The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), joins the observance of the Save Sierra Madre Day on September 26, 2024. The Save Sierra Madre Day is a yearly observance by virtue of Proclamation No. 413 to remind Filipinos of the dangers continue reading : ‘Save Sierra Madre Day’ observance of DA CRAO, PCAF boost awareness on importance of protecting Luzon’s first line of defense against typhoons
From Fields to Frames: Agriculturists Transformed into Climate Communicators through AMIA 2024 Communications Training
“We are no longer just agriculturists; we are climate communicators.” This is what Antonion Tangayan, a seasoned agriculturist from Central Visayas, realized after attending the 2024 Department of Agriculture (DA) Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) Program Communications Training held at Savannah Hotel, Angeles City/Clark, Pampanga on August 27-30, 2024. The training, organized by continue reading : From Fields to Frames: Agriculturists Transformed into Climate Communicators through AMIA 2024 Communications Training
DA-CRAO briefs DENR-FMB on Climate Risk Vulnerability Assessment, other AMIA Decision Support Tools
The Department of Agriculture – Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (DA-CRAO) today briefed representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)’s Forest Management Bureau (FMB) on the Climate Risk Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) and other Decision Support Tools (DSTs) developed under the Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) Program. The FMB, through the Forest continue reading : DA-CRAO briefs DENR-FMB on Climate Risk Vulnerability Assessment, other AMIA Decision Support Tools
DA tags P60B for climate change adaptation and mitigation in FY 2025 budget proposal
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has tagged approximately Php 60 billion for climate change adaptation and mitigation in its FY 2025 budget proposal. The amount, which constitutes 33.4 percent of the DA Office of Secretary’s proposed budget for FY 2025, has been tagged under the Climate Change Expenditure Tagging (CCET) initiative. The CCET tracks programs continue reading : DA tags P60B for climate change adaptation and mitigation in FY 2025 budget proposal
Cultivating resilience in a food-secure and climate-ready Philippines
Nature-based solutions and landscape approaches can support climate-resilient agriculture, fisheries and agroforestry, improving the livelihoods of millions of Filipinos in the agrifood systems. 04/07/2024 As the Philippines prepares for a transition from the El Niño weather phenomenon to La Niña in mid-2024, the country faces more pronounced climate-induced risks. Agriculture and fisheries are particularly vulnerable continue reading : Cultivating resilience in a food-secure and climate-ready Philippines