Responsible Land Governance in Mindanao

Courtesy Visit to local partners. Copyright: RLGM Community Mapping – Plotting the community landmarks with the digitized map (captured and processed drone images). Copyright: RLGM ...

Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Risk Mitigation through Ecosystem-based Planning and Adaptation (E4DR)

OBJECTIVES Ecosystem-based adaptation and climate insurance are building resilience to the negative impacts of climate change in the Philippines. DESCRIPTION The Philippines is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events caused by climate change. Increasing loss and damage from typhoons, heavy rains, and slow-onset sea level rise are increasing poverty, triggering migration and...

Towards a South-South Collaboration on Climate Information and Services: Building a Knowledge Exchange and Learning Plat Platform for the Philippines and the Climate Vulnerable Forum

OBJECTIVES To improve Climate Information Services (CIS) in the Philippines and members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), and help stakeholders make better decisions on climate change. DESCRIPTION Climate Information Services are vital in supporting strategic response to climate change. These services encompass a range of activities that deal with generating and providing...

Support to the Climate Change Commission II

In February 2019, the SupportCCC II Project Knowledge Exchange and Culmination Event was organized and attended by more than 150 participants from the government, civil society groups, academe, and other development partners. Partnerships built among key stakeholders in the country were again strengthened through this engaging culmination event to...

Sustainable management of human mobility in the context of climate change

OBJECTIVES Improve actionable knowledge on HMCCC in the partner countries and regions, and in international/German development cooperation Capacities of subnational, national, regional and supra-regional actors for handling HMCCC are strengthened Knowledge generation for handling HMCCC are made accessible. Advice on HMCCC is made available to German/international development cooperation. DESCRIPTION The German Federal Ministry for Economic...

RIICE: Remote sensing-based information and insurance for crops in emerging economies

OBJECTIVE To reduce vulnerability of smallholder farmers engaged in rice production NEWS PROJECT DESCRIPTION The tools of RIICE provide information about the scope and impact of disasters and a precise and timely overview of planted rice area and expected and actual yields – down to the village level. Such a national rice production...

Conflict Sensitive Resource and Asset Management Programme (COSERAM) Technical Cooperation Module 2 Indigenous Practices for Biodiversity Conservation (IP4BioDiv)

OBJECTIVE The project aims to: harmonise different planning regims oriented towards a peaceful and sustainable governance of natural resources in line with COSERAMs PROJECT DESCRIPTION Since 2011, the Conflict Sensitive Resource and Asset Management (COSERAM) Program supports an integrated approach of poverty reduction and peace building in the region of Caraga and other...