INDICATIVE ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE

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2009 – 2013

A) CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION STRATEGIES

SECTOR MITIGATION SPECIFIC STRATEGIES/Activities Time frame Division/office Estimated

STRATEGY responsible/ lead budget
person required
Energy Supply Supply &  Identify the source of energy in  4th  MPDO 
distribution the locality qtr 2010 -lead
efficiency  Identify barangays without power  Brgy.
supply Officials
 Identify agencies to  Municip
support/assist for the provision of power al engineer office
equipment  NORSA
 Ensure regular Operation & MELCO
Maintenance (O&M) of power facilities
(transformer, wiring, generator)
Wind (for future    
study)
Bio energy (for    
future study)
Transport Biofuels (for future    
study)
Cycling  Conduct IEC activities (info drive  Firs  MHO – 
on the importance and advantages of t qtr. 2010 lead on IEC
cycling) onwards  MEO
 Construct/provide cycling lanes  Brgy.
within interior barangays Officials
 Encourage business sector on  SB
bicycle spare parts availability in the committee on
locality Trade and
Industry
 Walking  Conduct IEC activities   
(advantage of walking)

SECTOR MITIGATION SPECIFIC STRATEGIES/Activities Time frame Division/office Estimated

STRATEGY responsible/ lead budget
person required
Buildings/ Efficient lighting &  Ensure energy efficient lighting in  4Q  Mun. 
Houses/ day lighting all public facilities esp. identified 2009 engg office / Fire
Hospital/ evacuation centers marshall / brgy
schools/  Ensure energy efficient lighting in officials
municipal hall/ all households  NORSA
Church/ Brgy.  Ensure conservation of electricity MELCO / brgy
halls in all public facilities and households officials
streetlights  Ensure regular Operation &
Maintenance of electric facilities
Efficient appliances  Conduct IEC activities (info drive)  4Q  Brgy 
 Conserve electricity through 2009 officials /
efficient use of appliances onwards NORSAMELCO /
 Provide proper disposal of schools
electronic waste  Muni
and brgy officials
Agriculture Improved crop  Selection of high value crop  1Q  MAO/ 
management varieties and request seedlings from DA 2010 agri technicians
Restoration of  Introduce intercropping, crop  4Q  MAO/ag 
degraded lands rotation, and plowing techniques 2009 ri technicians
 Conduct training on composting  Feb  MAO/ag 
2010 ri technicians
 Encourage use of organic  4Q  MAO/ag 
fertilizer/ pesticides 2009 ri technicians/
brgy officials
Improved rice  Training of farmers to improved   MAO/ 
cultivation rice cultivation techniques Agri technicians
techniques
Livestock & manure  Practice palay check activities   MAO 
 management with integrated pest management
Improved energy  Mechanized land pre and post   MAO 
efficiency (tractors) activities like tractor, thresher, seeder.
Watershed  Select deep-rooted fruit bearing   MAO 
area/orchard high product suitable in the area
development
Forest Reforestation  Advocacy through Brgy.  nov  Liga ng 
(54has.) Assembly 2009 mga Brgy pres. /
 Passing of Brgy. Ordinance for onwards brgy officials
reforestation  Designa
 Coordinate with DA, DepEd, ted
NGO, LGU and other agencies. MENRO/MPDC
 Request seedlings from DENR/ 1Q 2010  MAO /
Forest Mgmt Bureau / CERD PGENRO
 Follow up of request
 Planting Upon release  MAO
 Monitoring and maintenance of  School /
planted seedlings SK
 SB,
Comm on Envi &
Nat Res. / CERD
Forest & mangrove  Advocacy through Barangay  Sa  Same 
management Assembly me as as reforestation
 Passing of Barangay Ordinance reforestatio
POs: san pedro, for forest and mangrove management n
mac arthur, pio del  Training of trainers for forest and
pilar, sto nino, mangrove management
kauswagan  Training on forest management 2Q 2010  Brgy
especially for SK, Brgy. Officials and (CERD) officials / CERD /
other organizations. PGENRO
Reduced  Advocacy thru Brgy. Assembly  Sa  Same 
deforestation  Passing of ordinance/ resolution me as as reforestation
to reduced deforestation, chainsaw reforestatio  SB,
registration n Comm on Envi &
 Strict implementation of Nat Res
 ordinances  Au  MENRO
 Coordinate with PNP, DENR, g 2010 / brgy officials
PGENRO
 Monitoring of registered of  1Q  Brgy
chainsaw owners and its use 2010 officials / PNP
Waste Composting of  IEC on composting  Ple  MAO 
organic waste ase see with assistance
above of technical
Note: MRF is in- schedule on persons from DA
placed agriculture  MAO
 Training of Trainers on  1Q  Brgy.
composting (SK, BHWS, Brgy. Tanod, 2010 Officials/ SK
Brgy. Officials, etc.) onwards  MAO,
 Creation of communal compost RSI, Provincial
pit per barangay  No Sanitary
 Coordinate with DA, Rural vember Inspection
Sanitary Inspector 2009

