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ADB TA-8111PHI
Climate Resilience and Green Growth in the
Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape:
Demonstrating the Eco-town Framework (46225-001)
INCEPTION REPORT

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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
Issues and Concerns
Project Organization and Personnel
Eco-Town Framework
TA Framework
Progress
Project Summary

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Climate Change Commission
Asian Development Bank
UMRBPL
LGUs (Rizal, Antipolo, Tanay, Rodriguez, San Mateo,
Baras)
PAMB (NGA, LGUs, NGOs/Pos, Private)
NGAs (DENR, DILG, LLDA, DOE, DOST, DOT,
NDRRC)
UMRBPL
Project Summary
Duration
Partner Agencies
Location
Funding Agency
Implementing Agency

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ECO-TOWN FRAMEWORK
Climate change resilient
communities & local
economies
Economic
activities
Vulnerable
population
Ecosystem
based mgt.
Climate change
impacts and risks
Ecosystem
services
Bundle of
assistance to
improve CC
resilience
Financing thru
CCT+CCA
Social
protection &
risk sharing
• PPP
• NG-LG cost
sharing
TA on
adaptation
measures &
technologies;
ecosystem mgt.

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TA FRAMEWORK
Expected Impact
Desired Outcome
Key Activities
OUTPUT1
OUTPUT2
OUTPUT3
OUTPUT4
5 DIMENSIONS

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Expected Impact
Desired Outcome
Key Activities
OUTPUT1
OUTPUT2
OUTPUT3
OUTPUT4
5 DIMENSIONS
EXPECTED IMPACT
Enhanced climate resilience and
green growth in UMPRBPL

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Expected Impact
Desired Outcome
Key Activities
OUTPUT1
OUTPUT2
OUTPUT3
OUTPUT4
5 DIMENSIONS
Improved ability of LGUs and
stakeholders to mainstream
climate resilient and green
growth options into
development programs, plans
and policies
DESIRED OUTCOME

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Expected Impact
Desired Outcome
Key Activities
OUTPUT1
OUTPUT2
OUTPUT3
OUTPUT4
5 DIMENSIONS
1. economic development;
2. resilience to climate change;
3. biodiversity, ecosystems,
and social development;
4. GHG emissions reductions;
and
5. poverty alleviation
FIVE DIMENSIONS

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Expected Impact
Desired Outcome
Key Activities
OUTPUT1
OUTPUT2
OUTPUT3
OUTPUT4
5 DIMENSIONS
1. Collection of baseline information, and
assessment of vulnerability to climate
change.
2. Identification, analysis, and
prioritization of locally appropriate
adaptation and mitigation measures.
3. Selection of pilot demonstration areas
and implementation of gender-
equitable adaptation and mitigation
measures.
4. Development of knowledge products
and strengthening of stakeholder
capacity.
PROJECT OUTPUTS

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PROGRESS
NOV 2012 2013DEC 2012
Nov. 19-20
Mobilization of TA Team
Nov. 20
Meeting w/ ADB
Nov. 19
Meeting w/ DENR
(several dates)
Meeting w/ CCC
Dec. 6
Meeting w/ PAMB/PASU
Dec. 10
Meetings with partner LGUs in UMRBPL

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Issues and Concerns
City/
Municipality
Barangay
Antipolo Calawis, San Jose,
San Juan
Baras Pinugay
RodrigueZ Mascap, Puray,
San Rafael
San Mateo Pintong Bukawe
Tanay Cuyambay
Project Coverage

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Recommendations
• to fully embrace the ‘ridge-to-
reef’ framework and adoption of
the ‘Eco-town’ Framework and
green growth strategy, the
project coverage should go
beyond the nine barangays
• Integration of the LGU Province
of Rizal in the project framework
in addition to the five UMRBPL
municipalities
Issues and Concerns

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Issues and Concerns
Absence of critical baseline data for key project studies
(i.e. GHG emissions, GIS-based map projection simulation)
Recommendation:
• conduct primary data gathering activities, i.e. surveys for the GHG
emissions study and environmental resource accounting.
• procure latest/up-to-date satellite imagery and remote sensing data
that are needed to do the GIS-based map projection simulation.

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Adoption of approved Comprehensive UMRBPL Plan as
Project’s over-all planning reference.
All key project partners – DENR, PAMB, CCC and LGUs have recommended
that the approved management plan will serve as the Project’s over-all
planning reference. As such, all activities and programs that maybe
implemented under the Project should complement and/or supplement
the plan.
Recommendation:
The Project team supports this same view and will adopt the
Comprehensive UMRBPL Plan as its over-all reference plan.
Issues and Concerns

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Delivering climate resilient CLUP and CDP green-growth for 5
LGUs.
The Project’s TOR does not specify the extent of the TA’s support to LGUs to
make their CLUPs climate resilient. It is anticipated that the CLUPs of the
five UMRBPL LGUs would have been completed and approved prior to the
completion of the Project’s main CCA/GHG/DRRM-related studies.
Recommendation:
The Project team shall provide technical inputs and assistance to enhance
the approved CLUPs of 5 UMRBPL LGUs and support the formulation of
their local green growth strategy in their CDP.
Issues and Concerns

