Antipolo City integrates climate risks of its public transport in local disaster risk reduction and management planning

Clean Air Asia supports the pursuit of Antipolo City towards integrated climate action by presenting the results of its Climate Risk Vulnerability Assessment of the Public Transport Sector (CRVA-PT) in the city’s Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Planning (LDRRMP) workshop.

Clean Air Asia presented the results on May 26 during the three-day LDRRMP updating workshop of Antipolo City. The CRVA-PT is part of Clean Air Asia’s efforts to mainstream climate considerations of the public transport sector in the development planning processes of cities in the Philippines. Through the Urban-Act Project, Clean Air Asia is strengthening evidence-based, inclusive, and climate-sensitive urban planning.

Philippine cities are mandated by law to formulate LDRRMPs primarily to integrate disaster risk reduction measures into local plans and become the basis for disaster risk reduction and management funding.

The CRVA-PT of Antipolo City is an assessment of the climate risks of the public transport sector within the city, considering flooding and rain-induced landslides. With the findings from the assessment, cities like Antipolo can prioritize programs, projects, and activities related to public transport that respond to the differentiated needs of their population. Resilient public transport still needs to be highlighted in the local disaster risk reduction and management perspectives of cities in the Philippines.

The Urban-Act Project, or Integrated Urban Climate Action for Low-Carbon and Resilient Cities in full, supports the transformation towards low-carbon and resilient development in the Philippines, India, Thailand, China and Indonesia. In the Philippines, the project is implemented by the Deutsch Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Clean Air Asia, and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities.

Antipolo City’s LDRRMP updating is being supported by the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) through its BRIDGE Project. The BRIDGE Project of PDRF, or Building Resilience Through Inclusive Development and Gender Equality in full, supports the enhancement of integrated water resources management.