Republic Act 10174

The People’s Survival

Fund (PSF)
Financing window for climate change adaptation
projects at the local level

Jacir P. Bebing
Development Management Officer
People’s Survival Fund Unit
Climate Change Commission
People’s Survival
Fund of 2012

FOR WHAT PURPOSE?

• To provide long-stream finance for ADAPTATION projects
aimed at increasing resiliency of communities and
ecosystem to climate change
People’s Survival
Fund of 2012

HOW MUCH IS APPROPRIATED?

• There is an annual allocation of at least 1 Billion Pesos
(government funds) to finance Local Government Units
and Local or Community Organizations who wish to access
the fund.

• PSF may be augmented by donations, endowments,

grants and contributions.
People’s Survival
Fund of 2012

• It is suppletory to any annual appropriations by relevant

government agencies for CC-related programs and
projects by LGUs
- Are there already funding appropriations (from national government
agencies and other institutions) for these programs or projects?
- Is there parallel funding involved?
- Does it directly address the impacts of climate change on different
sectors?
Who manages the fund?

PSF Board
C HA IR M E M BE RS

Academe and Non-

Business
Scientific Government
Community Sector Organizations

PSF Secretariat
The Role of
Climate Change Commission

•REVIEW AND EVALUATE PROPOSALS prior to the concurrence

and endorsements of the majority of the Climate Change
Commissioners;

•DEVELOP ACCREDITATION GUIDELINES for Local Community

Organizations (LCOs); and

•LEAD THE PROMOTION OF PSF through conduct of capacity

building activities; and provision of technical assistance to LGUs
and LCOs.
Prioritization Criteria

• PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE Potential climate change risks of the

HAZARDS (30%) province in relation to projected mean
temperature, rainfall change, and
extreme weather events

• POVERTY INCIDENCE Proportion of families (or population)

(40%) with per capita income less than the
per capita poverty threshold to the
total number of families (population)

• KEY BIODIVERSITY Sites that are critical for the

AREAS (30%) conservation of globally important
biodiversity
Criteria for Local/Community
Organizations

• L/Cos defined as those organizations that have maintained a local

scope of work and have established a provincial or municipal
operational presence

• L/Cos are eligible to access the fund upon validation of their

Certificate of Accreditation

• Organizational independence, track record in the community and/

or field of expertise, financial management and participatory
practices
The PSF Process Flow

Project Sustainability Negotiation and

Project Monitoring Project Fund
and Impact Analysis Signing of Financial
and Evaluation Implementation Disbursement
(after 5 years) Agreement
The Project Development Grant
What it intends to fund

• Sub-financial window under the PSF, where 6% of the PhP 1B, amounting
to PhP 60M, is allocated.

• Cap of 2M per proponent/grantee (applicable to municipalities with

second-level income class and below)

• To fund expenses relevant to project preparation and development,

including, but not limited to the following
- Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
- Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies
- Benefit Analysis
- Studies, surveys relevant to the EIA/EIS
- Technical Advisory / Professional Services
 What programs/projects/
activities can be funded by PSF?
PSF finances initiatives
responding to site-specific
vulnerabilities, including, but not
limited to:
• Adaptation activities in the areas of
water and land resources
management, agriculture and
fisheries, health, infrastructure
development, and natural
ecosystems;

• Forecasting and early warning

systems as part of preparedness
for climate-related hazards;
 What programs/projects/
activities can be funded by PSF?

•Monitoring, controlling and

preventing vector-borne
diseases triggered by climate
change;

• Institutional developments for

local government units and
organizations, for climate
change preventive measures,
planning, preparedness and
management;
 What programs/projects/
activities can be funded by PSF?

• Establishment or
strengthening regional
centers and information
networks supporting climate
change adaptation efforts;

• Serve as a guarantee for risk

insurance needs for farmers,
agricultural workers, and
other stakeholders;
NATIONAL CLIMATE
CHANGE ACTION PLAN

Food Water Ecological and Human Climate Smart Sustainable Knowledge

Security Sufficiency Environmental Security Industries and Energy and Capacity
Stability Services Development

Enhanced adaptive capacity of communities,

resilience of natural ecosystems, and Successful transition towards
sustainability of built environment to climate climate-smart development
change

Local Climate Change Action Plan

Other Reminders in the
access of fund
• Local Government Units can apply for both hard (infrastructure)
and soft (i.e. institutional development, capacity building,
research, etc.) types of projects.

