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Introduction

Country: Philippines

Description of the Assignment:

The Philippines is one of the fastest urbanizing countries and has the second highest average urban density in the East Asia and Pacific region. Its cities serve as engines of economic growth, accounting for 80% of the country’s GDP. Unplanned urbanization in the country resulted in expansion of informal settlements, decimated green spaces, vital ecosystems and threatened biodiversity rich areas. Urban areas emit almost half of the country’s total GHG emissions, owing to infrastructure oriented and car centric development. Philippine cities are also highly vulnerable. About 60% of its land areas and 74% of its population are exposed to hazards such as cyclones and flooding. Some coastal cities face above average sea level rise. By 2050, its population is expected to grow to 145 million where 65% are living in urban areas.

These challenges threaten the country’s ambition to become an upper middle-income country. Urbanization patterns, environment and climate challenges, and its ranking as the most at risk country at the global level by the World Risk Index 2022, make the Philippines’ participation critical in global efforts in urban transformation. Without addressing these problems immediately, the quality of life in the cities will worsen amidst environmental degradation.

In response to these challenges, the country’s Philippine Development Plan (2023-2028), its roadmap for achieving sustainable development, envisions improved quality of the natural environment. This will be achieved by increasing the area and access to urban green spaces, integration of biodiversity conservation in new and updated local plans (i.e., CLUP, CDP, AIP), environmentally sound management of transport system and efficient handling of hazardous wastes. Best practices will be translated into local policies, with budget and clear implementation mechanisms, that will ensure government ownership and results to sustained partnership with the private sector and other key stakeholders in the target cities.

The Government also has its Philippine Urban Agenda which promotes “climate resilience as base for spatial development, and sustainable urban environment as core development condition to ensure protection of ecosystems and urban biodiversity; efficient, affordable, and clean energy; sustainable use of air, water, land, and resources in urban development; and sustainable production and consumption. It will support the implementation of the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP) 2015 to 2028 that identifies urban biodiversity as one of the priority programs for mainstreaming biodiversity in infrastructure, cities and urban development. All these actions support the country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, Basel and Stockholm Conventions, and the Post 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework. Towards this end, the project is envisioned to contribute to global efforts to enhance the resiliency of countries most affected by climate change. This will be achieved through the following: (1) Strengthening integrated planning approaches and governance mechanisms; (2) Development and implementation of portfolio of solutions – project pipeline, demonstration projects, enabling policies, innovative approaches; (4) Mobilization of finance; and (5) Strengthening knowledge management and sharing.

The project will be implemented in six (6) cities that represent different conditions of urban areas in the Philippines, namely: Quezon City, Caloocan City, Baguio City, Cebu City, Davao City, and Cotabato City. For Baguio, Davao and Quezon cities, the project will address urban sprawl to protect biodiversity.

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