Philippines: Mainstreaming Climate Change in National and Local Development Planning to Establish Climate Resilient Communities

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TITLE: PHILIPPINES: MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE IN NATIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TO ESTABLISH CLIMATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
DATE: 02 DECEMBER 2011 (FRIDAY)
TIME: 18:30—20:00
VENUE: Apies River, ICC, Durban, South Africa

PART I: PRESENTATION ON ENABLING COMMUNITIES TO MITIGATE & ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE PHILIPPINES:THE ECOTOWN FRAMEWORK

Time:  18:30 – 19:00

The Philippine government has begun to mainstream climate change in national and local level. The side event will feature the Eco-town framework where ecosystem-based management approach and sustainable financing mechanism (Payment for Ecosystem Services) is used to establish climate resilient communities.

Speaker: MINISTER MARY ANN LUCILLE L. SERING, Vice-Chair, Climate Change     Commission, Philippines (National Focal Point)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretary Mary Ann Lucille Sering at the Climate Change Commission side event, COP17, Durban

PART II:  SHOWCASING CONCERTED EFFORTS IN MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

TIME: 19:00 – 19:30

The MDG-F 1656 Joint Programme on Strengthening the Philippines’ Institutional Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change aims to influence key development and institutions of the Philippine government by integrating climate change adaptation as one of the critical issues that pose as a serious threat to the country in achieving its MDG targets. The second part of the Philippines’ side-event showcases the concerted efforts of key stakeholders in mainstreaming climate change adaptation in national, sectoral and local planning and regulatory processes.

Speaker:  DIRECTOR SHEILA MARIE E. ENCABO, Programme Coordinator of the Millenium DeveG-F 1656 Joint Programme on Climate Change

PART III. OPEN FORUM AND VIDEO PRESENTATION

TIME: 19:30 – 20:00

Mary Ann Lucille Sering, CCC; Director Sheila Encabo, NEDA; Comm. Naderev Sano, CCC; Comm. Heherson Alvarez, CCC; Sec. Neric Acosta, Presidential Adviser on Environment at the Climate Change Commission side event open forum, COP17, Durban

 

Contact Person:
LORAINE GATLABAYAN
Climate Change Commission, Philippines
Mobile No: +2776-441-4766
Email: loraine.gatlabayan@climate.gov.ph