• Local/Community Organizations can only apply for soft projects.

• Other stakeholders, (i.e. private, national government agencies, or

academe) are encouraged to be implementing partners of the
proposal by the LGUs/LCOs.

•Counterpart funding of at least 10% of the total project cost

(in cash or in-kind) is highly encouraged.
Important Considerations for an
Adaptation Proposal
• Adaptation project should be both science
and evidence-based; not Business-as-usual

• Should be supportive or part of existing

development plans and frameworks

• Non-duplication of budget from GAA

• Multi-stakeholder partnerships are

encouraged (i.e. interLGU, SUC-NGA-NGOs)

• Mix of structural and non-structural activities

are encouraged

• Should be gender-responsive

• Sustainable and replicable

PSF Approved Projects
Siargao Climate Field School for
Farmers and Fisherfolk
(Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte)

• Php 80M project in partnership with the

Surigao State College of Technology

• Aims to capacitate fisherfolk, farm owners,

workers and helpers to become climate-
smart

• Aims to establish a sustainable end-to-end

institutional system for the generation and
application of locally-tailored climate
information tools, build capacity to apply
these, and to reduce possible economic
losses due to climate change
 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
(Ridge to Reef) as an Adaptation Mechanism
to Resiliency
(Lanuza, Surigao del Sur)

• Php 40M project of the 4th class

municipality of Lanuza, Surigao del Sur that
covers ridge-to-reef approach through
management and coping response of their
ecosystems and vulnerable households

• Project Components:
• Management, rehabilitation and protection
of the watersheds
• Protection, rehabilitation and propagation of
mangrove ecosystem along the riverine
• Enrichment of the forest cover
• Provision of alternative livelihood and market
enrichment
Building Resilience through
Ecological-based Farming
(San Francisco, Camotes Island, Cebu)

• Php 38.2M project in partnership with the

Philippine Partnership for the Development of the
Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA)

• Aims to strengthen the water governance and

develop climate-adaptive livelihoods during
agriculture

• Institutionalize and mainstream Water Resources

Development and Management (WRDM) and
engaging water-service providers, and water
consumers including those from the agriculture
sector and local folks in puroks
• Capacity-building on Climate-Resilient Family
Farm Planning and WRDM technologies
Promoting Resiliency and a Climate-
informed Gerona
(Gerona, Tarlac)

• Php 38M project in partnership with the Rice

Watch and Action Network

• Aims to increase access of communities to

climate information and warning services,
enhance preparedness against climate-
related hazards (i.e. drought, flooding), and
improve Gerona’s water resources leading
towards sustainable development
 Establishment and Sustainable
Management of River Ecosystem in
Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte
(Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte)

• Php 28.7M project in partnership with the Agri-Aqua Development

Corporation-Mindanao (AADC)

• Aims to establish a Watershed Management Office, conduct resource

management capacity building activities, promote and provide sustainable
and resilient support livelihood programs, and construct settlement
protection along riverbanks.
 Saub Watershed Ecosystem
Rehabilitation and Flood Risk
Reduction for Increased Resilience
(Province of Sarangani)
• Php 104M project in coordination with
the local government of Maitum.

• Project objectives include the following:

– Formulate Saub Watershed Management Plan
and establish a Watershed Management
Office
– Build capacities of the LGU, development
partners, and other stakeholders and
beneficiaries
– Develop agroforestry through deep-rooted
fruit trees in the upland and establish demo
farms
– Construct riverbank protection through the
improvement of the communal irrigation
system to regulate floodwater and avoid river
siltation.
CCC Programs to Increase Access
of Eligible Proponents to PSF
PSF eLearning
A 12-week course on “Accessing
the People’s Survival Fund”
offered for local government
units, organizations, academe
and government agencies.

PSF One-on-One
Mentoring
Proponents receive extensive
technical assistance from
experts in developing or
enhancing a science and
evidence-based proposal.
PSF Clinic
The PSF Clinic serves as a
consultation platform/workshop
to accommodate queries,
concerns, and clarifications of
eligible proponents and other
stakeholders in accessing the
PSF.

PSF Monitoring
and Evaluation
System (PSF MES)
A system which is designed to
enable online submission and
tracking of PSF Project
Proposals.
 THANK YOU!

6th Floor, First Residences, 1557 J.P. Laurel Street,

Malacañang, San Miguel, Manila, Philippines 1005
www.psf.climate.gov.ph

(02) 8420-5513
psf.ccc@gmail.com
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