LOCATION: Barangay #16 Quiling Norte, City of Batac, Ilocos Norte

POPULATION: 1, 865

SHARED INNOVATIONS AND AIMS

People who live in a community have a common geographic, social, economic,

educational, and public environment. That neighborhoods are also the result of

the decisions its members have made over time. With that, the community

officials ideally share a common understanding of what a community should

be. And in addition, a Shared Community Innovations and Aims will be required

for City of Batac communities to address the many difficulties of the 21st

Century.

And one of the issues we are currently facing—affecting our civilization even

before and during the twenty-first century—is Global Warming and Climate

Change. As a result, these challenges have an impact on our neighborhood,

society, ecology, and way of life. So, we can avoid this from having a negative

impact on others by providing activities and other methods. And we take this

action to prevent the consequences and results, as well as to relieve people of

their concerns about the present and future—most especially, to protect the

Earth we now call home so that individuals can live happy lives.

Indeed, making a plan for how we can assist and diminish the effects of this

issue is necessary to lessen it. And our innovations and aims in making this

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Strategic Plan is to support the locals in their efforts to work together to tackle

the challenges that our community is now facing, utilizing our positions to

persuade, incite, and promote others to support the environment because, if not

now, when?

PREFACE

"The climatic disaster has arrived. The Earth is already becoming

uninhabitable."

Global Warming and Climate Change are the most serious and widespread risks

that most countries face, particularly in the 21st century.

The climate crisis has impacted every corner of the globe. That it even causes

suffering and death. That is why the World Health Organization (WHO) has

called it the "single biggest health threat facing humanity."

And in the Philippines, we are now facing challenges from more violent tropical

cyclones, drastic changes in rainfall patterns, sea level rise, and rising

temperatures. Many of these variables combine to have major consequences for

our natural ecosystems, which subsequently have consequences for our human

settlements. That the threats to mankind and nature have reached

unprecedented proportions as the world prepares to enter a watershed moment

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in history and the international community attempts to find a long-term solution

to these climate concerns.

As a result, adjusting to the developments brought about by Global Warming

and Climate Change will require wise planning as well as imaginative thinking

on the part of planners and others. To assist persons who are faced with the

problem of developing and implementing an adaptation plan for these issues. In

that way, we decided to frame our Strategic Plan around four primary planning

themes for our advocation. And they are as follows:

STRATEGIC: Applying renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and

small hydro; assisting cities in developing more sustainable transportation such

as bus rapid transit, electric vehicles, and biofuels; and supporting more

sustainable land and forest usage.

VALUES-BASED: Local considerations are incorporated into good planning in

addition to societal ideals or aims that may be present in the existing barangay

strategy and plans. And this method that we constructed can contribute to

ensuring that the barangay’s specific social and economic needs and issues are

met, such as poverty, population health, and water and sanitation–serve to

structure the planning process, and that planning incorporates local objectives.

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PARTICIPATORY: Participatory planning contributes to ensuring that the

subsequent implementation tasks important members' support during the

planning process partners and officials in the barangay are receptive to local

community values and interests, and assistance to broaden the scope of local

development objectives.

INTEGRATED: Global Warming and Climate Change are becoming real policy,

program, and project action plans. That they are frequently more effective and

feasible when they are implemented or mainstreamed as a result of the

barangay plans, strategies, and processes that are currently in place.

Furthermore, our natural ecosystems and human communities must be better

prepared to adapt to these concerns, according to the National Framework

Strategy on Global Warming and Climate Change. As a result, our framework

envisions a climate-resilient Philippines with thriving ecosystems and

communities. With these, we may claim that the Philippines is committed to its

essential principle of shared but distinct responsibilities and capacities.

In this way, we shall achieve the primary purpose of our organization's

nationwide strategy. And that is to lay the groundwork for the Philippines to

embark on a dynamic process of determining actions through our companies'

strategic plans.

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 OUR STRATEGIC PLAN

What is our Strategic Plan?

A community's change begins with a strategic plan.