Recycling & waste  Training of Trainers  No  MPDC - 

minimization  Continues IEC on recycling/ v. 2009 lead
segregation committee  Brgy.
 Organize waste recycling/ Continuous Officials/ MHO
segregation committee  School
 Conduct recycled waste exhibit
per barangay

B) CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES

Sector Accommodate Key activities Time Frame Responsible Estimated

Strategies Unit/ Lead Budget
Person required
Water (by Rain water harvesting  Paglagay ng alulod sa bahay tulad ng  Nov. 2009  Per household 
municipal/family biniyak na kawayan ( Installation of onwards
ang approach) Water Storage and indigenous rain water collector e.g.
conservation bamboo)
technology  Pagbili/paglagay ng lalagyan (Purchasing
and installation of water collector e.g.
drum)

Water Natural rainfall Proper maintenance of water ways e.g.  Co  Brgy. Officials
(Municipal down management regular cleaning of estuaries (bukana ng ntinuous School
to individual) tubig o dagat), proper disposal of garbage.  LGU Rural
Sanitary
Inspectors
Water Safe water  Identification of barangays with  De  Brgy 
no potable water c 2009 officials/ MPDC/
 Identify appropriate places where MEO/MHO/PSI/
to place the jetmatic pumps. (at least 20  De RSI
meters away from septic tank) c. 2009
 Putting up of shallow wells
(jetmatic pumps) per barangay
 Request/ resolution requesting  Oct
jetmatic units 2010
 Ensure appropriate design of
septic tank.  Jan
 Identification of sites appropriate 2010
for construction of shallow wells.
 Ensure appropriate design of
jetmatic pump.
 Properly regulated ang paggawa
ng septic tank/jetmatic pump.

Water Desalination Ask assistance from the LGU August 2010  MPDC, 
MHO, RSI
 SB
committee on
 health
Eco-tourism Diverse tourism  Strict implementation of municipal and  Continuous  Brgy. Officials 
(municipal attractions and barangay ordinances on preservation/  PNP
coverage) revenues protection of fish sanctuary.  Municipal
officials
 Strong political will  MENRO
 CERD
Infrastructure/ Strict  Strict implementation of municipal and Continuous  MPDC – Engr. 
Settlement/ implementation of barangay ordinances related to Villanueva
Costal Zones easement/setback easement/ setback concerns  MEO
(Municipal wide) (for easement w/o  Strong political will  Brgy. Officials
house/  PNP
development)  Municipal
officials

Agriculture Use of drought/flood  Request drought resistant corn   MAO, 

(Family resistant crops  Request for water resistant rice Agri Tech
approach thru  Request for arrow root (sago)
assistance from seedlings
DA) Cropping pattern  Request short period maturity   MAO, 
adjustment crops from DA and BPI (Bureau of plant Agri Tech
Adjust of planting industry) to be available on planting
dates and crop period.
variety  Planting of gabi and palawan
Improved land  Compulsory tree planting/ mangrove   Brgy officials/ 
management planting per household schools/ SK/
(erosion control  Passing and strict implementation of an MENRO/CERD
through ordinance banning the cutting of trees. Pos
mangrove/Tree  Advocacy (information drive)  Same as
planting mangrove/forest
mitigation

Energy Supply Energy efficiency  IEC activities (Brgy. Assembly)   Same 

 Brgy. Resolution requesting as energy
residents to divert the use of fluorescent mitigation
 bulbs to CFLs.
 Identification of site for the proper
disposal of non-functional electric bulb.
Renewable energy  identify funding agency/donor for  1Q  MPDC 
sources (solar) – San solar power 2010
Antonio, San Pedro,  Formulate project proposal for
Mac Arthur, solar energy
Kauswagan)  Prepare resolution to support
funding or donation for solar power.
 Identification of barangay recipients MPDC/brgy officials
for solar power.

