Enhancing LGU Capacities on

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

and Climate Change Adaptation
8th CBMS National Conference

Department of the Interior and Local Government

19 March 2012
Discussion Coverage
1. Policy Environment

2. Challenges Related to compliance to DRRM and

CCA Laws
3. DILG Program Packages
• Diagnostics
• Planning
• Equipage
• Community Preparedness
 Policy Environment
• Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015:
– Emphasizes importance of strong local–level setup that will
implement disaster reduction measures
– LGC of 1991 (RA 7160) “… secures general welfare and
provides basic services and facilities to constituents…”

• In response to DILG mandates:

– RA 6975- DILG Act -“formulate plans, policies and programs…”
– RA 9729- Climate Change Act - “facilitate the development and
provision of training program for LGUs on climate change”
– RA 10121-Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act of 2010 –
”DILG as Vice-Chair for Disaster Preparedness shall build
capacities of LGUs to effectively address and mitigate the
impacts of disasters and calamities”
 DILG ROLE in Vice-Chair for
DRRM (RA 10121) Preparedness
Outcome: Establish and strengthen capacities of communities to anticipate,
Term
Long
Goal

cope and recover from the negative impacts of emergency occurrences and
disasters
Increase the
Equip the
level of Develop and
communities
Objectives

awareness of implement Strengthen

with necessary
the community Increase the comprehensive partnership
skills to cope
to the threats capacity of national and among all key
with the
and impacts of institutions local disaster players and
negative
all hazards, preparedness stakeholders
impacts of a
risks and policies, plans
disaster
vulnerabilities and systems
The Role of DILG in the CCA Act of 2009

LGUs shall be the DILG… facilitate the

Local
frontline agencies development
Climate
in the formulation, and provision of
Change
planning and a training
Action Plan
implementation of program for LGUs
(LCCAP)
CCA plans… in climate change.
 Areas of Convergence:

•18 Major RIVER BASINs

•Most Vulnerable Provinces
with WB-GFDRR, UN-Habitat
(10 in MRBs)
CHALLENGES
 Challenges…

1. Mainstreaming DRRM, CCA to

policy and planning systems
• Consciousness on climate change in local
and national planning and policy
formulation

• Disasters are LGU specific but respect

no boundaries
Upland Lowland Coastal Continuum

Upland resources
and stakeholders

Lowland resources and

LGU
stakeholders
boundary
Watershed
boundary Coastal resources and
stakeholders
 Challenges…

2. Differing capacities of LGUs for

assessment of impacts,
vulnerability and adaptation
3. National & sub-national levels have
differing or overlapping systems,
tools, methodologies on disaster
risk/vulnerability assessment;
differing or overlapping LGU targets
 Challenges…

4. Governance and policy issues

 CC concerns are usually masked by
poverty, poor economy,
natural disasters etc.
 Recommendation: Convergence of PROGRAM TARGETS

Responding to the Challenges

WB-GFDRR
Major River Basins WB-GFDRR LOCALLY- HDC & Poverty
7 provinces, 22 C/M
FUNDED Cluster
1. Cagayan 10. Tagum River 7 Provinces- 3 7 Provinces- 3
River Locally- funded
11. Ilog- cities, 19 cities, 17 174 LGUs from
2. Mindanao Hilabangan 7 provinces,
Municipalities 20 C/M
Municipalities MRBs
River 12. Panay River
3. Agusan 13. Tagoloan River
River 14. Agus River
4. Pampanga 15. Davao River
River 10 Provinces in MRBs
16. Cagayan de
5. Agno River Oro River
6. Abra River 17. Jaluar River
7. Pasig- 18. Buayan-
Laguna de Malungan
Bay River
8. Bicol River
9. Abulug
River
LGU PROGRAM PACKAGE
 STRATEGY
Strengthening of
Institutional Capacity for
Disaster Preparedness

Integration of DRR and

Institutionalize IEC
CCA/DRRM CCA in Local
Systems Government Systems and
Compliant Processes

LGUs
Enhancing Compliance and
Facilitating Access Enforcement Systems to
to Financing and Policies with Impacts to
DRRM
Risk Transfer
DILG DRRM-CCA Intervention Framework : ACTIVITIES

Diagnostics Advocacy and Institutional

COMPONENT Development
COMPONENT
Institutional Assessments
Orientation of CCA/DRRM
Infrastructure Audit
Laws
Community Preparedness Mainstreaming CCA/DRRM in
Audit CDP
Vulnerability Assessment Project Development
Community Disaster
Preparedness
Infrastructure and
Access to Financing
COMPONENT
Project Development
& Financing
Technical Assistance
 Recommendations: Integration of DRR and CC in
Development Planning

1. Capacitate LGUs on Risks and

Vulnerability Analysis
– Coordinate with scientific agencies
for availability of information,
studies, risk maps and appropriate
tools
– Coordinate with agencies
concerned to assist LGUs process
data regarding hazards,
vulnerabilities, etc.
 Recommendations: Integration of DRR and CC in
Development Planning

2. Mainstream DRRM and CCA strategies/measures in

the Land Use Plans, Comprehensive Development
Plans, and AIPs
– Ecological Profiling and Sectoral Studies
Tools for DRR and CC:
 CBMS
 V and AA
 CBDRM
– Coordinate with agencies re availability of multi-hazard
maps (1:50,000 to 1:10,000 scale)
– Formulation of DRRMM/CCA compliant CLUP and CDP
 Recommendations: Integration of DRR and CC in
Development Planning

3. Strengthen LGU Infrastructure Resiliency to

Disaster and Climate Change

– Enhance capacities In the conduct Infrastructure Audit

– Mainstream DRRM and CCA in LGU project development
and management and investment planning
– Cross-Referencing of available information derived from
several tools, systems, methodologies on DRR, CC
Recommendation: Institutionalize IECs on DRR
and CC

1. Strengthening Capacities of DILG and Target

LGUs on Disaster Preparedness and Response
through sharing innovative best practices, skills
and simulation trainings

2. Documentation and Replication of Good practices

on DRRM and CCA (e.g. Albay Public Safety and
Emergency Management Office ( APSEMO), 911 Davao,
EWS in Dagupan, others)
THANK Y U
Bureau of Local Government Development
05 March 2012
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