It is, in particular, a comprehensive strategy that leads to the community's goal

being realized. The community's strategic plan outlines how to get there. For

instance, our community may have the following future goals: By 2023, this

barangay will be the cleanest and least polluted in Batac City, will have

overcome environmental challenges, and will have the most responsible

residents.

The most important component of our strategic planning process is not having a

completed plan, but rather having and maintaining a framework for the paths

we should pursue to ensure the future of the community. A thoughtful

community strategic plan also emphasizes the importance of visioning for us. It

includes the planning process as well as goals and objectives, but not the actual

plan. That the end result of our strategic plan will be a collection of well-defined

goals, as well as specific and detailed targets for achieving these goals.

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Each of these is explained below:

3.1: Vision

The community strategy plan outlines the vision and goals for the next ten or

more years. Furthermore, this strategic plan might be the outcome of a

grassroots initiative including dozens of workers, partners, teachers, and

friends from our Barangay and our School. And we guarantee that the final

document will be extensive, comprehensive, ambitious, and well-developed.

That it puts out a bold but achievable vision for Barangay #16 Quiling Norte's

future.

3.2: Goals and Objectives

A goal must be generated from our future vision. To link our activity to the

above-mentioned vision, our strategic plan goal is to "take urgent action to

prevent global warming and climate change, particularly its impacts on people's

lives."

Whereas objectives are instruments for determining progress toward attaining

specified goals. And the objectives of this adaptation for the welfare of our

community include reduced risk and vulnerability to global warming and

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climate change, higher resilience, improved well-being, and the capacity to

foresee and successfully respond to change.

3.3: Strategic Planning Programs

Many strategic planning programs are in existence in the Philippines to assist

the community of #16 Quiling Norte with strategic planning. They include

Departmental programs such as the Solid Waste Management Program, Water

Safety Planning, the National Climate Change Action Plan, and, most

importantly, the MAPPING the Future of Your Town Program, which is overseen

by local government authorities.

NOTE: While all of the aforementioned programs require similar

fundamental phases - strategic planning, execution, and assessment—

this strategic plan will guide the residents of this barangay through a

community strategic planning process that incorporates all of these

aspects.

GETTING STARTED

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In completing its strategic planning process, our organization realized that most

traditional processes lack a framework – a foundation on which to build a plan.

So, we identified that a first step in making a process is to have a “Plan to Plan.”

Not only must it be determined what the community is going to do, but also who

should be involved, who is in charge of the effort, and other details that will

guide the development of the vision for the future.

So, our main question right now is, where does our #16 Quiling Norte

community want to be in ten years?

Thus, we will present the three most essential community needs that we will

evaluate in creating our desired community in 10 years. And they are as follows:

4.1: Safety

Almost all residents consider safety to be an important aspect of a good

community—something we want for the betterment of #16 Quiling Norte. Yet, a

sense of security may not necessarily correspond with crime figures. For

example, recent media coverage of a crime may have a negative impact on

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sentiments of security. Nonetheless, data may reveal that a location is safer

than national standards.

As a result, we—our organization—will encourage law enforcement authorities

with low safety ratings to conduct additional investigations. Is this a genuine

safety issue, or a marketing one? Is it better to hire a new police officer? Surely,

we will think about other issues of safety, such as installing new lights, cleaning

vandalism, or starting a public education campaign.

4.2: Natural Environment

Most cities with high-ranking barangays, such as the City of Batac, also have

great natural environs. People prefer to live in barangays with clean air, water,

and more open space, which should come as no surprise. And we can include

#16 Quiling Norte as part of it for now, but we will improve it further in the

future.

Thus, as remote work becomes increasingly prevalent, nature in our

neighborhood must become even more appealing. As a result, our neighborhood

should have a stronger outdoor presence to demonstrate how much greener and

healthier it is than previously.

4.3: Health and Wellness Opportunities

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Health and wellness should be growing in popularity, despite not being

fundamental to local government authority. People of all ages must desire to

live in our community where they may lead healthy lives. As a result, our

respondents may state that they want access to healthful foods, proper medical

care, wellness possibilities such as free education, and the ability to stay in

shape.

