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Local efforts for ecosystem based disaster risk reduction and resilient forest livelihoods in the mountain watersheds of the Philippines Policy brief This policy brief explores the willingness of
The brief summarizes the activities carried
local authorities to strengthen adaptation and
out and the results achieved by the project
resilience to climate change while improving
Enhancing community resilience to climate
social well being and economic development.
change
It presents forest restoration and sustainable
GLO/042/JPN), implemented by the Forestry
agricultural practices, institutionalized yet
Division
led by communities, as effective methods
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and
for reducing risks, improving the resilience of
funded by the Forestry Agency of the Ministry
farmer communities and ensuring sustainable
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
livelihoods. It builds on the experience of the
(MAFF). It is offered as a successful example
Municipality of Tublay, Benguet Province, in
that demonstrates the capacity to adopt
the inclusion of ecosystem based disaster
disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures in
risk
reduction
forest and
(Eco
management agroforestry
local livelihoods.
DRR)
in of
mountain the
Food
watersheds and
(GCP/
Agriculture
in
communal
the mountain watersheds of the Philippines,
through
restoration
calling on local and regional leaders to
activities
that
support
replicate this experience in other communities and watersheds.