What we did
The Philippines is among the Southeast Asian countries experiencing rapid economic growth and urbanization. Asian megacities face severe urban challenges and are a major contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Thus, the need to accelerate climate change initiatives in these big cities is imperative. In the first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submitted by the Philippines to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in April 2021, the Philippines set a GHG emission reduction and avoidance of 75%. 2.71% of which will be unconditional, and 72.9% conditional. As the strategic priorities identified in the NCCAP - namely, the Environmental and Ecological Stability, Human Security, Sustainable Energy, Climate-Smart Industries and Services, and Knowledge and Capacity Development - also fall under the sectoral development concerns of the CDP, Local Government Units are able to enhance their programming, project identification, investment programming and prioritization towards adaptation and mitigation. This complements the Climate Change Act with Memorandum Circular No. 2014-135 (or the Guidelines for the Formulation of the LCCAP, as released by the DILG. Section 3.3.5 of the Memorandum Circular) that strongly suggests LGUs identify mitigation options to help reduce their carbon footprints and contribute to efforts in addressing climate change.
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