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Report on the Workshop on Promoting Urban Resilience REPORT ON THE WORKSHOP ON PROMOTING URBAN RESILIENCE Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project CONTRACT NO. AID-492-H-15-00001 SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 This report is made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. USAID Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project Page i Documentation Report of Promoting Urban Resilience Workshop, August 2016 REPORT ON THE WORKSHOP ON PROMOTING URBAN RESILIENCE Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project CONTRACT NO. AID-492-H-15-00001 Program Title: USAID/SURGE Sponsoring USAID Office: USAID/Philippines Contract Number: AID-492-H-15-00001 Contractor: International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Date of Publication: SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 USAID Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project Page i Report on Promoting Urban Resilience Workshop, September 29, 2016 Contents I. Introduction 1 II. Design of the Workshop 1 III. Participants 2 IV. Workshop Highlights and Implications to the Project 2 V. Next Steps 4 Tables Table 1. Output of the Agriculture Sector Group 23 Table 2. Output of the Energy Sector Group 23 Table 3. Output of the Livestock and Fisheries Sector Group 24 Table 4. Output of the Forestry Group 24 Table 5. Output of the East Group 26 Table 6. Recommendations of the West Group 27 Figure Figure 1. Output of the West Group 27 Annexes Annex 1. Program 5 Annex 2. List of Participants 7 Annex 3. Highlights of the Workshop 9 Annex 4. Photo Documentation 29 Annex 5. Visual Aids/Presentation 30 Annex 6. Summary of Evaluation/Feedback Form 30 Annex 6. Field Activity Guide 32 USAID Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project Page ii Report on Promoting Urban Resilience Workshop, September 29, 2016 Acronyms CCA Climate Change Adaptation CDI Cities Development Initiative CDP Comprehensive Development Plan CDRRMO City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office CENRO City Environment and Natural Resource Officer CLUP Comprehensive Land Use Plan CPIP City Public Investment Program DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DRRMC Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council ENR Environment and Natural Resources GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion GHG Greenhouse Gas GIS Geographic Information System HWTF Hull Waste Water Treatment IEC Information, Education and Communication LEDS Low Emissions Development Strategy LCCAP Local Climate Change Adaptation Plan LGC Local Government Code LGU Local Government Unit R.A. Republic Act SWM Solid Waste Management USAID United States Agency for International Development USAID Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project Page iii Report on Promoting Urban Resilience Workshop, September 29, 2016 I. Introduction The management of environmental and natural resources (ENR) has been devolved to local government units (LGUs) as provided for in the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991 and the Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7160. With this mandate, LGUs are obligated to establish an office for environmental management and appoint environmental officers to handle the challenging role of ensuring the protection and rehabilitation of the environment. The advent of global climate anomalies has given LGUs a more dynamic role in managing the complex interactions between climate and local environmental, economic, and technological processes as part of their regular functions. This includes determining specific risks and vulnerabilities to be considered in planning and decision-making in order to improve adaptation strategies and be able to gain access to financing facilities and instruments. While some LGUs have been successfully implementing the devolved ENR functions, a number of studies points out that the transfer of functions was partial, insignificant, and with limited success. Many LGUs were neither properly oriented about their new functions nor trained to carry them out. Other LGUs cannot fund the devolved functions, or do not earn revenue from the devolved projects and, hence, do not give them much attention. Considering the current challenges of global warming and climate disasters, environmental officers are needed at the forefront of meeting these challenges. Environmental protection has become one of the biggest stumbling blocks LGUs face in mitigating or adapting to the threat of climate change. The Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project, funded by the United States Agency for International Developemnt (USAID), organized a learning event with the theme “Promoting Urban Resilience Workshop for City Environment and Natural Resource Officers (CENRO)” on June 21 to 23, 2016 in PonteFino Hotel, Batangas City. The workshop aimed to improve the skills of CENROs and their staff from the six cities participating in USAID’s Cities Development Initiative (CDI) in conducting urban environmental and natural resources management planning within the context of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA). This report addresses Activity 1.3.3.1 that provides technical assistance to the CDI cities in the preparation of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP), and the City Public Investment Programs (CPIPs). This report also tackles Activity D.3.2 Holding of Capacity-Building Activities/Workshops in the Year 1 Work Plan of the USAID’s Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project. II. Design of the Workshop The conference was a three-day learning activity with the following parts: Part 1: Instructional modules combined with related exercises and CENRO Experience Presentations USAID Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project Page 1 Report on Promoting Urban Resilience Workshop, September 29, 2016 Part 2: Field case study on Hazard Vulnerability Issues and Adaptation Response Mapping in Barangay Pallocan West, Batangas City The detailed program can be read in Annex 1. Slide presentations, workshop outputs, and photos have been compiled and are part of this documentation report as attachments. III. Participants There were 24 participants from the six CDI 6 cities (refer to Annex 2 for the list). The Project ensured equal representation by men and women. In addition, senior officials/resource speakers from the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the University of the Philippines (Los Banos), La Salle University, ECOWASTE Coalition, and the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives Climate (ICLEI-Southeast Asia Secretariat) were invited (refer to Annex 3 for the highlights of the discussions). IV. Workshop Highlights and Implications to the Project The activity provided CDI cities the opportunity to learn more about their devolved environmental functions. But beyond that, the workshop enabled the participants to see the bigger picture and appreciate how a sustainable environmental program would impact on their cities’ economic development. The resource speakers stressed that growing economies must balance their needs with responsible environmental management, pointing out that there are always opportunities to push for modern development that do not threaten a healthy environment. This balance, it was highlighted, requires policies, legislation, and regulations that improve and strengthen natural resource management, support sustainable resource use, and adapt to the new normal of climate change. The participants engaged in insightful discussions about sustainable growth in the climate change regime. They were particularly animated about the various consequences of environmental degradation that undermine present development and threaten future progress. The Project can further explore this entry point, strategically enhancing its support for the CDI cities so they will each achieve a successful environmental management program within their desired development objectives. Specifically, there are three areas where the workshop results can enhance the SURGE Project activities – in development planning, in the formulation of climate and environment activities, and in enhancing informed decision-making. Development Planning The Project ensured that a major takeaway the CDI cities would have from this activity was their deeper appreciation of the importance of truly planning well for development. Development is a process that enables people to better their well-being – and this is rooted in how well local plans capture and reflect the expectations and desires of all the people in the city. Planning is an activity that people – the city’s multistakeholders – can participate in to involve themselves in USAID Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project Page 2 Report on Promoting Urban Resilience Workshop, September 29, 2016 development, such as the discussion and decision-making on the wise use of resources and material assets: financial, material, human, social, and natural. Natural resources, including water and land, underpin people’s livelihoods. Representing secondary cities with a mix of rural and urban areas, the workshop participants realized that the environment provides the essential material assets and an economic base for human endeavor. Despite the onset of
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