Climate change (CC) adaptation and mitigation are identified as priorities in the Updated 2004 – 2010 Medium -Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP), in the light of increased occurrence of extreme weather events that are disturbing not only communities and livelihoods, but also the natural resource base, thereby critically threatening the pace of economic growth and development. Recognizing this, the Climate Change Act 1 of 2009 mainstreams CC adaptation and mitigation into government policies.
Against this background, the Philippine Government through its Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) requested GTZ to integrate measures for CC mitigation and adaptation into the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Strategy for the period 2010 to 2016.
This report describes the process that the team of consultants undertook to carry out the assignment; outlines current and expected effects of climate change in general and the Philippines in particular, and how to turn the climate challenge into an opportunity; describes a policy mix that is needed to address climate change and private sector development simultaneously; presents existing policies and instruments that are currently being applied in the Philippines; elaborates recommendations for DTI on how to integrate Green Growth into the new MSME Development Strategy; and gives a brief outlook on next steps.