Mainstreaming DRR, CCA and EMR in Development Processes of Government: Option or Obligation?

Atty. Rico C. Rentuza Former Mayor, Saint Bernard Trustee, ACCORD

Saint Bernard Story m

2006 Guinsaugon Landslide *1 Brgy Affected *2000 dead *Non-Functional MDCC *No CP

Saint Bernard Story 2011 Bolodbolod Landslide

*25 Brgys affected *3 casualties *Functional MDRRMC *Updated CP *Multi-hazard comm. Drills *DRR integration in regular plans/budget

LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

HYOGO FRAMEWORK FOR ACTIONS 2005-2015 : Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters DRR must be systematically integrated into policies, plans and programmes for sustainable development and poverty reduction at all levels of government Sustainable development, poverty reduction, good governance and disaster risk reduction are mutually supportive objectives

1987 Philippine Constitution ARTICLE II DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES

Section 5. The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property, and promotion of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy.

Local Government Code of 1991 *LGU’s shall be given more powers, authority, responsibilities, and resources. *General Welfare clause • Comprehensive multisectoral development plan to be initiated by local development council and approved by the sanggunian • Barangay serves as the primary planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects, and activities in the community • Mayor shall direct the formulation of the municipal development plan, with the assistance of the municipal development council, and upon approval thereof by the sangguniang bayan, implement the same • Sanggunian shall enact integrated zoning ordinances in consonance with the approved comprehensive land use plan

R.A. 9727 CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2010 Since climate change and disaster risk reduction are closely interrelated and effective disaster risk reduction will enhance climate change adaptive capacity, the State shall integrate disaster risk reduction into climate change programs and initiatives.

R.A. 10121 PDDRM ACT OF 2011 Declaration of Policy Mainstream disaster risk reduction and climate change in development processes such as policy formulation, socioeconomic development planning, budgeting, and governance, particularly in the areas of environment, agriculture, water, energy, health, education, poverty reduction, land-use and urban planning, and public infrastructure and housing, among others;

PEOPLE’S SURVIVAL FUND R.A. 10174 A People’s Survival Fund (PSF) is hereby established as a special fund in the National Treasury for the financing of adaptation programs and projects based on the National Strategic Framework.

DILG Rationalized Planning System • POLITICAL • TECHNICAL • CLUP • CDP

MAINSTREAMING IS BOTH LEGAL AND MORAL OBLIGATION! • Legally enforceable • Sanction for neglect of duty resulting in loss of lives or destruction of properties, P500K fine or 6 years imprisonment (Sec. 19-20, R.A. 10121)

KEY INGREDIENT FOR EFFECTIVE MAINSTREAMING Mainstreaming of DRR, CCA, EMR in the MIND AND HEART of the LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE

LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE • Formulates and recommends ELA • Prepares AIP – Funding of DRR, CCA, EMR for the year – Use regular line budget for DRR, CCA, EMR; not limited to 5% LDRRMF

• Presides over MDC Meeting • Prepares and recommends CLUP • Approves SB Ordinances and Resolutions

MDRRMO/MDRRMC

• Programming MDRRM Fund • Draft/Review/Revise/Update Contingency Plan • MDRRM Plan – Barangay DRR plans are integrated

MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

• Formulate and recommend CDP – Vision statement -- Ex. St. Bernard experience – insert “resilient” into the revised Vision Statement

SANGGUNIANG BAYAN • AIP • CDP Approval • ELA Formulation and Approval – St. Bernard experience: Strategic political move if Mayor is minority, to ensure integration of DRR into regular plans

• CLUP Adoption/Approval as Zoning Ordinance

Development Processes Flow CP (Emergency)------CCA, EMR \--------MDRRM Plan (1 year or more) \ AIP (1 year)---------------DRR, CCA, EMR \ ELA (3 years)-------------DRR, CCA, EMR \ CDP (3-5 years)----------DRR, CCA, EMR /\ / CLUP (10 years)-------- DRR, CCA, EMR /----------RDC/NEDA

LEVELS OF MAINSTREAMING 1. PERSONAL

– Internalizing DRR, CCA, EMR -- Mindset Mainstreaming

2. STRUCTURAL – Articulating DRR, CCA, EMR into law, policy, plan 3. CULTURAL – Living DRR, CCA, EMR in every area of community life

Summary Integrating DRR, CCA and EMR in development processes, particularly development planning, provides LGUs a way to determine a development path that considers and addresses the risks affecting their municipalities. Through the DILG’s Rationalized Planning System, DRR, CCA and EMR are integrated in a municipality’s CLUP and CDP. It is a process that develops and ensures that risk reduction measures are not ad-hoc projects or activities, but become an institutional or regular concern of the LGU and its residents. In all these, the Local Chief Executive is the main actor, who can either make or break the process.

LESSONS LEARNED • The success of DRR, CCA and EMR mainstreaming lies with its decisive inclusion in government planning processes • The barangay officials and community members must be empowered to localize the plans and to mainstream DRR, CCA and EMR activities • The municipal development plan must be based on the BDIP formed by the barangay council with the community

LESSONS LEARNED

• Integrating DRR, CCA and EMR can be done through simple things aimed at reducing risks and taking care of the ecosystem

LESSONS LEARNED

• Not limited to 5% MDDRM Fund; use 20% EDF; tap other sources like the PSF; Creativity is key

LESSONS LEARNED • Political—use creative development planning processes like ELA, MDP • Local Chief Executives have the direct and primary obligation in mainstreaming…and the buck stops with them.

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