DENR Administrative Order No.2021-22 on guidelines on mainstreaming, cascading and institutionalising climate change concerns in the environment and natural resources (ENR) priority programs

DENR Administrative Order No. 2021- 22 Republic of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. Nos.929-6626 to 29; 929-6633 to 35 926-7041 to 43; 929-6252; 929-1669 Website: http://www.denr.gov.ph / E-mail: web@denr.gov.ph JUL 1 3 2021 SUBJECT GUIDELINES ON MAINSTREAMING, CASCADING AND INSTITUTIONALIZING CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (ENR) PRIORITY PROGRAMS Pursuant to Executive Order 192, s. 1987 or the Reorganization Act of the DENR, Republic Act No. 9729, or the Climate Change Act of 2009, and Section 2(g) of Republic Act No. 10121, or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, there is a need to integrate climate change and disaster risk reduction in the development processes such as policy formulation, socio-economic planning, budgeting and governance. The following guidelines on mainstreaming, cascading and institutionalizing climate change concerns in the environment and natural resources (ENR) priority programs are hereby issued for the guidance and compliance of all concerned: Section 1. Basic Policy It is the policy of the State to provide the full protection and the advancement of the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. As such, the State shall establish the guidelines in order to mainstream climate change concerns in the environment and natural resources (ENR) priority programs. Section 2. Objectives These guidelines are hereby promulgated to: a. adopt the identified climate change responsive indicators for the DENR priority programs and projects in the annual work and financial plans of the DENR Offices; b. identify the corresponding targets and programs, activities and projects (PPAs) for the climate change responsive indicators; c. define the responsibilities of the bureaus, regional offices and concerned offices in mainstreaming climate change in the DENR priority programs and projects; and d. determine the needed actions or interventions to enhance and institutionalize mainstreaming of climate change in the DENR priority programs and projects, and such other programs as may be prioritized by the Department. Section 3. Scope and Coverage a. The guidelines shall cover the mainstreaming of the identified climate-responsive indicators into the following DENR priority programs and the respective lead offices, in consonance with the prescribed program expenditure classification (PREXC): Priority Programs Program Title based on the PREXC Structure 1. Enhanced National Greening Forest Development, Rehabilitation & Program Maintenance and Protection 2. Intensified Forest Protection and Natural Resources Management Anti-Illegal Logging Arrangement/ Agreement and Permit Issuance 3. Enhanced Biodiversity Protected Areas Development and Conservation Management 4. Scaling -Up Coastal and Marine Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Ecosystem Rehabilitation 5. Geo-Hazard Assessment, Natural Resources Sustainably Managed Groundwater Resource Assessment and Responsible Mining 6. Improved Land Administration Land Survey, Disposition, and Records and Management Management 7. Manila Bay Clean-up Development, Updating and Implementation of the Operational Plan for the Manila Bay Coastal Management Strategy 8. Clean Air Implementation of Clean Air Regulations 9. Clean Water Implementation of Clean Water Regulations 10. Solid Waste Management Implementation of Ecological Solid Waste Management Regulations b. The guidelines shall also cover the Risk Resiliency Programs to be implemented in the following 24 climate vulnerable provinces for the period 2020-2022, and other priority areas as may be identified by the Department. Year Regions Priority Climate-Vulnerable Provinces 2020 R5 Masbate, Sorsogon; R7 Negros Oriental; R8 Western Samar; R12 Saranggani; R13 Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Islands 2021 R5 Masbate, Sorsogon; R7 Negros Oriental; R8 Western Samar, Southern Leyte, Eastern Samar; R9 Zamboanga del Norte; RIO Bukidnon; R12 Saranggani, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato; R13 Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Islands 2022 CAR Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mountain Province R5 Masbate, Sorsogon; Catanduanes R7 Negros Oriental; Siquijor RS Western Samar, Southern Leyte, Eastern Samar; Northern Samar R9 Zamboanga del Norte; RIO Bukidnon; R12 Saranggani, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat; R13 Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Islands; BARMM Maguindanao, Sulu, Lanao del Sur 2 Implementation of Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) in the 24 priority climate-vulnerable provinces shall be consistent with the Key Investment Areas (KIAs), and such other priority KIAs as may be identified by the Department: 1. Community Livelihood, and Enterprise Continuity Program 2. Integrated Water Resources Management Program 3. Enhancing Coastal Protection Program 4. Climate and Disaster Information Services Program 5. Seismic Resiliency Program Section 4. Definition of Terms a. Climate Change -refers to change in climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period typically decades or longer, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (RA 9729). b. Disaster Risk Reduction - the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposures to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events. (RA 