1. The document discusses strengthening climate resilience in the Philippines through a national consultation held on May 18-19, 2010. 2. Key topics discussed include identifying the impacts of climate change, estimating and evaluating risks, providing legal frameworks, and identifying possible solutions to build climate resilience at various levels. 3. The overall goal is to move from disaster response to a disaster risk reduction paradigm through community organizing, education, investments in climate-sensitive sectors, and influencing policies and implementation.

1. 1 st day Synthesis
National Consultation
Strengthening Climate Resilience (SCR)
S g gC s c (SC )
Philippines
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18-19 May 2010

2. CCM is technological;
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CCA is sociological
CORE:
Strengthening Climate
Resilience
Hotter days, warmer
nights
We are at war. Can we
survive climate
change? Can we win
this battle?

3. Possible Solutions
Spatial Mapping
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Identify impact of CC
Many Acters in DRR on MDGs. Estimate
and CCA and evaluate risks
CORE:
Strengthening Climate
Resilience
Maximize available Provide the legal
opportunities framework – from
ordinances to laws
From disaster
response to DRR
paradigm
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4. Small Community
Education and NRM
Mitigations Organizing
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Trainings
T i i
children
CB EWS
Gender-Responsive
organizing
Translate the knowledge if you
want communities to use it Livelihoods
Invest in Climate HFA-Based Action
sensitive sectors CORE:
Strengthening Climate
Resilience
Action
Dapat may commitment at
counterpart ang LGUs Huwag natin pansinin
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para mapasa ang batas
Invest in Local Influence the
Governments IRRs
IRR

5. Ang aktuwal na
problema ay nasa
Uncertainty in the
barangay.
implementation of
Ang hirap kumuha Possible Solutions
laws and sourcing
ng data
of funds
Maraming players sa DRR at
CCA pero wala o kulang ang
interface.
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CORE:
Strengthening Climate
Ang mga LGUs ang may RSI Resilience
dahil sa bawat labas ng bagong
batas, sila parati ang Action
nababagsakan ng trabaho
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Problem solved.
I hope this does not become
another Agenda 21 We adapt

6. What is resilience?
Why is the
Why can’t we distinguish
stream dirty? Bonifacio from Pacquiao?
Questions Assumptions Will communties who
and ways of working have not been affected by
major disasters act?
CORE:
Strengthening Climate
Resilience
How does the HEV
framework differ from the risk How will CC
assessment process of exacerbate the
NEDA? impacts of non-
climate stressors and
Why not declare a institutional
pre-calamity?
pre calamity? challenges on all
h ll n n ll
sectors?

7. From turfing to
constructive networking
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Working through government Context-specific instead of
but going beyond political “template” programs
template
boundaries
CORE:
Strengthening Climate
Change Resilience Greater resolution of
maps allows fine tuning
Spatial, Multi-scale, Action
of strategies
Multi-temporal,
Interdisciplinary
Imbis na mag-away-away ang
Invest in learning
g mga magagaling, pumunta kayo
sa mga komunidad at magtrabaho
kayo

8. Possible Solutions
Questions Assumptions
and ways of working
CORE:
Strengthening Climate
Change Resilience
Action
Root of problem addressed. Problem solved.
We gain adaptability
g p y We adapt