UN-Habitat will spearhead sessions on SDG localization, nature-based pathways, and risk-informed planning at the Philippine Urban Forum.
Provincial Climate Risk Diagnostics
This short note provides key considerations for enhancing climate risk analytics in provincial planning. It also recommends various uses of the PCRD tool for planning including risk diagnosis, spatial and sectoral planning, investment and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and multilevel climate governance.
More than 120 technical officers and staff from the Iloilo provincial office, city and municipal LGUs, and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Region VI participated in the four-day training that aimed to introduce the enhanced Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) and the Provincial Climate Risk Diagnostics (PCRD) methodology and tool.
DENR technical and training staff engaged in a coaching session to support LGUs in risk-informed planning for climate resilience.
In a step toward creating safer and more resilient communities, the provincial governments of Agusan del Norte and Albay have recently forged a partnership with the Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities against Disasters and Climate Change (SHIELD) Program.
Through the SHIELD Program, UN-Habitat has been working with provinces in boosting climate and disaster action planning.
UN-Habitat conducts training of trainers to equip concerned government agencies on enhanced tools in planning for resilient communities.
Under the Building Climate Resiliency through Urban Plans and Designs project, innovative approaches on climate-resilient urban plans and designs were demonstrated in the cities of Angeles, Cagayan de Oro, Legazpi, Ormoc, and Tagum.
BCRUPD has initiated a rapid research in partnership with TAMPEI Inc. and the cities of Ormoc and Tagum. The research involves a quick survey and focus group discussions (FGD) in five barangays each in Tagum City and Ormoc City to identify the impacts of COVID-19 in selected urban poor communities. This publication provides highlights from the said study as well as entry points for building resilience and green recovery.