10121). c. Ecosystem-based approach - The "ecosystem approach is a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way" and which aspires to maintain the natural structure and functioning of ecosystems. Ecosystem-based approaches address the crucial links between climate change, biodiversity and sustainable resource management and thus provide multiple benefits. Implementing such approaches can contribute to both the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the enhancement of sinks as well as improve biodiversity conservation, livelihood opportunities and health and recreational benefits (UN Convention on Biological Diversity). d. Hazard - a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage. (RA 10121 ). e. Mainstreaming -The integration of policies and measures that address climate change into development planning and sectoral decision-making (RA 9729). f. Cascading - Refers to the integration of climate responsive indicators in the bureau, regional, provincial and municipal plans /programs to guide them in the priority programs implementation at the field level. g. Institutional Arrangements - Generally understood as a set of agreements on the division/unit of the respective responsibilities of agencies involved in the mainstreaming of climate change concerns into ENR strategies/programs. h. Nature-based solutions are actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits. https://www.iucn.org/theme/nature-based-solutions 3 1. Risk Assessment - a methodology to determine the nature and extent of risk by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of vulnerability that together could potentially harm exposed people, property, services livelihood and the environment on which they depend (RA 10121 ). j. Climate-Responsiveness - are set of criteria designed to address a particular set of development goals, problems and opportunities. They are adequately thought out in the context of climate change, land use change, and other key natural and human related stressors, able to address the fundamental factors that hinder the attainment of the desired state. k. Climate Vulnerable Provinces - are the priority vulnerable provinces identified to be addressed by the Cabinet Cluster on Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction Performance Roadmap. 1. Ecosystems and Watershed Observation Network - a platform to collect information for the continuous monitoring of changes in the ecosystems and watersheds due to climate change and human activities. m. Green Development Pathways - a green economy development concepts to promote economic diversification and growth, social inclusiveness, and sustainable management of natural resources through integration, matching and adaptation, as well as harmonization between the principle of green growth and national policy. n. Investment Portfolio for Risk Resilience (IPRR) - planning instrument of the RRP through which CCAM-DRR cluster member-agencies will determine which investments to endorse for budget support and financing from existing or external sources. o. IPCC Special Report or Global Warming of 1.5- an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of l .5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty. p. Key Investment Areas - are focus areas of the Risk Resiliency Program which are linked to the outcomes of the Cabinet Cluster on Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction Performance Roadmap. q. Multi-Sectoral Process - refers to deliberate collaboration among various stakeholder of the CCAM-DRR and the PCB-RRP to jointly achieve a shared outcome. r. Philippine Medium-Term Plan - a government's medium-term economic development blueprint which lays out strategies and programs. s. Risk Resiliency Program - is the operational program of the CCAM-DRR Cabinet Cluster Performance and Projects Roadmap. It aims to strengthen the resiliency of natural ecosystems and the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities to short and long term risks in key Philippine landscape. Section 5. Ensuring Climate-Responsiveness of the DENR Priority Programs The Planning and Policy Service (PPS), Bureaus and Climate Change Service (CCS) shall ensure that DENR priority programs are designed and implemented taking into account current and 4 future climate hazards, together with their interaction to non-climatic factors. The Bureaus and concerned offices, with the assistance of PPS and CCS, shall self-assess climate-responsiveness of their respective programs using the developed criteria and initial ratings under the study on the Implications of the IPCC Special Report on the Impact of Global Warming of l .5°C to the DENR Plans and Programs, as follows: a. Evidence-based-it shall require a system for the management of dynamic datasets and continuing monitoring of changes in human and natural system; b. Integrated and holistic - integrated and coordinated with policies and programs of other sectors, born out of a multi-sectoral process, and maximize synergy and complementation; c. Addresses interconnected risks and vulnerabilities - comprehensively address the full chain of risks and vulnerabilities from ridge to coastal areas, and between rural and urban areas using nature-based solutions; d. Addresses multiple objectives - facilitate adaptation and mitigation in synergy with the local and national development goals; e. Flexible - it does not require long-drawn process of amending to ensure its agility to respond to changing conditions; f. Long-term in scope - provide remedies to