PASAY CITY, Philippines—The Department of Agriculture Systems-Wide Climate Change Office (DA SWCCO) officially launched the website for the Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA), the Department’s flagship program on addressing climate change. The launching event was held last April 28, 2017 at the Golden Phoenix Hotel Manila. In the information age, the website serves as a new avenue for information-sharing and repository of popularized scientific knowledge generated through AMIA.
The AMIA website will walk users through the program, what it has accomplished so far, and what’s in store for Philippine agriculture and fisheries in its vision to become a climate-resilient sector, starting with the establishment of AMIA villages. It will also give the public access to various knowledge products and climate information such as policy briefs and thematic maps, i.e. the National Color-Coded Agricultural Guide (NACCAG) Map, which can be used as bases for climate change adaptation and mitigation, decision-making and policy development, and investment planning.
The launch was part of an AMIA regional training workshop attended by different DA-Regional Field Units (RFUs) and LGUs in partnership with the UPLB Foundation, Inc. (UPLBFI) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)-Philippines. During the workshop, the participants were introduced to available financial instruments for climate change adaptation, climate-resilient value chains and food systems, and the value of using the NACCAG Map in agri-fisheries development planning.
As the program pushes on, more features will be included in the AMIA website.
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