USAID launches P750-M project for Philippine climate resilience

Published October 29, 2021 02:48 PM

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a P750-mllion, five-year project to build  the Philippines' climate resilience capability.

In statement on Friday, the US government's agency said that it launched the project on October 28 (Thursday) as it is aware that the Philippines is "one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries."

According to the USAID, said that the "Climate Resilient Cities" project will help cities in the Philippines to adapt, mitigate, and endure the impacts of climate change by increasing their access to climate financing and tools to build resilience.

Through USAID swill support local government units and other stakeholders to better understand, use, and disseminate climate information to local communities, the statement said. 

Likewise, the help cities and non-governmental organizations access climate financing to increase community resilience and contribute to communities’ economic and social development, as well as support natural climate solutions that increase cities’ resilience to climate change impacts.

“Over the past 60 years, we have been proud to partner with the Philippine government and local stakeholders to achieve shared development goals,” said USAID Philippines Acting Mission Director Sean Callahan. 

“Addressing the climate crisis, and particularly the vulnerability of cities, is crucial to helping build a more prosperous, resilient Philippines for current and future generations,”  he added.

Moreover, the will support the Philippine government’s National Climate Change Action Plan, Nationally Determined Contributions, and National Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Roadmap, and advances the US government’s goal of tackling the climate crisis around the world.  —LBG, GMA News

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