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Municipal or barangay-level application of eco-town
framework
The application of the Eco-town Framework at the barangay level might be
a very limited scope that would affect its effectiveness and intended
objective to build climate change resilient communities and local economy
through poverty reduction and ecosystem protection.
Recommendation:
The ‘green growth’ road map and eco-town framework be applied at the
municipal level even as project implementation would initiate pilot
activities in the 9 priority barangays within the UMRBPL
Issues and Concerns

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Involvement of relevant national agencies.
During the Project team’s interaction with the UMRBPL LGUs, the role of
LLDA was raised since UMRBPL falls within the jurisdiction of the LLDA and
DPWH in the context of flood control projects
Recommendation:
The Project team sees these agencies as potential partners and will try to
coordinate with them throughout the course of the Project’s
implementation
Issues and Concerns

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Resettlement, land tenure, IP approvals and other issues.
Resettlement Expert is not included in the Project Team.
Recommendation:
The extent of settlement and population intrusion in the protected area
will be established through secondary data and key informants interviews,
particularly among the LGUs and concerned NGAs.
Issues and Concerns

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• Adjustments in the timing of some deliverables and
outputs from original schedule
Issues and Concerns and Recommendations
Major Deliverables Date as per
Contract
Proposed
Adjustment
1. Draft Inception Report 10 Dec 2012 14 December 2012
2. Final Inception Report 7 Jan 2013 7 January 2013
3. Progress Report 1 and a Baseline Information and Vulnerability
Assessment Report
28 Feb 2013 31 March 2013
4. Progress Report 2 and a Green Growth Road Map Report and GHG
Emissions Inventory Report
30 June 2013 31 December 2013
5. Progress Report 3 and a Cost Benefit Analysis Report 31 August 2013 31 August 2013
6. Progress Report 4 and a Pilot Activity Plan and Cost Benefit Analysis
Report
31 October 2013 31 October 2013
7. Progress Report 5 and a Ecosystems Valuation and Natural Resources
accounting in Upper Marikina and Preparation of Simulated GIS
Maps Report
January 2014 30 June 2013
8. Progress Report 6 and a Development of Green Growth Road Map
Report
30 April 2014 30 April 2014
9. Progress Report 7 and a Report on Pilot Demonstration , Activity
Implementation
31 August 2014 31 August 2014
10. Draft Final Report 31 October 2014 31 October 2014
11. Final Report 30 Nov 2014 30 November 2014

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Consolidation and fast-tracking of several key
activities.
• Approved UMRBPL PAMB plan
• Approved CLUPs of two UMRBPL LGUs and impending
completion of 3 other LGU CLUPs by December 2013
• Adoption of the 2028 NCCAP Plan period as planning
timeframe for the local green growth strategies
Approach and Metdodology

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Adoption of common analytical tool or frameworks
• Vulnerability assessment – CCC-endorsed VA tool based on 2nd IPCC review;
• GHG emissions surveys
• Inventory IPCC Guidelines
• Ecosystems valuation – Siargao ecosystems valuation or international resource
economics analytical tool
• Capacity building/assessment – Training needs assessment (TNA)
• GIS Simulation Map reports
• CLUP/CDP – integrated ecosystems planning or ‘ridge-to-reef’
• Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) – standard CBA
Complementation of plans with DENR
Approach and Metdodology

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Organization and Personnel
SEARCA-ERGONS ADB Climate Chance Commission
Project Director Project DirectorProject Manager
Team Leader and Climate Change Adaptation
and Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist
National Consultants
CCA: Climate Change Mitigation
Specialist
NRM: Natural Resources Mgt. Specialist
GIS: Geographic Information System
Specialist
CBG: Capability Building and Gender
Mainstreaming
Specialist
MM: Multimedia Specialist
CCC Focal Person
Counterpart Staff from:
PAMB
DENR
DILG
DOE
DOST
NDRRC
Provincial/City/Municipal LGUs
Project Support Staff
Project Coordinator, GIS Assistant, Administrative and Finance Assistant

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CONSULTING TEAM
Position Name
Team Leader cum Climate Change Adaptation
Specialist
Mr. Elmer Mercado
Natural Resources Management Specialist Mr. Nicomedes Briones
Climate Change Mitigation Specialist Ms. Florencia Pulhin
Capacity Building and Gender Mainstreaming
Specialist
Ms. Ma. Victoria Espaldon
Remote Sensing (RS) and Geospatial
Information Systems Specialist
Mr. Steve Godillano
Multimedia Specialist Mr. Jose Rey Alo

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Climate Resilience and Green Growth in the
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Demonstrating the Eco-town Framework (46225-001)