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A Philippine-based non-profit organization working on sustainable energy solutions and fair climate policy. The organization's climate policy agenda is focused on climate adaptation finance and low carbon development, pioneering long-term policy transformation and sustainable social enterprise. Working closely with the Senate President and the leadership of the Lower Chamber, iCSC was the organizational lead in crafting and passing the recently enacted People's Survival Fund bill or PSF. With a Fund Board headed by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and the Vice Chair of the Climate Change Commission, the PSF is the country's first legislated direct access-based climate finance mechanism. iCSC catalyzed broad-based legislative and executive support that led to the timely passage of the PSF, which is dedicated to supporting the adaptation programs of local governments and communities. iCSC was likewise instrumental in getting the Philippine government to form the Climate Finance Group composed of the DOF, the DBM, the NEDA and the CCC. iCSC works closely with local governments, local academic institutions and civil society networks to promote innovative, participatory governance and policy innovation. iCSC is a significant voice in the international climate finance debate, with over four decades of combined experience and expertise in the climate negotiations and national climate policy development present in the organization's Board. iCSC is the pioneer of the electric jeepneys project, which represents a third of the ground-breaking Climate-Friendly Cities initiative. The organization is currently working on the So-FiT project, or Socialized Feed-in Tariffs, which aims to utilize international finance and mechanisms such as the Durban-agreed Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action Registry, by addressing significant incremental costs arising from the Philippine transition to renewable energy-led development.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.