Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture

Building farming and fishing communities, livelihoods, and enterprises resilient to economic and climate shocks.

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Department of Agriculture Systems-Wide Climate Change Office (DA SWCCO) held a year-opener review and assessment of their projects and a consultation with the regional AMIA focals in light of the issuance of DA Special Order No. 1091 setting a new direction for the DA SWCCO. The event was held last continue reading : DA SWCCO holds project review and assessment, consults with regions

Officials of the DA and DENR lead the discussion on the CCAM-DRR Roadmap and DA’s proposed PAPs for the 2019 Program Convergence Budgeting (PCB). L-R: DENR USec./Chief-of-Staff Analiza Rebuelta-Teh, DA USec. for Policy and Planning Segfredo Serrano, Dir. Miriam Cornelio of the DA Financial and Management Service (FMS), and DA USec. for Operations Ariel Cayanan. QUEZON continue reading : DENR, DA discuss CCAM-DRR Roadmap, plan for 2019 PCB

PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES—The Department of Agriculture SystemsWide Climate Change Office (DASWCCO) presented its contributions for the development of the Philippines’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) during the public consultation held last November 24, 2017 at the Davao Room, Sofitel Plaza Manila as one of the activities of the Climate Change Consciousness Week. The public consultation was continue reading : DA SWCCO presents DA’s inputs to the NDC

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) represented by Elena Zheglova, NAP-Ag MOOC Project Lead and Lorenzo Franchi, the video producer went on a five-day field visit to the Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) Villages in Guinayangan, Quezon and Gerona, Tarlac from October 16-20, 2017 together with the DASWCCO-AMIA Team. UNITAR filmed continue reading : Behind the Scenes: UNITAR films AMIA Villages in Gerona and Guinayangan

ALFONSO, CAVITE—The Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) presented the National Color-Coded Agricultural Guide (NCCAG) Maps at the Local Climate Change Adaptation Plan (LCCAP) Review and Mentoring Workshop on Friday, October 13, 2017. The workshop was organized by the Rice Watch Action Network (R1), with support from the World Food Programme (WFP), and was continue reading : AMIA presents NCCAG Map at R1-WFP LCCAP Workshop