both the short-lived and the persistent impacts of climate change, designed within a precise temporal scale; g. Stimulates migration to green development pathways-it shall allow gradual migration to green development pathways without sustaining crippling income and welfare losses; h. Promotes public-private sector engagement - has facilitating mechanisms to attract public and private investments in addressing climate change-related risks; 1. Highly acceptable to local and national government agencies - ensure that sufficient opportunities and mechanisms are provided for the active participation of local and national government agencies in the design process and implementation; j. Promotes incremental and transformational adaptation - provide adaptive capacity building mechanisms along with mechanisms to transform mindsets and behaviours; k. Has a clear governance structure - with clear identification of lead and support implementing agencies with clearly defined individual duties and liabilities; and 1. Sufficiently funded - diverse sources of funding and financing mechanisms. The above criteria (a-1) with a four-scale rating matrix for a rapid assessment on the climate-responsiveness of ENRs Priority Programs, using a scale of zero (0) to three (3) shall be used, as described in Annex C - Climate Responsive Score Card Rating Matrix. An example of a priority program that was rated using the Climate Responsive Scorecard Rating matrix is herewith attached as Annex D. Climate Responsive Rating for Enhanced National Greening Program. Section 6. Adoption of the Climate Responsive Outcome and Output Indicators To ensure the climate-responsiveness of the DENR priority programs, the climate­ responsive outcome and output indicators, as defined in Annex B of these guidelines, are hereby adopted. They shall be indicated in the Work and Financial Plan, as far as applicable based on the available data. Non-adoption of a specific indicator or indicators should be annotated in the work and financial, and proxy indicators may be adopted. 5 Section 7.Roles and Responsibilities of the Offices in Mainstreaming, Cascading and Institutionalizing Climate Change Concerns in the DENR Priority Programs and Projects To ensure that the climate change responsive indicators are properly adopted by the implementing offices in the DENR priority programs and projects, the concerned offices shall have the following roles and responsibilities: a. Policy and Planning Service (PPS) (i) Ensure that the bureaus' and regional offices' targets and Programs/ Activities/Projects (PAPs) for the climate responsive indicators (Annex B) are included as performance target indicators in their respective work and financial plans (WFPs ); (ii) Ensure that sufficient budget are apportioned to carry out the climate change related­ P APs; (iii) Coordinate and ensure that climate-responsive indicators are mainstreamed in the programs under the supervision of the Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Service (F ASPS); (iv) Coordinate and mainstream the monitoring and evaluation of the CC responsive P APs implementation in the regular monitoring system of the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PMED); (v) Coordinate and incorporate the climate responsive PAPs' accomplishments in the preparation of the ENR sector yearly report and other relevant reports required by other agencies; (vi) Facilitate and coordinate the development of effective and relevant ENR policies and programs in addressing climate risks, vulnerabilities and impacts across all sectors; (vii)Integrate in the updating of the Philippine Medium-Term planning the challenges, gaps and opportunities of climate change adaptation and mitigation for the ENR sector; and (viii) Integrate and harmonize plans and programs through multi-agency/multi­ stakeholder collaboration using landscape/ecosystem, seascape or other related approaches. b. Climate Change Service (CCS) i) Regularly update the set of indicators as defined in Annex B of the guidelines, in coordination with the PPS, bureaus and F ASPS. (ii) Assist the regional offices, particularly the identified climate vulnerable provinces in the preparation/updating of their Investment Portfolio for Risk Resilience (IPRR) plan implementation; (iii) Facilitate improvement of self-assessment of climate-responsiveness of the programs using the developed criteria and initial ratings to capture a better understanding of the implementing offices' perspective on the climate-responsiveness of their respective programs and projects; (iv) Ensure enhancement of quality and appropriateness of climate change responsive output and outcome indicators, particularly on ENR priority programs and those P APs under the Risk Resiliency Program Convergence Budgeting; 6 (v) Assess and build internal capacity of implementers to ensure that appropriate knowledge and skills are in place to make the programs more climate-responsive; and (vi) Strengthen the collaboration with specialized agencies like Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA), National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), and other national agencies, and research and academic institutions towards a more comprehensive and localized understanding of the impacts of climate change in ecosystems. c. Bureaus/Offices (i) Ensure that the Programs/ Activities/Projects (P APs) of the bureaus for climate change responsive output indicators (Annex B) with corresponding set of targets and budgetary requirements are defined in their Work and Financial