That if our organization's plan is approved, those senior individuals will be able

to declare that it is becoming increasingly important to live in a community that

promotes physical fitness. And students who wish to pursue learning chances

might pursue hobbies in their golden years and live in regions that allow them

to try something new.

MANDATE

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Like the information presented above, when you’re ready to start your plan, you

have to know your own mandate. That’s why, after tackling about this, we found

out that our organization's mandate is to use scientific advances to provide

sufficient, current data, and timely information on atmospheric, astronomical,

and other weather-related phenomena to assist government and the populace in

preparing for calamities caused by climatic events such as, global warming and

climate change among others, to provide greater protection to the populace.

This will also give decision-makers with assessments based on research and

technology in major areas of concern, such as capacity building, integrated

water resource management, and weather adaptation. And, of course, to

ensuring that our country fulfills its international meteorological and climate

change commitments.

As a result, we developed several questions that will be addressed in this

strategic plan. And they are as follows:

QUESTIONS NEEDED TO BE ANSWERED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN

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6.1.

A. Why did we plan this strategic process?

6.1.1. • To protect important ecosystems and species. Since tackling these

concerns could help reduce the harm done to ecosystems, which presently

provide us with numerous advantages.

6.1.2. • To save water resources and to provide safe drinking water.

Because climate-friendly renewable sources use significantly less water, they

free up more for other uses and are more suited to a world with limited

resources.

6.1.3. • To assist people in living long and healthy lives. And how can we

expect to live for a long time if our ecosystem is worsening? That is why, if we

wish to cope with climate hazards and reduce dangers to people and

ecosystems caused by climate change, we must adapt for the benefit of not just

ourselves, but also of our Mother Earth.

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6.2.

B. What are the resources can we bring to be bear on planning the

effort?

6.2.1. • Renewable Energy Resources are an option. Solar and wind energy

are renewable and can be replaced naturally, unlike gasoline, natural gas, coal,

and other fossil fuels.

6.2.2. • Businesses involved in sustainable transportation. One of the

numerous advantages is that it improves air quality in these places because

fewer vehicles commute, effectively lowering pollution. This reduces

greenhouse gas emissions and makes key thoroughfares less congested,

allowing for simpler travel.

6.2.3. • Businesses involved in Sustainable Buildings. Green buildings are

becoming increasingly popular among developers in the Philippines. Green

building certification rating systems are used by developers to demonstrate that

their project fulfills green building standards.

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6.3.

C. Who are in charge of this effort?

6.3.1. • The Departments. Because they participated in a wide range of

international initiatives aimed at advancing climate change science, monitoring

the environment, and promoting activities that minimize greenhouse gas

emissions. They also provide technical and financial assistance to LGUs in order

for them to complete their Local Climate Change Action Plans.

6.3.2. • The Officials from the Government. Because they will appoint the

person in charge of developing and implementing the local action plan. That will

be their responsibility, particularly national government officials.

6.3.3. • The People. That must understand how to be a smart recycler, as this

is one of the most significant ways in which they must participate. Recycling

therefore considerably cuts carbon emissions. But, neglecting to correctly

separate your recyclables can negate all of your efforts. Keep trash and

recyclables separate: The effort required to separate household garbage from

recycling can diminish energy savings.

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 OUR COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING

SCENARIOS: 21ST CENTURY

Changes in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases and aerosols,

changes in land cover, and radiation all contribute to climate change and global

warming. Although the precise impact of these various drivers on the future

climate is unknown, the model simulation will give estimates of their likely

ranges. That different forcings, such as shifting greenhouse gas concentrations,

are used to run various issue scenarios. The two issue scenarios are shown in

our basis of macro levels and components of vulnerability and adaptation

assessments.

Substantially, these scenarios, in the form of a macro analysis of modifications

to climatic variables in our country, are sea level rise, precipitation, changes

due to the variability and intensity of rainfall, flooding, and increased

temperatures. And these examples were chosen from potential extreme

situations that would develop in regular scenarios for the different communities.

