Moving from Coastal Resources Management to Adaptation: A Reflection on Mainstreaming Adaptation into Local Development Plans

By Regie Junio, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Philippines       Three years ago, I had the opportunity to work with a non-government organization in implementing development projects funded by official development assistance. One of the main objectives of the project was to establish marine protected areas (MPAs) through a participatory coastal resources management approach (PCRM) in the [...]

VP of Philippines “Adaptation to climate change must be the national priority”

By Eliot Levine, WWF-US Jojo Binay, the newly elected Vice President of the Philippines, spoke at the close of the Asian Development Bank’s Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) this past week. Apart from being his first major policy speech, his remarks at the energy-focused event are noteworthy in that they focused heavily on adaptation. “The unique [...]