Plan (WFP); (ii)Coordinate with concerned offices on the continuing review and evaluation on the appropriateness and/or enhancement of outcome and output indicators for better target setting of P APs; (iii) Identify indicators for water resources management, toxic and hazardous waste management, solid waste management for sustainable market for recyclables and recycled products, mineral resources development, wildlife conservation and management, terrestrial and marine protected area conservation and management, carbon stock, and air quality management (monitoring stations). These indicators shall be reviewed and updated by the PPS and CCS; and (iv) Conduct assessment to determine the potential contributions or impacts of programs on the attainment of desired objectives and performance of programs towards increasing resilient ecosystems and adaptive capacity of communities. d.ERDB (i) Conduct baseline studies and comprehensive impact assessments on the impacts of climate change on ecosystems in order to assess and quantify the impacts of climate change at all levels and access the different ecosystems, in coordination with concerned bureaus. (ii) Develop decision support systems to assess the potential contribution or impacts of programs on the attainment of desired objectives and performance of programs towards increasing resilient ecosystems and adaptive capacity of communities. (iii) Formulate clear and simple guidelines that outline the process of conducting multiple risks and vulnerability assessments, and possible application of results to program and project development and enhancement. (iv) Conduct studies such as but not limited to risks and vulnerability assessments on the local impacts of climate change under various global warming scenarios. e. Regional Offices/PENROs/CENROs (i) Identify appropriate targets and programs, activities/projects for climate responsive indicators aligned with established UWM for inclusion in the work and financial plan with corresponding budget allocation. 7 (ii) Mainstream and institutionalize the conduct of monitoring and evaluation of climate responsive PAPs targets in the regular monitoring activity, in coordination with the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PMED). Progress of P APs implementation shall be submitted to PMED, with copy furnished to the CCS. (iii) Coordinate with the Regional Development Council (RDC) and concerned LGUs­ Provincial and Municipal Planning and Development Offices (PPDO/MPDO) for review and approval of the IPRR plan of the priority climate vulnerable provinces. (iv) Establish ecosystems and watershed observation networks for the continuous monitoring of changes in the ecosystems and watersheds due to climate change and human activities, including the conduct of baseline studies. f. Climate Change Focal Office/Persons All the Implementing Offices shall designate their respective Climate Change Focal Office/Persons to coordinate with the Planning Service and/or concerned units of their respective offices on the following: (i) Facilitate the integration and endorsement of feedbacks (gaps/concerns) on the implementation of P APs for climate change responsive from concerned CENROS, PENROS, Regional Office, LGUs (PPDO/MPDO), and RDC to the Central Office PPS, CCS and bureaus for immediate action. (ii) Coordinate with concerned ENR offices, LGUs, RDC on the submission of the status of IPRR proposals on climate vulnerable provinces for CCS and F ASPO information and action. (iii) Assist in the monitoring of Risk Resiliency Program in the identified priority climate vulnerable provinces. The concerned Bureaus, CCS and PPS shall assist the Regional Offices, PENROS, CENROS and other concerned partners in cascading the climate change responsive indicators in their respective regional, provincial and municipal plans to guide them in the priority programs implementation at the field level. Section 8. Separability Clause If any provision of this Order shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the other portions or provisions hereof which are not affected shall continue in full force and effect. Section 9. Repealing Clause All Orders and other similar issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby revoked, amended or modified accordingly. Section 10. Effectivity Clause This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of national circulation and submission to the Office of the National Administrative Registry . . , ROY A. CIMATU Secretary .. -a.. ~ REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES =-=' DEPARTMFNT OF ENVIRONMENT II if 11 lflllllUi I Ii ill i1imnrm11 SEt-lF.'.06[1442 8 Anne:xA. Impact of Global Warming of 1.5°C to Key Ecosystems A. Forest and Terrestrial Ecosystems: Forest and other terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity are most vulnerable to increasing temperature, changing rainfall patterns, drought and tropical cyclones. High temperatures are pushing some species of flora and fauna out of their preferred habitat ranges which may eventually lead to the decline in their population.Climate variability and changes can lead to the reduction growth performance of trees, crops and other plants as a result of enhanced soil loss during heavy rains and decreased moisture deficiency during extended dry periods. B. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems: Coastal and marine ecosystems are being threatened by rising sea levels, warming ocean surface, and increasing ocean acidity. Increasing sea levels, along with increasing heavy rainfall events and tropical cyclone frequency, may cause submergence, coastal flooding, and coastal erosion. Combined impacts of increased ocean surface temperature and ocean acidification may lead to shifts of marine species and changes in species composition, which eventually adversely affect fisheries productivity, livelihood, as well as other ecosystem services. Moreover, fish habitats will be limited due to the expansion of oxygen-minimum zones and anoxic "dead zones." Ocean acidification also causes changes in the physiology, behavior, and population dynamics of various species, from phytoplankton to marine fish species. C. Groundwater and freshwater resources: Water resources are significantly affected by climate change, both on its supply side and its capacity to induce hazard. As reported by IPCC (2014), freshwater-related risks increase along with greenhouse gases. Under a warming climate, more population will be exposed to new or aggravated water shortage, increased exposure to flooding, and increased exposure to drought. Lakes, rivers, and other freshwater ecosystems in vulnerable areas are likely to be affected by excessive siltation resulting from heavy soil erosion and landslides that are induced by excessive rainfall events. Excessive rainfall could trigger debris flows and mudflows that could also destroy lakes and rivers along with the aquatic life therein. D. Urban and health: In general, the impact of climate change on human health is the worsening of existing health problems. Making the situation worse is the continuously increasing urban population. It is expected that climate change will increase health challenges, i.e. increase in the probability of injury, disease and death from ore intense heat waves and fires; increase in the probability of undernutrition due to lower food production; reduced work and labor productivity; and higher risks for food-, water-, and vector-borne diseases. E. Agriculture: In terms of the agriculture sub-sector, which is the primary component of food security and food production systems, the impacts of a changing climate include reductions in food production in certain regions, as well as in food access, utilization, and price stability (IPCC, 2014). For production, the potential impacts may be different depending on the crops and the region. In some instances, productivity could increase, while for some, climate change could have detrimental consequences. In the Philippines, climate change is expected to affect agroecosystems primarily through the reduction in yield and crop productivity, effects on plant growth and development, changes in fruiting and harvesting, and impacts on production ( e.g. quality, labor costs, and farm income). 9 Annex B. Climate-Responsive Output and Outcome Indicators PROGRAM CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE OUTPUT INDICATORS OUTCOME INDICATORS Enhanced National • Number of tons of CO2e sequestered • Tons of CO2e reduced Greening Program or removed from the atmosphere (Tons • Increased removal of CO2 from the (eNGP) of CO2 stored per hectare) atmosphere • Number of hectares rehabilitated, • Increased forest cover maintained and protected • Reduced sediment yield • Number of households that use fuel • Reduced damages due to downstream wood for cooking flooding • Number of persons employed/ jobs • Reduced occurrence of surface soil generated erosion • Number of POs with market networks • Increased number of species or species • Number of Environmental Impact richness Assessment (EIA) projects with • Increased soil organic matter proposed carbon offset component • Reduced CO2 emission • Increased income of upland communities • Increased carbon sequestration by EIA Projects Intensified Forest • Amount of CO2e emission prevented • Reduced CO2 emission Protection and Anti- • Area of existing forest protected • Increased CO2 sequestration illegal Logging • Carbon stocks of existing forest • Sustained water availability and quality protected • Reduced damages due to downstream • Number of threats observed reduced flooding • Reduced occurrence of surface soil erosion • Reduced sediment yield • Sustained number of species or species richness • Increased income from forest protection • Improved macro/ micro-climate • Increased forest carbon stock • Improved status of biological diversity and forest ecosystem services • Increased number of indicator species Enhanced Biodiversity • Coverage of terrestrial protected • Species diversity improved Conservation areas increased (%) • Conservation status of nationally • Area of terrestrial protected areas and globally threatened species effectively managed increased maintained or improved (ha) • Number of visitors and income • Number of individuals/people's generated through ecotourism organizations benefiting from within protected areas increased ecotourism and other biodiversity • Area of critical habitats friendly livelihoods increased effectively managed increased • Number of caves/cave systems • Improved ecosystem services within protected areas assessed derived from protected areas and and classified increased biodiversity enhancing resilience of • Inland wetlands within protected vulnerable communities 10 PROGRAM CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE OUTPUT INDICATORS OUTCOME INDICATORS areas assessed and inventoried • Priority threatened species protected and conserved • Number of biodiversity-friendly enterprises developed/recognized Scaling-Up of Coastal • Coverage of marine protected • Improved quality of coastal and and Marine areas