Climate Factsheets | July 2022

LOCAL CLIMATE GOVERNANCE

Enabling environment for local climate governance and action

An enabling policy environment for climate governance is key to influence action from the ground up.
Environmental and natural resource management policies and frameworks preceding the Climate
Change Act of 2009 serve as the foundation for climate action to be effective and impactful. The
Climate Change Act, as amended, recognizes local government units as frontline agencies in the
formulation, planning, and implementation of local climate change action plans in their respective
areas (consistent with the provisions of the Local Government Code and aligned to the National
Climate Change Action Plan, among other national development priorities). Efforts to equip local
governments with the necessary knowledge, skills, and means must be strengthened to sustain their
measures in managing and developing their territorial jurisdictions amidst climate and disaster.

Key Facts and Figures

75% of local governments have

formulated their Local Climate ₱528B were identified as climate change
investment priorities by local
Change Action Plans governments between 2016-2020

25 provinces are identified as priority

for climate and disaster risk
interventions

Climate-Resilient Convergence Planning and Programming

The Philippine landscape for CC-DRR planning, programing, and reporting necessitates vertical
coherence of plans from the national down to the city-/municipal-level.
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Plans serve as the basis for investment programming. Programs/activities/projects link plans to
targets and goals. Reporting milestones and achievements must be informed by valid and effective
monitoring and evaluation systems to enable learning and results-based management.

Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP)

These action plans are the local government’s
measures and strategies to address climate
change concerns.

LCCAPs focus on both adaptation and

mitigation using information resulting from
climate change analyses.

The LCCAP may be derived from climate-

mainstreamed sectoral and land use plans or
can act as a stand-alone plan.

Figure 1 LCCAP Formulation Scenarios1

Presence of local government LCCAPs (2022)

LGU Type Total Total LCCAP %

1
DILG-LGA, Enhanced LGU Guidebook on the Formulation of Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAP) Book 3
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submitted to
LGUs submitted
CCC

Province 81 62 76.54%

HUC 33 30 90.91%

ICC 5 5 100.00%

City 107 97 90.65%

Municipality 1,489 1097 73.67%

TOTAL 1,7152 1291 75.28%

Priority Provinces per the CCAM-DRR Cabinet Cluster Roadmap 3

Region Province From a multi-sectoral screening of
provinces (i.e., poverty level,
CAR Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mountain Province existence of critical watershed,
hazards present), the Cabinet
Region 5 Masbate, Sorsogon, Catanduanes Cluster on CCAM-DRR identified
21 provinces and 4 metropolitan
Region7 Negros Oriental, Siquijor cities as priority provinces for
climate and disaster intervention.
Western Samar, Southern Leyte, Eastern Samar,
Region 8
Northern Samar

Region 9 Zamboanga del Norte

Region 12 Bukidnon

Region 13 Saranggani, North Cotabato, Sultan Kuradarat

BARMM Maguindanao, Sulu, Lanao del Sur

MUCs Metro Manila, Metro Iloilo, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao

Relevant Environmental Planning Laws, Policies, Frameworks

Presenting a paradigm shift in planning of urban areas, the NUA
NEW URBAN AGENDA incorporates a recognition of good urbanization and
development.

NATIONAL URBAN
A development framework for urban policy and strategy towards
DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
a Philippine urban development vision
FRAMEWORK

The normative local planning structure, based on LGU

RATIONALIZED PLANNING
mandates, that streamlined the relationship of sectoral plans with

2
Based on compliance monitoring of SPD and shared database with IOD, as of 13 July 2022
3
Based on CCAM-DRR Cabinet Cluster Roadmap
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SYSTEM LGU Code-mandated plans

Approach to getting across the critical standard of biological

RIDGE-TO-REEF PLANNING system-based administration (forest, upland, lowland, coastal
and marine)

Formalized through RA 10121, an approach to planning that

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
focuses on managing disaster risk through mitigation, response,
AND MANAGEMENT
and recovery

Formalized through RA 9003, the systematic and ecological

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT approach to managing solid waste through reduction at source
and recovery

Formalized through RA 9725, a comprehensive and integrated

CLEAN WATER ACT OF 2004 strategy to prevent and minimize pollution to water bodies from
land-based sources

Formalized through RA 8749, a comprehensive air pollution

CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999 control policy through environmental protection and market-
based instrument

Meaningful climate action demands a holistic recognition of sectoral issues, challenges, and state
regulations. Environmental health and stability are the backbone for development upon which
adaptation outcomes are hinged.