Climate Resilient Green Growth Planning

As one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change impacts, the Philippines encounters extreme weather occurrences, such as Typhoon Haiyan, that have resulted in significant loss of lives and damage to properties. Recognizing the threat of climate change, the Government of the Philippines passed the Climate Change Act of 2009, which created the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and paved the way for the adoption of the National Climate Change Action Plan. Building on the lessons of the “Demonstration of Eco town Framework Project (Phase 1)”, which was completed in 2014, and responding to Government request to support more local governments units (LGUs), the GGGI, CCC and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiated in 2015 the Climate Resilient Green Growth (CRGG) Planning Project. Currently implemented in the provinces of Palawan and Oriental Mindoro, the project is designed to promote climate resilience and inclusive, pro-poor green growth to a greater number of LGUs and Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).