increased (%) marine ecosystems ( coral reefs, Ecosystems • Area of marine protected areas seagrass beds and mangrove forests) effectively managed increased in protected areas and other coastal • Number of biodiversity-friendly and marine areas providing enterprises developed/recognized sustainable aquatic resources for with sustainable financing natural resource-dependent mechanisms increased communities Percentage women and men • Number of individuals/people's • benefiting from community-based organizations benefiting from ecotourism and other ecotourism and other biodiversity biodiversity-friendly livelihoods friendly enterprises increased increased Improved Land • Number ofLGUs capacitated on • Decreased number of people and Administration and climate risk assessment matrix properties exposed to climate Management (CLIRAM) & climate and disaster change related hazards (storm surge, risk assessment (CDRA) (c/o sea level rise, coastal/tidal flooding) DILG, but vital to outcome • Decreased area of degraded lands indicators) due to misuse and abuses • Number of climate-responsive • Reduced area of agricultural lands Provincial Foreshore converted to residential, commercial Management and Development and industrial areas Plan (CRPFMDP) formulated/ approved, adopted and implemented by LGUs as a tool for regulating the use/occupation of areas exposed to climate related hazards) • 90% a of 5 8 LGU s adopted and implemented the CRPFMDP are resilient to the adverse effects of climate change • Number ofLGUs with approved and updated CLUPs integrating LCCAP and LDRRMP Responsible Mining • Number of mining permits/ • Improved state of safety, health, contracts compliant with the environment, and social aspects of tenement safety and health, mining environment and social (SHES) • Increased disturbed area provisions in RA 7942 rehabilitated by mining companies 11 PROGRAM CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE OUTPUT INDICATORS OUTCOME INDICATORS • Number of illegal mining activities issued with cease and desist orders • Disturbed area rehabilitated by mining companies Geo hazard • Number of LG Us where • Number of localized vulnerability Assessment vulnerability and risk assessment and risk assessments incorporating were conducted climate change projections available • Number ofLGUs informed of and accessible for integration into their area's susceptibility to CLUP and other local development climatic impacts and geologic plans hazards • Number ofLGUs where IEC campaigns on geo-hazards were conducted Groundwater • Number ofLGUs (Province/ City/ • Percentage increase in river basins Assessment Municipality) assessed for and critical areas with science-based groundwater resources water allocation management system • Availability and sustainability of surface and groundwater supply Water Resources • Number of river basins (RBs) • Percentage increase in river basins Management with comprehensive water (RBs) and critical areas with resources assessment scientifically robust water • Number of water -constrained information and decision support areas with Groundwater tools (for water allocation) Management Plan (GMP) • Availability and sustainability of developed (incorporating climate surface and groundwater supply change scenarios) • All Master Plans of 18 major river • Number of water -constrained basins are climate-responsive areas with groundwater ( current: 5 major river basins are monitoring wells established responsive) • Number of Integrated River Basin • Number ofLGUs adopting/using the Management and Development developed plans including the Master Plan (IRBMDMP) operation of the monitoring stations endorsed by Regional as basis for their groundwater Development Councils protection and development • Number of River Basin program. Organizations (RBOs) established with legal binding instruments *Improved implementation of IRBMDPand riverbasin governance Clean Air Program • Strengthened capacity of EMB • Decreased levels of industrial Regional Offices for permitting, emissions ( e.g. PM, CO, NOx, Sox) real time monitoring and • Improved ambient air quality that enforcement system/s meets the National Air Quality 12 PROGRAM CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE OUTPUT INDICATORS OUTCOME INDICATORS • Improved capacity of Airshed Guidelines Values (NAAQGV) Governing Board to ascertain • Reduced/avoided emissions of attainment/non-attainment areas potent greenhouse gases/Short-lived and formulate/implement action Climate Pollutants plans and strategies which include air pollution reduction programs • Increased% in clinker substitution in production of cement with supplementary cementitious materials including but not limited to fly ash, granulated blast, furnace slag and natural pozzolan • Increased % in the use of low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants in the refrigeration. The air-conditioning and foam manufacturing (RAC-F) and fire suppressant and solvent sectors • Phase out ozone- depleting substances (ODS) • Decreased levels of other short lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as black carbon, CH4 and HFCs Solid Waste • Decreased waste generated • Improved sanitation Management Program • 90% of drainage canals cleared of • Reduced occurrence of floods due solid wastes per municipality to clogging of canals in urban areas • Zero occurrence of garbage • Improved safety of communities landslides • Reduced methane emissions from • Number ofLGUs compliant with solid waste management facilities RA 9003 • Increased % in municipal