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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Climate Change Commission (CCC), and their development partners are set to hold a forum on support mechanisms needed to propel the country’s climate efforts.

Close to 90 representatives from various development and financial institutions and key government agencies involved in sustainable development and climate resilience are expected to participate in the Development Partners’ Roundtable on Climate Action to be held on June 20, 2024, at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City.

The forum is being organized by the DENR and the CCC in collaboration with the Department of Finance and the National Economic and Development Authority, and in partnership with the Asian Development Bank and the Government of United Kingdom through its embassy in Manila.

Central to the discussion will be the Philippines’ climate efforts—as guided by the Nationally Determined Contribution Implementation Plan (NDCIP) and the National Adaptation Plan (NAP)—and mobilizing financing and technical support for their implementation.

The World Bank estimates that climate change impacts in a disaster-prone country like the Philippines could eat up to 7.6 percent of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, increasing to as high as 13.6 percent by 2040. Further, developing countries would need around US$387 billion annually to finance priority adaptation measures.

In the forum, participating government entities will be able to present their priorities, identify gaps, and highlight opportunities and approaches to address these gaps.

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga, as official representative of the President to the CCC, will deliver the keynote message. She is expected to highlight the country’s ongoing climate efforts.

Among these are updating the country’s NDC, crafting policies on carbon markets and pricing instruments, making progress on the National Just Transition Framework, as well as building climate-resilient infrastructure, particularly in Mindanao.

The enactment of Republic Act No. 11995, or the Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) Act, will also be cited as a significant milestone and concrete strategy to encourage targeted investments as the country moves to integrate natural capital accounting into its economic plans.

The Philippines presented its NDCIP and NAP during the 28th Conference of Parties held in Dubai in late 2023, and in a Cabinet meeting with the President last January 2024.###

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Commission on Population and Development (CPD),  and PATH Foundation Philippines, Inc. (PFPI) recently sealed a pivotal tripartite partnership, signaling a concerted effort to address pressing issues ranging from environmental degradation to poverty exacerbated by the climate crisis and population growth.

DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga led the signing ceremony with Mr. Lolito Tacardon, the Deputy Executive Director of CPD, and Ms. Joan Regina Castro, MD, the Executive Vice President of PFPI.

This collaborative effort underscores the integration of Population, Health, Environment, and Development (PHED) concerns as fundamental to achieving sustainable development objectives. It also emphasizes the critical role of managing population growth rates in combating environmental degradation and adapting to climate change impacts. 

The Philippine Population and Development Plan of Action (PPD POA) has underscored the necessity of departing from isolated and siloed approaches and strategies and embracing integration. The collaboration among CPD, DENR—particularly its Climate Change Service (DENR-CCS)—and PFPI aims to harmonize efforts in improving population management, climate action, and community resilience.

PFPI is leading the initiative, steering a five-year USAID project called Building Capacity for Integrated Family Planning/Reproductive Health and Population, Environment, and Development Action (BUILD). This endeavor aims to amplify advocacy, policy communication, and negotiations to galvanize multisectoral commitment toward PHED integration.

A roadmap will be developed for coordinated activities, emphasizing disseminating key messages regarding PHED integration and advocating for cross-sectoral approaches. Through collaborative training sessions, workshops, and technical assistance, the partnership seeks to bolster the achievement of its objectives within the PHED domain.

The signing of the tripartite partnership signifies a unified commitment among the parties towards a shared vision of enhancing the quality of life for Filipinos through concerted endeavors that embed PHED considerations.###

 

DENR CPD and PFPI

Together with key government agencies, the UK and the Philippines agreed to deepen the collaboration across climate and biodiversity priorities. The conversation set the direction for the year ahead. The scaling of coordination platforms to share experience and technology, streamline priorities, and scale delivery featured strongly. In this regard, the UK will support the Energy Transition Council, Blue Carbon Action Plan, and National Plastics Action Plan in the coming year.

These will build on the successes of 2023, which saw UK support for the delivery of the Philippines National Adaptation plan and Philippines Emission Pathway Calculator.

 

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Moderated by Ms. Jessica Dator-Bercilla, Science Resilience Fellow of the NRC, the last panel discussion of the day “Utilizing Robust Data Systems for Climate Action” commenced, answering the focus question “To access climate financing, what data must be part of the data ecosystem of LGUs and other stakeholders?”

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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Antonia Loyzaga and Manila Observatory (MO) Executive Director Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, S.J. signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the creation of a climate change information management system.

The database will contain interactive and downloadable maps that will support the Department in developing its strategies for a science-based, risk-informed, ethical and equitable stewardship of the environment.

MO is a non-profit research institution that studies Philippine weathers and earthquakes.

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