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DENR receives roadmaps, IPRRs for ‘climate-vulnerable’ areas

January 3, 2023 Cory Martinez 292 views

THE efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to address climate change will be further boosted after it receives the resilience roadmaps and the corresponding investment portfolios for risk resilience (IPRR) designed for 16 vulnerable areas in the Philippines.

The roadmaps and IPRR for 12 climate-vulnerable provinces and four major urban cities were recently turned over to the DENR and the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center under the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

The roadmaps and IPRR were developed under the Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) of the Cabinet Cluster on Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Disaster Risk Reduction.

Each roadmap with IPRR contains recommended actions to manage the risks and vulnerabilities in climate-vulnerable areas through specific resilience measures.

During the turnover ceremony, the study teams conducting risk assessments in the climate-vulnerable areas presented key findings and relevant experiences.

Analiza Rebuelta-Teh, DENR Undersecretary for Finance, Information Systems and Climate Change, said that the planning documents will definitely help inform both local and national investment programming, resulting in more efficient and climate-responsive programs that make better use of their limited resources.

The roadmaps were developed for the provinces of Siquijor, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, North Cotabato, Maguindanao, Sulu, Lanao del Sur, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Catanduanes, as well as the urban centers of Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, Metro Iloilo, and Metro Davao.

The NEDA-PPP Center implements this initiative and the DENR under the project “Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships in the Philippines” with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the United Kingdom through its Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund.

Key officials who witnessed the turnover were DENR Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and International Affairs Jonas Leones; PPP Center Executive Director Cynthia Hernandez and Director Lerma Advincula; ADB’s urban climate change resilience specialist Dr. Ramon Abracosa; and Jacques Miel-Soliguin, Climate Change and Energy Attache of the British Embassy.

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