COMMUNITIES FOR RESILIENCE: CONVERGENCE FORUM FOR TAGUM-LIBUGANON RIVER BASIN

March 9-12, 2016 Ateneo de Davao, Davao City

People’ Survival Fund:

Overview and Status
Antonio L. Fernandez
Sr. Coordinator for the People’s Survival Fund
Climate Change Commission

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 Philippine Context
• Environment: Multiple hazards, extreme
weather & variable climate, sea level rise
• Planning: CLUP, CDP, AIP, PDPFP, PDP
• Risk management: LCCAP, LDRRMP
• Scientific basis: Climate scenarios, hazard
maps, risk/vulnerability assessment
• Global framework: SDGs, Sendai
Framework
 Need to reduce losses
• Human lives
• Property: cost to business, damage to
houses/buildings/critical lifelines &
infrastructure
• Livelihood: crops, livestock, fisheries,
jobs
• Environmental impacts
• Information (documents, records,
databases)
 Context: RA 10174 (2012)

• Section 18 of the Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729) as

amended by RA 10174 which establishes the People’s Survival
Fund.
• Providing funding for climate change adaptation projects.
• A special fund in the National Treasury of at least Php 1 Billion
allotted annually sourced from GAA.
• Can be augmented by donations, endowments, grants and
contribution.
• May be increased subject to the review of the Office of the
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President and Department of Budget and Management
• Any unutilized balance shall not revert to the general fund.
 Who manages the PSF?
Institutional Operations Chart

(CCO - Executive Director)

Roles of the Technical Evaluation Committee
(TEC)
Member of the TEC Roles
Core Members of the TEC (CCO- Evaluate and review the proposals
CCC, DOF, DILG, NEDA) submitted based on the guidelines
agreed by the Board
CCC Advisory Board and the National Provide guidance and advice in the
Panel of Technical Experts technical evaluation proper.

CCC Commissioners With the concurrence and

endorsement of a majority of the
Commissioners, recommend approval
of project proposals to the PSF Board
based on policies, guidelines, and
safeguards, as agreed by the PSF
Board.
 Who may access PSF?
• Local government units

• Local community organizations

Criteria for LGUs
• Exposure to Climate Risks (30%)- Potential climate
change risks of the province in relation to projected
mean temperature, rainfall change, and extreme
weather events
• Poverty Incidence (40%) -Proportion of families (or
population) with per capita income less than the per
capita poverty threshold to the total number of
families (population)
• Key Biodiversity Areas (30%) - Sites that are
critical for the conservation of globally important
biodiversity
Source: Climate Change Commission, PSF Proponent’s Handbook, 2015.
 Notes on the criteria
• Exposure to climate risks: LGUs in Category III
of the Updated PDP (2011-2016), enhanced
Provincial Development and Physical Framework
Plan (PDPFP) and CCA/DRR CLUP
• Poverty incidence: PSA 2012 (NSCB) definition.
• Provinces with key biodiversity areas: DENR,
Priority Sites for Conservation in the Philippines:
Key Biodiversity Areas (2006).
Criteria for local community
organizations

• Certificate of Accreditation under DILG Memorandum

Circular 2013-70, DSWD-DBM-COA Joint Resolution
2014-01 or the CCC Accreditation for Local/Community
Organizations.
• CCC Accreditation for Local/Community Organizations
criterion based on organizational independence, track
record in the community and/or field of expertise, financial
management and participatory practices.
What Programs/ Projects/ Activities can
be funded by PSF?
1. Adaptation activities in the areas of water and
land resources management, agriculture and
fisheries, health, infrastructure development,
and natural ecosystems
2. Monitoring, controlling and preventing vector-
borne diseases triggered by climate change;
3. Forecasting and early warning systems as part
of preparedness for climate-related hazards;
What Programs/ Projects/ Activities can
be funded by PSF?
4. Institutional development, for local government
units and organizations, for climate change
preventive measures, planning, preparedness and
management;
5. Establishment or strengthening regional centers
and information networks supporting climate
change adaptation efforts;
6. Serve as a guarantee risk insurance needs to
agricultural workers;
 CCA/Disaster Risk
Prevention &
mitigation
Reduction
Preparedness
Response &
relief
Rehabilitation &
reconstruction
• Vulnerability • Early warning • Search and • Build back
assessment system rescue better
• Land use • Relief & • Medical and strategies
planning and preparedness relief
zoning funding operations
• Strict • Drills
monitoring of • Contingency
occupation of planning
high-risk areas • Stockpiling
• Improving • Recovery
livelihoods in planning
vulnerable
• Risk transfer
communities
• Enforcing
codes
• Safety
ordinances
 How to access the Fund?
PSF Project
Proponents / Submission of Full-
Project Implementation
Recipients Blown Proposals
(LGUs/ Local
Organizations)

Municipal Fund Disbursement

Development 3-5 working days
Fund Office (upon completion and validation of
documents by MDFO)

PSF Secretariat Assessment of (For Not Endorsed

Proponent based on Proposals)
Eligibility and on Notice containing
Completeness of Reasons sent back to
Climate Change Requirements Proponents
Office
5 working days 5 working days

PSF Technical Technical

Evaluation Evaluation based
Committee on the set criteria
15 working days
Endorsement of the
Climate Change PSF project proposals
Commission for approval of the
Board
5 working days

PSF Board Board approval

 Evaluation Guidelines
• Responsiveness/consistency with development/sectoral plans
• Based on need as shown by hazard maps & assessment results
• Socio-economic benefits
• Potential co-benefits
• Project implementation measures
• Institutional mechanisms/arrangements for multi-stakeholder
consultation and participation
• Gender sensitivity
• PWD sensitivity
• Mitigation of impacts posed by the project (if applicable)
• Sustainability plan
• Potential for replication and/or upscaling
• Presence of project monitoring and evaluation system.
 Status
• October 2015: Call for Proposals. Launch of PSF website, PSF
Proponent Handbook & information materials; Letter of Request of
Support to various government agencies seeking cooperation in
information dissemination about the operationalization of PSF
• November 13, 2015: Pres. Benigno Aquino III signed the RA 10174
Revised-Implementing Rules and Regulations (R-IRR)
• December 2015-Present: Proposals received; responding to
queries; Pre-assessment; follow-up proponents regarding
completion of requirements
- Coordination with TWG member agencies (DFO, DBM, NEDA,
DILG, PCW, business, academe): Disbursement to CSOs and Risk
Transfer Mechanisms
• February 2016: Evaluation of proposals ( TEC)
 Quick facts
• 39 proposals
• 25 proponents
- 20 LGUs (3 provinces, 16 municipalities,
1 city)
- 1 district representative
- 2 local community organizations
- 1 private citizen
 LGU’s weak compliance
• Audited financial statements
• AO/EO creating Project Implementation
Unit for PSF
• Project consultation documentations
• Sex/gender disaggregated data
• Work plan
 Reminders
• Understand the risks
• Deal with vulnerability
– Environment as life-giving resource
– Livelihoods/jobs
– Social networks
– Physical structures
• Prioritize actions