IMPACTS AND VULNERABILITIES

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Certainly, in order to create a Strategic Plan, you must be familiar with all of its

components. That is why, in our research on the given issue of Global Warming

and Climate Change, we not only concentrated on what these two means, but

also on their impacts and vulnerabilities, so that our organization can plan

properly on how to overcome it—achieving our presented aims and goals.

Of course, recognizing the Underlying Risk Drivers is a key step toward

understanding them. And the many risk factors are listed below:

8.1: Ecosystem Degradation

The loss of forest cover and sea level rise are two of the most important

underlying risk factors of these issues. The degradation of coastal and marine

resources.

And because of the huge population in the community, this has been assigned

the combined negative impacts of indiscriminate logging, poor forest protection,

and inconsistent forest management policies, upland agriculture expansion,

fires, pests and illnesses, and unplanned land use conversion.

In this year, only 0.8 million hectares of primary forests exist among the

surviving woods. That’s why our organization found it concerning since

Barangay Quiling Norte’s remaining pristine areas serve as a depository for its

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natural resources gene bank—and it is a critical hotspot for many users. Also, it

is quite concerning because many of its plant and animal species are on the

verge of extinction. And in terms of biodiversity-dependent adaptation, the

Philippines and its communities are likewise globally significant.

8.2: Agricultural

Agriculture accounts for one-fifth of the whole economy and earns one-third of

all revenue, the entire employment in the country and provides food and a living

for our people.

But global warming and climate change in the country caused temperature to

rise and variability to increase and the pattern of rainfall and super typhoon

events. That the predictable shifts in rainfall patterns and rising temperatures.

And by conducting research to the residents, many farmers here in Quiling

Norte are confused about when to plant and what to plant as a result of this

lack of direction.

Furthermore, Luzon–especially in urban areas like the said community has a

high concentration of climate-vulnerable dams and irrigation, which accounts

for 60% of national irrigated rice production, would undoubtedly suffer. That

the country's overall resilience to climate change in terms of national food

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security and self-sufficiency change, including growing issues with water

allocation and prioritization irrigation, residential water, and energy are all

supplied.

8.3: Biodiversity

The negative effects of global warming and climate change on the community of

#16 Quiling Norte full of animals add to the already-existing challenges to

biodiversity that are caused by humans. That every degree of global warming

increases the likelihood of species extinction.

Like when rising ocean temperatures happen, it raises the possibility of a

permanent loss of marine and coastal ecosystems. And plants and animals with

narrow temperature tolerance ranges and those that are already living at the

top end of their tolerance level would be affected by even minor increases in

temperature. That’s why ecosystems and biodiversity will be forced to fluctuate

along with the community climate, and that could harm many species and

plants.

8.4: Infrastructure

Global Warming and Climate Change poses a threat to infrastructure facilities

in the said community because they are frequently exposed to prolonged and

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intense rainfall, strong winds, and higher waves; temperature variations, which

can hasten the failure of materials and structural fatigue.

And because we all know that these issues threaten infrastructure facilities in

the same way that it threatens, due to the fact that damage to property and

infrastructure will be the main way that global warming and climate change will

affect economic growth, these effects may have an impact on where and how we

locate new infrastructure projects here in the community as well as how we

strengthen and adapt existing infrastructure to global warming and climate

change.

8.5: Energy

Energy systems, particularly those based on renewable energy generation, rely

heavily on the environment for resources. Changes in precipitation, humidity,

wind speed, and cloudiness are expected to alter energy technology in the

affected community, resulting in variations in the quantity and timing of the

renewable resource, as well as its operational performance and energy

generation.

That changes in the mean potential and variance of a renewable resource will

result in resource changes, with climate change seemingly magnifying seasonal

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differences. In general, the relationship between the renewable resource

potential and the driving climate variables in the community such as

precipitation and wind speed will dictate the extent of changes.

8.6: Population, Demography, and Health

Population growing exponentially and migrating into areas where they should

not contribute to the overall vulnerability of the country to additional external

threats like climate change.

That’s why age distribution and economic status also influence the level of

vulnerability of people which, in turn, determine the overall level of

vulnerability of the country. That more young and older people in the population

would be critical in disaster situations.

