Climate change assessment for Sorsogon, Philippines: a summary
This publication examines the climate change impact, vulnerability and adaptation capacity of a small coastal city in the Philippines, Sorsogon City located in the Bicol Region. It uses a participatory vulnerability and adaptation process that looks into the city’s exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity vis-a-vis projected climate scenarios, previous climate related disaster events and peoples' accounts of past events and observations.
The summary is based on the report titled 'Sorsogon City Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment', an initial output of the city’s activities under the Cities and Climate Change Initiative.