LGUs comply to access climate finance opportunities such as the People Survival Fund (Green Fund) and as one of the requirements for an LGU to be awarded with the Seal of Good Local Governance. Likewise, AEV, Climate Change Commission and other partners through providing technical and financial assistance can support the realization of the adaptation and mitigation options identified in the LCCAP.
The project aims to build sustainable governance and utilize or develop science based approaches on community planning that has the climate change lens since it can potentially exacerbate the impacts of disasters to communities.
Inputs from the partners include financial investment, technical expertise of Climate Change Commission in conducting the LCCAP, Corporate Social Responsibility and community relations expertise of the Aboitiz Group, Partnerships with Local Government units and community relations.
Did the Sendai Framework change or contribute to changes in your activities/organization? If so, how?
AEV's sustainability and corporate social responsibility tracks both contribute to and are guided by several global agendas including the the Paris Agreement, the Sendai Framework, and the Sustainable Development Goals. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction guides this work ensuring that the company considers the climate and disaster risks and impacts in their long-term strategies.
AEV is also part of ARISE, the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies. This project is one of the good practices gathered by ARISE that raises awareness and shares knowledge, and implements activities in relation to disaster risk reduction.
What led you to make this commitment/initiative?
What was your position before making this Voluntary Commitment / prior to the Sendai Framework?
The Aboitiz Group has been one of CCC’s long time partners for sustainable development in critical sectors where it operates such as energy, banking, food, real estate, infrastructure, and construction.
Recognizing that both local governments and non-state actors such as the business sector play a crucial role in advancing climate action, AEV partnered with the Climate Change Commission to support the training of local communities in all their business locations, particularly in developing and enhancing the LCCAPs of their local governments.
Deliverables and Progress report
Deliverables
Deliverables are the end-products of the initiative/commitment, which can include issuance of publications or knowledge products, outcomes of workshops, training programs, videos, links, photographs, etc.
The project aims to reach top 50 DRRM vulnerable A- communities nationwide through capacity development training and reinforce Climate Change Commission's IEC campaign to drive the Local Climate Change Action Plan from the municipal down to the barangay level.
Communities are taught to be climate-resilient, identifying risks and vulnerabilities and developing long- term strategies to reduce risk and future losses on livelihood, human settlements, and resources.
The project aims to develop or enhance Local Climate Change Action Plans that will also be the baseline to develop initiatives for the disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programs.
Organizations and focal points
Implementing Organization(s)
Focal points
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