Inception workshop for the preparation of the climate/disaster risk-sensitive comprehensive land use plans of Boston and New Bataan, Philippines

Typhoon Pablo hit the provinces of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley in 2012 and caused severe damage. More than a thousand people died, about 210,000 homes were destroyed, and as of April this year, the DSWD reported that 933,416 of those affected remain displaced. Since then, the challenge for these provinces’ local governments has been to make informed decision on where to rebuild homes and, in the process, alter the land use plan of the affected municipalities.

On November 4-8, the Climate Change Commission (CCC), through Project Climate Twin Phoenix, will conduct an inception workshop for the preparation of climate / disaster risk-sensitive comprehensive land use plan (CLUP) for the municipalities of Boston in Davao Oriental and New Bataan in Compostela Valley. Project Climate Twin Phoenix is a project implemented by the CCC and with support and technical assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Australian Government, to put in place a long-term capacity development programme for cities and municipalities, addressing disaster risks from climate change and other related natural hazards.

Prior to the one-day workshop, site inspections of typhoon-Pablo-affected areas will be conducted (November 5 and 6) to determine relocation and resettlement sites, key production areas, and key infrastructure facilities, and assess their post-Typhoon land use implications. The climate and disaster risk-sensitive land use plans will address these implications and incorporate most recent information on climate and disaster risks, new hazard maps with information on the potential impacts of climate change, and development of new settlement areas based on relocation programs.