And as the information the community officials presented to us, the population

of Barangay #16 Quiling Norte in the City of Batac, Province of Ilocos Norte, as

determined by the 2023 Census, is 1,865. With the age group with the highest

population is 30 to 34, with 124 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the

lowest population is Under 1, with 26 individuals.

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So, combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the

young dependent population which include infants/babies, children and young

adolescents/teenagers, make up an aggregate of 54.72% (686). Those aged 15

up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential

members of the work force, constitute a total of 65.54% (892). Finally, old

dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over,

total 10.12% (137) in all.

And the data’s presented above are represented 3.25% of the total population of

Batac City. But with the total population and demographics of the said

community, there are things that limit the plans they want to achieve. And one

of these is Poverty.

Like what we have just said, poverty limits the concerned population’s capacity

to bounce back immediately in the face of disasters or to shift rapidly to new

adaptation modes that require financial resources to materialize. That’s why,

rural poor in lowland agricultural areas have also been migrating upwards to

forest lands for better agricultural opportunities. And this has further

contributed to the precarious situation of the forests in the country’s

watersheds.

Additional to that, the health sector also stands to bear the brunt of climate

change, brought about mainly by the country’s high vulnerability to climate

change-related hazards. As diseases, disabilities and deaths are consequences

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of these hazards, the health sector of every community is usually left to handle

the management and rehabilitation of victims.

OUR ORGANIZATION GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE

FRAMEWORK

To continue presenting the information about the main goals and objectives of

our Strategic Plan, our organization has made a framework. And you can see

this by looking at the diagram below consisting of the simplified framework for

the issues: Global Warming and Climate Change.

Figure 1: Operational Diagram

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EXPLANATION: The diagram above depicts a more specific aspect of the

Global Warming and Climate Change Framework, taking into account how

climate change impacts and vulnerabilities will be addressed by adaptation,

mitigation, and cross-cutting strategies, as well as the means of implementation

—which will eventually lead to the achievement of our organization's National

Goal.

S.W.O.T ANALYSIS FOR PLANNING GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE

CHANGE

In order for our community to attain its vision, we assess current conditions in

the community and determine its potential futures.

Indeed, the change in our community is on everyone’s lips, and as extreme

weather events continue to rise, the importance of assessing and understanding

the risks becomes more and more evident.

Over the past few years, severe weather phenomena have accumulated in a long

list. From rising seas and sinking cities here in the Philippines, the scene can

be perceived as apocalyptic. That the window of opportunity to avoid

irreparable changes is rapidly closing. In fact, we are at the point where climate

action is no longer meant to avoid global warming and climate change impacts

but to keep them under manageable magnitude.

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However, it’s not all doom and gloom. That’s why our organization has

developed not just a framework but also a S.W.O.T Analysis for the betterment

of everyone. And within this, the issues presented are not only associated with

risks but with opportunities as well. So, for the better understanding of

everyone on what’s going on, on the place we are living in–analyze the given

S.W.O.T Analysis below.

Figure 2: S.W.O.T Analysis

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EXPLANATION: As the analysis presented above, it talks about how to adapt

to climate change and global warming. Although adapting it would be

beneficial, there are still some issues because some barangays have proven to

be insufficient and ineffective.

One of the effectiveness of this is the opportunities you can get, and these

include the development of new goods and services and low-emission energy

sources. Even though we have these advantages, we also have to contend with

threats from climate change and global warming. That both humans and other

forms of life on Earth are seriously endangered by these factors.

Indeed, this S.W.O.T Analysis shows us how it is important to know about since

it enables us to understand the dynamics of climate change and global warming.

FROM STRATEGY TO ACTION FOR THE PLANNING

To fulfill our community's vision, we must turn it into an action plan. That is why

we separated our Strategy Plan into multiple work projects.

There’s a part where we are needed to identify the systems and processes that

produce energy and have an impact on the climate that are natural and human-

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driven. Especially in using a variety of numerical techniques and openly

available scientific data to illustrate key ideas about the Earth, its climate, and

its resources. And, we will organize a free community program to better

comprehend how greenhouse gases exchange occurs between the atmosphere

and environment.

