DILG holds disaster training for 46 Cordi town, city reps
>> Sunday, January 1, 2023
BAGUIO CITY – The
Dept. of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Cordillera trained 46
representatives of local government units in the region which included disaster
risk reduction and management officers including planning and development
coordinators.
The training delved on “enhanced local climate change action plan (eLCCAP), ” a 9-step formulation process of enhanced LCCAP which includes low emission development (LED) strategy, adaption of climate and disaster risk assessment (CDRA) espoused by the Dept. of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DSHUD) and awareness with commitment of the Philippines to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
“A total of 46 MDRRMOs and MPDCs from 24 LGUs in the region took part in the four-day training in the formulation of the eLCCAP. The training stressed the importance of applying vulnerability and risk assessments as a prerequisite for developing the Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAPs) and other LGU plans to promote equitable and sustainable development in LGUs,” said DRR-CCA focal person Ralph Kevin Brett of DILG-CAR.
He said LCCAPs need to be created using a clear planning process and analysis that will result in focused, practical and viable actions that deliver development of their localities.
“Climate change actions should be consistent with the development requirements and prospects of the locality and aligned with National Framework Strategy on Climate Change (NFSCC) and National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP),” he said.
Brett said NCCAP serves as guide of municipal and city governments in drafting their corresponding LLCAP where seven priorities were identified including food security, water sufficiency, ecosystem and environmental stability, human security, sustainable energy, climate-smart industries and services, and knowledge and capacity development.
“LGUs are identified as the frontline agencies in the formulation, planning and implementation of climate change actions and most immediate government actors which directly work with the people in addressing climate change impacts and challenges that affect their lives,” he said.
He said planning for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management are among the most important functions of local governments citing
Implementation of Philippine Climate Change Act of 2009 or the Republic Act No. 9729.
“Planning has brought about a significant improvement in the awareness and knowledge of LGUs regarding climate change issues,” he said. -- BLM/DILG-CAR
The training delved on “enhanced local climate change action plan (eLCCAP), ” a 9-step formulation process of enhanced LCCAP which includes low emission development (LED) strategy, adaption of climate and disaster risk assessment (CDRA) espoused by the Dept. of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DSHUD) and awareness with commitment of the Philippines to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
“A total of 46 MDRRMOs and MPDCs from 24 LGUs in the region took part in the four-day training in the formulation of the eLCCAP. The training stressed the importance of applying vulnerability and risk assessments as a prerequisite for developing the Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAPs) and other LGU plans to promote equitable and sustainable development in LGUs,” said DRR-CCA focal person Ralph Kevin Brett of DILG-CAR.
He said LCCAPs need to be created using a clear planning process and analysis that will result in focused, practical and viable actions that deliver development of their localities.
“Climate change actions should be consistent with the development requirements and prospects of the locality and aligned with National Framework Strategy on Climate Change (NFSCC) and National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP),” he said.
Brett said NCCAP serves as guide of municipal and city governments in drafting their corresponding LLCAP where seven priorities were identified including food security, water sufficiency, ecosystem and environmental stability, human security, sustainable energy, climate-smart industries and services, and knowledge and capacity development.
“LGUs are identified as the frontline agencies in the formulation, planning and implementation of climate change actions and most immediate government actors which directly work with the people in addressing climate change impacts and challenges that affect their lives,” he said.
He said planning for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management are among the most important functions of local governments citing
Implementation of Philippine Climate Change Act of 2009 or the Republic Act No. 9729.
“Planning has brought about a significant improvement in the awareness and knowledge of LGUs regarding climate change issues,” he said. -- BLM/DILG-CAR
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