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In November 2012, the HLURB and the GIZ (German Cooperating Agency)
started an undertaking to enhance the CLUP guidebooks for two important
reasons:

1. To mainstream CCA and DRRM in the CLUP as provided for under the
Climate Change Act of 2009 and the Disaster Risk Reduction and 
Management Act of 2010

2. The need to have an all‐inclusive physical planning framework that will cover 
the entire jurisdiction of a city or municipality  by  integrating our coastal and 
forest lands in city/municipal land use planning.  Adoption of the Ridge‐to‐
Reef (R‐2‐R) Approach.

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This is now the new look of the CLUP Guidebooks. Volume 1 contains the
general principles and the 12-Step CLUP Process as shown in the picture. The
different elements that were mainstreamed are already integrated into each of
the planning steps.

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Aside from the existing contents of Volume 2 which is the sectoral studies, it now
includes the details and tools on how to conduct studies/analyses of the different
ecosystems and special thematic areas.

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Volume 3 is the Model Zoning Ordinance. It is now called integrated ZO as it
covers the zoning of the entire territory – both public and A & D lands, and
municipal waters. Some of the highlights of the new MZO include the
delineation and policy regulations of protected and production areas in
forestlands and coastal areas, and overlay zoning for base zones that need
additional restrictions or regulations such as biodiversity areas, cultural heritage
sites, hazard prone/disaster-risk areas, etc.

A Development Control Guideline to implement the Zoning Ordinance was also

developed to provide guidance to the LGUs.

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The role of CLUP in the mainstreaming of CCA and DRRM is justified by the following 
impacts of CC which we want to address in our local land use plans.

According to climate trends and forecasts made by experts, the Philippines have two 
most pressing climate change manifestations: 
1. More frequent extreme weather/climate events characterized by intense rains and 
decreased rainfall or prolonged dry periods.  These two events results in the 
following impacts (red fonts) which result to damages or adverse impacts to the 
following (black fonts).
2. Another CC impact is sea level rise which can causes inundation of our coastal areas 
and small islands destructing settlements, important ecological systems like 
wetlands and mangroves, and salt‐water intrusion into our aquifers.

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Rapid urbanization, which we are experiencing today in most towns and cities, also 
exacerbate the impacts of climate change leading to disasters.  Marginalized urban poor 
give rise to slum colonies and settlements in unsafe or hazard prone areas, 
encroachment of protection areas like forests, over‐extraction or abuse of natural 
resources.  

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These are key requirements for a more effective and sound decision‐making amidst 
disasters and climate change.  The first is essential for the integration and consistency of  
government agencies' sector plans with local development planning processes.

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• to provide a better and clearer view of the actual physical, social and economic 
conditions of their towns and cities. – Community based hazard assessment is a 
necessary tool for a localized understanding of natural hazards and disasters.

• As we manage the risk, we are also adapting to climate change and vice-
versa; thus, both aspects should be assessed, evaluated, and addressed in
land use planning.

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There are two references for determining the hazards and risk information in land use 
planning.  The first reference is in Volume 2 of the CLUP Guidebook 2014.  This contains 
the guidelines for gathering the basic information and steps for analyzing these data 
before incorporating in the land use plan.  The Supplemental Guidelines provide a more 
detailed guide for the risk assessment process including its incorporation in all the 12‐
step CLUP process.

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The CDRA process is a very important component of mainstreaming CCA and DRR in the 
CLUP.  It involves identifying the nature and behavior of the hazards the city/municipality 
is exposed to; identifying what elements are at risk to these hazards and why they are at 
risk; and evaluation of risk levels to determine the possible strategies to manage or 
reduce the risk.  Climate change is considered through its impact (particularly its effect 
on the frequency and magnitude) on climate hazards such as floods, rain‐induced 
landslide, and droughts.

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After the conduct of climate and disaster risk assessment and recognition of the
different levels of risks of the entire ecosystem, the CLUP will now identify policy
options and zoning regulations.

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This is the framework for adaptation and mitigation measures to be applied to
areas with climate and disaster risks or development concerns. These measures
are adopted /translated into land use and zoning policies and regulations. These
measures are also considered in the design and implementation of development
programs and projects.

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This is now the end of my presentation on the CCA‐DRRM mainstreaming in the CLUP.

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