solid waste digestion of organic wastes • Increased number of households practicing composting • Increased % in the use of eco efficient soil cover • Increased % in methane recovery from sanitary landfills for electricity • Increased use of methane flaring Clean Water Program • Reduced percentage in • Improved water quality of water Biochemical Oxygen Demand bodies e.g. rivers, esteros, wetlands (BOD) and increased Dissolved and lakes in terms ofDENR Water Oxygen (DO) concentration per Quality Guidelines 13 PROGRAM CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE OUTPUT INDICATORS OUTCOME INDICATORS year from priority water bodies • Reduced methane emissions from • Number of firms with reduced wastewater BOD per year from point sources • Increased % in population connected to sewage treatment facilities Manila Bay Clean-Up • Increased % in solid waste • Reduced number of flooded areas diversion rate due to clogged waterways • Number of relocated Informal • Reduced number of ISFs in areas Settler Families (ISF) [c/o of along waterways and easement as DILG] in areas delineated by delineated by DENR DENR • Reduced BOD, phosphates, and • Increased % in sewerage coverage Fecal Coliform in major tributaries in Metro Manila and other coastal and in Manila Bay cities and municipalities c/o • Improved Manila Bay Water MWSS Quality to Class SB • Reduced soil loss in Manila Bay • Reduced tCO2e from water and Watershed area c/o BMB solid waste pollution • Increased % in the coverage of • Reduced sedimentation rate from sewerage and septage treatment the entire Manila Bay Region facilities - in line with the implementation of the National Sewerage and Septage Management Program (NSSMP) List of Adopted Climate Change- and Gender-Responsive Indicators Program/Project/ Activity Adopted Climate-Responsive Adopted Gender-Responsive Indicators Indicators SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS (STOs) No. of Climate-Responsive Provincial Foreshore Management and Development Plan Formulation and Monitoring of (CRPFMDP) No. of women and men ENR Policies, Plans, Programs formulated/ approved, adopted participated in the adoption and Projects and implemented by LGUs as (roll-out) of PFMDP a tool for regulating the use/occupation of areas exposed to climate-related hazards 001: NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 14 1. No. of hectares of peatlands within protected areas assessed and inventoried 2. No. of Protected Areas Management Plans (P AMPs) updated/completed A. Protected Areas, Caves and 3. No. of Management Wetlands Development and Management Sub-Program Effectiveness Assessments (MBA) to assess capacities of PAs (following the BMB TB No. 2018-05) 4. No. of visitors and income generated in ecotourism areas within protected areas increased 1. No of climate-responsive measures on zoonotic transmission and COVID-19 identified and integrated with the Wildlife Safety Protocols 2. No. of measures on Wildlife Biohazard B. Wildlife Resources Management identified Conservation Sub Program 3. No. of stakeholder groups that are aware of biodiversity, its importance and benefits and threats to it (Proxy Indicator) 4. No. of priority threatened species protected and conserved No. of women and men trained on community-based C. Coastal and Marine ecotourism and other Ecosystems Rehabilitation biodiversity-friendly enterprises/livelihoods (BDFE) 15 1. No. of Firelines and firebreaks installed (m) 1. No. of women and men 2. No. of areas (ha) involved in constructing D. Forest and Watershed maintained and protected with firelines and firebreaks Management Sub Program atleast 85% survival 2. No. of women and men 3. No. of tons ofCO2e trained in carbon sequestered or removed from sequestration the atmosphere 1. No. of control measures for 1. No. of women and men steep/unstable slopes adopted participated in the activity E. Soil Conservation and in priority areas (km) Watershed Management 2. No. of women and men including River Basins 2. No. of vegetative and involved in the construction mechanical measures adopted of vegetative and mechanical in priority areas (km) measures ENVIRONMENTAL 1. No. of healthcare wastes MANAGEMENT BUREAU facilities monitored 2. Percent increased in municipal solid waste digestion of organic wastes 3. No. of establishments within standard Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) per year No. of women and men 4. No ofEMB Employees participated in capacity trained/ capacitated on building conducted by the permitting, real-time Bureau/LGU monitoring, and enforcement systems 5. No. of Airshed Governing Board trained/capacitated (to ascertain attainment/non attainment areas and formulate/implement action plans and strategies which include air pollution reduction programs) 16 MINES AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU 1. No of areas assessed for strategic materials 2. No. of areas with critical minerals identified 3. No. of lands geology and survey geospatial information database 4. No. of studies conducted on the list of metals that can be No. of women and men from utilized for green technologies LGU informed on the area's 5. No. of areas assessed and susceptibility to climatic impacts and geologic hazards studied for Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and associated processing technologies 6. No. of technology employed/adopted for monitoring mined-out areas and rehabilitated areas 7. No. of Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) monitoring technologies adopted 17 Annex C. Climate-Responsive Scorecard