Of course, it’s normal that implementation may be the most difficult but most

important phase in our on-going community development process. It is in this

phase that our planned-for resources can be lost, partnerships with the

barangay officials become either close or distant, projects are started and then

managed, and results will become visible.

And we will only be able to attain these goals if we work together, applying to

the Division of Labor for a quick but well-planned and efficient development of

the Barangay Quiling Norte community.

BUDGET

Nevertheless, before you begin constructing a strategic strategy, you must

evaluate your budget. A sufficient budget is usually necessary. Because you

can't complete a project if you don't have the necessary funds. As a result, after

considering the population of Quiling Norte as well as the government, our

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organization will tag a 382,000 pesos climate budgets with an estimated

revenue of 117,536 pesos for a net expenditure of 264,464 pesos.

This budget is for the adaptation projects in line with the strategic priorities;

particularly on water sufficiency, food security and sustainable energy. Also, we

are including an additional budget for the climate-proofing of water supply

infrastructure and flood control and drainage systems, the construction of

climate-resilient roads, ports, and transportation infrastructure, and the

development of resilient crop and livestock production systems and

technologies. And all of this is for the welfare of our community.

PLAN EVALUATION

Of course, our strategic plan is never really finished. Because we realized that it

will change as our community’s needs, resources and priorities change. That by

having a constant evaluation will help our organization to see how well our

community is doing, understand the benefits and impacts of certain activities,

and make decisions based on better information.

Indeed, we will build our strategies on the projects and programs that have

been implemented to get more knowledge. And, as previously indicated, based

on the past years, the Barangay Quiling Norte have conducted a visionary

strategic plan for their betterment, "Our Way Forward: A Strategic Plan for

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Community Changes". And the community officials have been working to

implement the vision and mission since then. Hence, for the time being, we will

link our strategic plan to their implementation in order to make our community

a better place to live.

KEY RESULT AREAS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS FOR

CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING

Knowing the essential results of a specific project is part of a strategic plan. As

a result, we adopted that method to provide the Key Result Areas of our Global

Warming and Climate Change Plans—on what factors are associated to this.

Long-term Objective of the Plan: Facilitate the transition towards low

greenhouse gas emissions for sustainable development.

Of course, in order to reach this long-term goal, the following KRAs are

established, from which the Philippine Government's national, sectoral, and

local action plans would be developed. And these are:

14.1: Waste Management

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Recognizing that mismanaged trash increases methane emissions, a greenhouse

gas is 20 times more harmful than carbon dioxide, that’s why, the Barangay

Quiling Norte must show the way towards the more efficient execution of waste

management regulations of the City of Batac.

OBJECTIVES: Complete waste management implementation. We can also try

to lessen the environmental and health risks associated with indiscriminate

garbage disposal and pollution of natural resources such as land, sea, and air.

14.2: National REDD+ Strategy

Our Organizations’ Framework Convention on Global Warming and Climate

Change underlines the possibilities of the community’s forestry sector to act as

a "carbon sink,'' effectively lowering the barangay's greenhouse gas emissions.

That the carbon dioxide absorption by the industry in the said city reduces

overall greenhouse gas emissions. These can also create an opportunity to

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strengthen the forestry sector capacity to mitigate the effects of climate change

and global warming by improving ecosystem services and putting protections in

place to ensure the attainment of several environmental and social goals.

OBJECTIVES: Reduce emissions caused by deforestation and forest

degradation in the community by using forest management that is sustainable,

as well as the protection and improvement of carbon stores in river basins,

woodlands, and other terrestrial habitats.

14.3: Energy Efficiency and Conservation

The energy sector in Batac City is regarded as one of the most fragile and in

need of adaptation.

Global Warming and Climate Change are causing altering demand and supply

situations. That the adaptability of infrastructure such as power plants, and

pipelines in the said community is an issue for distribution systems for energy,

to deal with the situation because of the changing climatic circumstances. So, in

the face of changes in the ozone and the deterioration of the planet's health,

efficient resource usage, particularly energy and water, is more critical than

ever.

