The purpose of this study is to identify the general concerns and key roles of urban areas, especially cities, in the Philippines in view of climate change. It aims to present key structural and policy frameworks, including how they evolved, which provided guidance on national and local climate change actions. Further this report aims to present a scanning of key sectoral baselines, issues, and/or concerns as it links to sustainable urban development in the Philippines given climate change. Critical city level partners and available tools to initiate actions and programming are likewise scanned and made part of this scoping study.
This national scoping report however basically infers from the Philippine Initial National Communication on Climate Change (PINCC) which was prepared in 1999. At the time, it was considered the official climate change assessment document pending the release of Second National Communication that was being crafted and developed by the national government. The study however attempts to present new information/data based on studies and reports from various agencies gathered from desk research and focus group discussion.
Date published: September 13 2010
Publication type: Scoping Study — Download PDF (PDF)
Pages: 78