Rating Matrix Characteristics of a RATING climate-responsive program 0 1 2 3 Evidence-based without clear relies on information relies on local expert relies on results of scientific basis and data from judgment local/national generalized regional studies and local and global studies experts judgments Integrated and holistic with no provision for with provision for with provision for with provision for the use of ridge-to- multi-agency ridge-to-reef/ multi-agency reef/ collaboration watershed/landscape collaboration and watershed/landscape /ecosystem- ridge-to-reef/ /ecosystem- based/systems watershed/landsca based/systems approach pe/ecosystem approach, and multi- based/systems agency collaboration approach Addresses without provision for with provision to not included in with provision to interconnected risks and the use of holistic address two risks ranking options address more than vulnerabilities and integrated within a landscape; 3 risks; with approach to climate without ecosystem ecosystem based based risk and RVA change adaptation vulnerability (CCA)/ disaster risk assessment reduction (DRR) Addresses multiple does not address any addresses 1 objectives addresses 2 addresses 3 objectives objective of other of other objectives of other objectives of other sectors/NG As sectors/NGAs sectors/NGAs sectors/NG As Long-term in scope without clear with provision to with provision to with provision to distinction of the address short-term address medium to address short to time scale of climate climate impacts/risks long-term climate long-term climate impacts/risks being impacts/risks impacts addressed no provision for with provision for with provision for with provision for Flexible review and revision review and revision review and revision yearly review and after 5 years after 3 years revision Stimulates migration to without provision for with implicit with explicit with explicit green- development use of green provision for provision for the use provision for the pathways technologies encouraging use of of green use of green green technologies, technologies technologies and and without with provision to provisions to align align with SDGs, with Sustainable PDP, and other Development Goals (SDGs), Philippine sustainability Development Plan instruments (PDP), and other sustainability instruments Promotes incremental without provision for with provision for not included in with provision for and transformational capacity building capacity building ranking options capacity building, adaptation only and values, habit, mindset formation/trans for mation 18 Highly acceptable to with no provision for with provision for with provision for with provision for local and national collaboration with collaboration of collaboration with collaboration with government agencies otherNGAs LGUs NGAs LGUs and NGAs Has a clear governance with no clear with clear delineation not included in with clear structure definition of and complementation ranking options mandates and mandates of of mandates of liabilities of implementing implementing implementing agencies agencies agencies Promotes public-private without clear relies on inter-agency relies on private relies on public sector engagement provision on the collaboration sector financing and private sources of financing financing Sufficiently funded with no clear source with funding for first with funding for 2-5 with sustained of funding year of years source of funding implementation for more than 5 years 19 Annex D. Example of Climate-Responsive Rating for Enhanced National Greening Program* Criteria Rating Justification 0 In conducting the eNGP program, FMB was not able Evidence-based to use baseline studies from ERDB. Moreover, FMB did not conduct baseline assessments nor considered latest climate change projections. Integrated and holistic 3 Using a landscape-based approach, the eNGP program complements other programs within a watershed. Addresses interconnected risks and l FMB did not perform any risk and vulnerability vulnerabilities assessments in the eNGP program sites. Addresses multiple objectives 3 The eNGP program has environmental socioeconomic objectives complementing to other national government agencies. Long-term in scope l The eNGP program is expected to run until 2028. However, long-term impacts, particularly climate change, were not considered in the planning. l Technical monitoring and validation are periodically Flexible performed. Stimulates migration to green- 3 The eNGP program has components that lead to development pathways green development pathways, such as employment and promotion of forest commodities. Promotes incremental and 2 Capacity building and transformational activities for transformational adaptation upland communities/POs and other stakeholders are included in the eNGP program. Highly acceptable to local and 3 The eNGP program has provisions for the roles of national government agencies various government agencies. FMB is collaborating with community members and other stakeholders for various program activities Has a clear governance structure 3 The eNGP program has guidelines for all responsibilities of all involved agencies. Promotes public-private sector 3 Under eNGP program, FMB is collaborating with engagement people's organizations, non-government organizations, and the private sector. Sufficiently funded l FMB has allocated funding for the establishment of plantations. However, there is insufficient funding for maintenance and protection. • As undertaken by Forest Management Bureau (FMB) in 2019 ccs29March202 l 20