Brgy officials
Creation of  Conduct IEC activities (Barangay   Brgy 
marshland/wetlands assembly) officials/school
as buffer against  Enforcement of law on the protection
sea level rise and of marshland and wetlands in  PNP/MENR
flooding. coordination with PGENRO, DENR and O/brgy tanods
PNP.
Health Improved sanitation  Impose the strict implementation of the   MHO/P 
solid waste management plan SI/RSI/BDH
 IEC activities (Training of trainers) Chief/SB on
 Pass a brgy resolution relative to envi/PNP
sanitation  Brgy
 Construction of MRF per barangay officials
 Solid waste segregation implementation
 Integrate liquid waste management in the  MPDC/
SWAMP. Brgy. officials
 MPDC
 SB on
environment i
Disease surveillance  Organize a disease surveillance   MHO 
and control and control teams in Brgys. and
municipality.
 Call meetings for the
 dissemination of duties and functions
 Advocacy on disease prevention
and control per barangay.
 Conduct regular immunization
sessions.
 Monitoring and recording of
prevalence of diseases.
 Reporting and follow-up for
interventions
Heat – health action  Organize the heat health   MHO 
plan committee (Barangay/Municipal)
 Call meetings for the
identification of the committee and its
functions and duties.
 Integrate heat-health issues on
the health action plan.
 Identify heat health-related
problems.
Health Emergency medical  Re-organized emergency  Co  MHO – 
(municipal down services medical service team ntinuous lead
to Barangay)  Identification of duties and  MSWD
functions  SB on
 Training and advocacy health
 Provision of emergency medical  Red
supplies and equipment Cross –
 Provision of motorboat for Catarman
emergency use  PHO

 LGU

Seawalls and storm  Expansion and improvement of existing   Brgy 

Infrastructure/ surge barriers seawalls officials/MPDC
Settlement/  Request funding from local and national
Costal Zones agencies for additional construction of
seawalls
 Ensure appropriate design of seawalls/
breakwater.
 Identify funding agencies
 Identify areas for dike construction. . Mac
Arthur, Poblacion, Sto. Nino, San
Antonio, Pio del Pilar, Kauswagan.
Protection of  Strict enforcement of law against illegal   PNP/ME 
existing natural extraction of corals and illegal fishing NRO/Bantay
barriers (corals, Dagat/brgy
mangrove and rock  Coordinate with Biri-Larosa as to the officials
formations) implementation of Bantay-dagat  Mayor/M
enforcement (cost sharing of resources) ENRO/SB on
 Coordination with PNP. PGENRO and Environment
BFAR (Bureau of Fish and .  MENRO
 Strict implementation of the ordinance
prohibiting vandalism on the rock  PNP/
formation. Tourism Officer/
brgy officials
(Progress)
Relocation  Identify & prioritize the HH to be  1Q  PDMU/ 
relocated 2010 Designated
 Identify safe area for relocation MDCC/ MPDC/
per brgy / consult thru concerned PNP/brgy
agencies / refer to hazard map by PDMU officials/ brgy
& request tanod/MSWD
 Request financial assistance
from LGUs/NGAs/funding donors
(local/intl) for rehabilitation
 Resolution for the financial
assistance Mayor/MPDC
 Identify private land suitable for
relocation site Brgy officials
 Identify willing private land
 owners
Evacuation  For short term, identify  4Q  Mayor, 
evacuation centers 2009 brgy captains /
 Evacuation center for animals MDCC
 Ensure complete facilities in the reloc  4Q  Mayor,
center (safe water/health /toilet / 2010 MEO
kitchen/generator/
 Continuous IEC on proper evacuation
 Ensure safe route to evacuation center  Co  MDCC /
ntinuous PDMU/BDCC
 Brgy
 4Q officials/MEO
2009
Early warning  Installation of early warning   
system system such as rain gauge, and sea level
measurement using indigenous material
Note: This was not e.g. bamboo with calibrations
identified during the
planning but we
think this is crucial
that should be
considered in your
plan.