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OBJECTIVES: Develop and improve sustainable energy sources, applications,

and other efficiency methods. Because in the energy industry, we are moving

toward a low-carbon economy.

CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGIES

Several cross-cutting areas are identified by the Framework as crucial to the

achievement of our National Goal: Capacity Development, Knowledge

Management, Information, Education and Communication. Then the next

section of this plan highlights the key strategies that would be implemented in

response to these critical areas of concern. And this is shown below:

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND

COMMUNICATION

Under knowledge management, mechanisms and protocols for a well-

coordinated Global Warming and Climate Change information, data

management, and reporting system must be installed. Due of these experiences

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and lessons acquired in climate change adaptation and mitigation, including

assessments and evaluations.

That knowledge is essential because it helps young people comprehend and

deal with the consequences of these challenges, motivates them to change their

behavior, and aids them in adjusting to what is already a worldwide emergency.

Following that, this knowledge management technique will be applied to the

development of communication material as well as the introduction of fresh

tools and techniques to increase public awareness of climate change and global

warming.

SUMMARIZED MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION

To ease the implementation of our Framework, the following strategies in

governance, coordination, funding, valuation, and partnerships have been

established. Any mechanisms that may be adequately recognized throughout

the Action Plan's formulation shall be included. And here is a summary of our

implementation strategy:

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17.1. Provide suitable management, institutional, and coordination systems for

global warming at climate change at the national, subnational, and local levels.

17.2. Utilize national and local government financial tools as a source of funds

for our National Framework Strategy.

17.3. Offer and get access to scaled-up, new, and additional financial resources

to satisfy our National Framework's objectives, including sectoral and local

finance requirements.

17.4. Implement policy and incentive systems to encourage and leverage

private-sector investment in climate change and global warming.

17.5. Creating appropriate assessment tools, such as carrying capacity

assessments that incorporate an appropriate environmental valuation

methodology, to inform decision-making, policy development, research and

development, payment and incentive mechanisms, and other changes in ozone-

related endeavors.

17.6. Establish collaborations between national and local governments,

businesses, professional and other private groups, community-based

organizations, academic and scientific institutions, and civil society

organizations.

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 POSTFACE

The reality is not that climate change is made up. The reality is that it’s not, and

that while a lot is already being done to tackle it, we are still not doing all we

could.

Why is tackling the changing climate not at the top of everyone’s agenda?

Partly, no doubt, because most people have busy lives and other things to worry

about. Partly because the effects of a changing climate tend to be invisible and

incremental until they are suddenly catastrophic. And maybe too because of the

words we use. Language matters.

So, here’s our final thought about this: if words like “global warming” and

“climate change” have become a turn-off for most ordinary people, maybe we

should change the words. Perhaps we should talk instead about what those

things actually mean: killer weather, a world under water, and a mortgaged

future.

Many people might not get out of bed to fight something that sounds vaguely

technical and non-threatening called Global Warming and Climate change. But

pretty much all of us would do so to protect our loved ones, our homes and our

livelihoods, and to build a better world.

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So, to conclude this, these said issues are too true to be good. That let’s tell it

like it is, let’s tackle it together, and let’s redouble our efforts with the use of

our strategic plan. And like what our organization is promoting, let’s show we

can change the ozone layer for the better by doing the right things.

TRANSITORY PROVISION

Our National Framework Strategy on Global Warming and Climate Change is a

dynamic and living document that shall continue to evolve as new challenges

and opportunities emerge and as the level of consensus continues to develop

among stakeholders in all sectors of Philippine society. That all officials shall

pursue more concrete strategies and actions and work towards enhancing the

Framework, as national government agencies and local government units

continue to refine the processes, as Filipinos endeavor to deepen and enrich

their understanding of the consequences of climate change, and as the nation

matures in its understanding of the interdependence of individuals, groups,

cultures, and ecosystems to pave the way for new modes of collaboration—all in

a concerted national effort to realize the Vision of a “climate risk-resilient

Philippines with healthy, safe, prosperous and self-reliant communities, and

thriving and productive ecosystems.”

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