The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday said a new project will be launched to address the impact of climate change.<\/p>\n
The new initiative would be implemented through the agency\u2019s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) once all the preparations are completed.<\/p>\n
Dubbed as “Panahon ng Pagkilos”, the community-led climate adaptation project will cater to areas with high poverty incidence, severe climatic hazards, and a significant proportion of indigenous population.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe KALAHI-CIDSS is committed to institutionalizing its program and preparing a new project to help poor communities in dealing with the climate crisis,\u201d KALAHI-CIDSS national program manager Bernadette Mapue-Joaquin said in a news release.<\/p>\n
She said the climate crisis is deeply intertwined with social inequality, which affects disproportionately vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n
\u201cAddressing this issue requires integrated solutions that promote social justice and leverage local knowledge to ensure that adaptation efforts are inclusive and effective,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She said in combating climate risks, the KALAHI-CIDSS has achieved significant milestones, transforming communities and enhancing their resilience.<\/p>\n
The program, she said, helped build 1,250 community centers, multi-purpose buildings, and evacuation centers, providing safe havens during disasters.<\/p>\n
The KALAHI-CIDSS had also supplied 928 disaster and pandemic response and rescue equipment that bolstered the preparedness and response capabilities of local communities across the country.<\/p>\n
Recognizing the importance of healthcare facilities, the program also built 3,566 quarantine facilities, now re-purposed to help manage public health emergencies during disasters.<\/p>\n
\u201cEffective local-level financing is essential to build resilience and adaptive capacity in these communities, ensuring that they can withstand and recover from climate-related disasters,” Mapue-Joaquin said.<\/p>\n
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In 2023 alone, the KALAHI-CIDSS completed 16,320 subprojects, benefiting 5.56 million households. This success is attributed to strategic retooling efforts, including clustering subprojects, streamlining requirements, and increasing engagement with local chief executives.<\/p>\n
The retooling process expanded the scope of subprojects by introducing clustered subprojects, bringing together barangays within the same KALAHI-CIDSS municipality for larger community projects.<\/p>\n
Mapue-Joaquin said this approach allows greater funding but with increased capacity.<\/p>\n
For instance, instead of each barangay building its own evacuation center with limited capacity, communities can pool resources to build a single, larger center.<\/p>\n
In Roseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay, 26 barangays collaborated to build a 15-room evacuation center that accommodates 300 people. Similarly, in San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur, 22 barangays built an 8-room center. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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