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According to the report, the Philippines has secured its first grant from the global Adaptation Fund (AF) to help vulnerable communities in Tawi-Tawi adapt to the impacts and challenges of climate change. In a release issued on Wednesday, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Finance (DOF) said the project, titled “Harnessing the water-energy-food nexus to address and adapt to climate change impacts in Tawi-Tawi,” secured a USD10 million fund during the 44th Board Meeting of the Adaptation Fund held in Bonn, Germany on April 8-11.
The report said that the project aims to support communities in securing climate-resilient water access by increasing the adaptive capacity of the municipalities of Sibutu and Sitangkai, two of the southernmost and most climate-vulnerable areas in the country. “This project is fully aligned with our National Adaptation Plan, which emphasizes securing food supply while nurturing our natural resources and sustaining livelihoods as one of our core strategies in our fight against climate change,” Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga said.
The report added that DENR, as the country’s designated authority to the AF, led the project’s development, together with concerned stakeholders, to ensure that the adverse impacts and risks posed by climate change in the water management sector in the Tawi-Tawi province are properly addressed. The project will be implemented in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).
In addition, the project will be implemented through various components throughout the project’s lifespan, including deploying resilient water supply systems integrated with existing renewable energy infrastructure in Tawi-Tawi, supplying local capacity building for sustainable water management, building the local communities’ resilience and strengthening their livelihoods, and providing knowledge management to scale up the project’s activities in the Philippines.
Source: Philippine News Agency
The report said that the project aims to support communities in securing climate-resilient water access by increasing the adaptive capacity of the municipalities of Sibutu and Sitangkai, two of the southernmost and most climate-vulnerable areas in the country. “This project is fully aligned with our National Adaptation Plan, which emphasizes securing food supply while nurturing our natural resources and sustaining livelihoods as one of our core strategies in our fight against climate change,” Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga said.
The report added that DENR, as the country’s designated authority to the AF, led the project’s development, together with concerned stakeholders, to ensure that the adverse impacts and risks posed by climate change in the water management sector in the Tawi-Tawi province are properly addressed. The project will be implemented in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).
In addition, the project will be implemented through various components throughout the project’s lifespan, including deploying resilient water supply systems integrated with existing renewable energy infrastructure in Tawi-Tawi, supplying local capacity building for sustainable water management, building the local communities’ resilience and strengthening their livelihoods, and providing knowledge management to scale up the project’s activities in the Philippines.
Source: Philippine News Agency
