CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2025
| Author | Turano, Gelen |
|---|---|
| Title | Strengthening Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Integration in Local Development Planning in the Philippines: The Case of Kidapawan City, Cotabato |
| Summary | Kidapawan City in the province of Cotabato, Philippines continues to face droughts, flooding, and rainfall-induced landslides. These hazards present the compounding risks from climate change which require both technical solutions and effective local governance for adaptation. By underscoring the need to strengthen climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) integration within local development planning, this study analyzed the rationale for and level of CCA and DRR integration in Kidapawan City. It determined the current challenges and possible strategies that can be implemented to effectively integrate CCA and DRR. Primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews among key personnel from the City Government of Kidapawan and also involved the review of four key plans against six enabling conditions of integration: (1) Institutional and Technical Capacity); (2) Plans and Policy Alignment; (3) Risk Assessment; (4) Coordination Mechanisms; (5) Financing; and (6) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. The study found that there is inconsistent CCA and DRR integration due to asynchronous planning cycles, inadequate institutional coordination, fragmented funding sources, and M&E framework that focuses mainly on outputs instead of outcomes or impacts. In addition, the permanent structure or focal unit dedicated to climate change remains lacking while disaster risk management has an established institutional framework (through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council). Lastly, recommendations were provided to strengthen CCA and DRR integration at the local level to effectively reduce vulnerabilities and enhance adaptive capacities. |
| Supervisor | Pintér, László |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2025/turano_gelen.pdf |
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