S&T ACTION FRONTLINE FOR

EMERGENCIES AND HAZARDS

IN THE AANR SECTOR:
ENGAGING THE
REGIONAL PARTNERS
SAVING LIVES. SAVING LIVELIHOOODS.
Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City
October 11-12, 2016
Rationale
 The Philippines is highly vulnerable to existing climate risks brought about by
climate change. (World Bank, 2013).

 As such, despite the economic growth experienced by the country, these

disasters make most farming and fishing households to remain below poverty
threshold levels. (Benzon, 2010).

 Some damages brought about by disasters like typhoons:

> Physical damage to crops and agricultural infrastructure
> Occurrence of diseases and pestilence (foot-and-mouth disease among
cattle
> Bunchy top virus of abaca and banana, recurrent harmful algal blooms
(HABs)
Rationale
 Initial undertaking:

> PCAARRD’s S&T-based activities and programs built on

various initiatives of DOST (CEST Program, QRMP, INAP:S4SC,
among others)

> PCAARRD launched the S&T Action Frontline for Emergencies

and Hazards (SAFE) Program. This is their formal emergency
response program and an institutional system for both
emergency- or hazard-related R&D and technology transfer
Rationale

 The SAFE Project aims to mobilize and

organize the Regional Consortia around the
country to primarily develop the road map for
development and implementation of the SAFE
programs and strategies appropriate to the
current and emerging issues and challenges of
increasing natural and climate change, risks
and disasters.
Objective
General:
To build constituencies and capacities of regional partners for better
awareness and understanding of Disaster Risk Reduction
(DRR)/Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) for the AANR sector to
ably implement the nationwide SAFE Program.
Disaster risk reduction
Specific:
1. To ensure common understanding of the SAFE Program and the
concepts and principles of DRR/CCA for AANR among regional
partners.
2. To create institutional commitments, constituencies and partners for
the SAFE program.
3. To document and mainstream SAFE Principles and best practices of
the regional partners in the country.
 Engaging the Regional Consortia in the
SAFE Program Process Flow
Component/Processes Q1 Output Q2 Output Q3 Output
• Regional E/H Assessment
• Training Needs Assessment
SAFE Awareness Meeting
• Initial draft of R&D agenda
with Consortia
• Regional SAFE Team
Directors/Regional
creation
Partners
• Introduction of SAFE
program website
• Appreciation of current • Capacity Bldg. Program
SAFE Awareness and programs on DRR/CCA submitted to IDD-PCAARRD
Assessment Conference • Capacity Building for funding 2017 and on
Program (based on TNA
Results) • SAFE promotion through
• Initial SAFE Roadmap website development
Sharing of Regional (pest & diseases, R&D,
etc.) • SAFE-related R&D Program
Experiences in Managing • “Compilation of
• Presentation of best
E/H Risks for Disaster Best Practices by
practices by E/H category
Resiliency Conference
• Final SAFE Roadmap E/H Category”
• Proposal packaging by
Consortium • “Proceedings of
Regional SAFE
National SAFE Conference Programs”
• Presentation of Regional
SAFE Programs
• Terminal Report
COMPONENT 1: SAFE Awareness Meeting with
Consortia Directors/Regional Partners (Forum Output)

 Regional Emergencies or Hazards (E/H) Assessment

 Scope and priorities of R and D agenda for the
AANR
 Regional SAFE Team Creation/Identify roles and
responsibilities
 Introduction of the SAFE Project website
 Project Timeline
COMPONENT Month/Date Venue

Component 1
SAFE Awareness Meeting with October 11-12, Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City
Consortia Directors and Regional 2016
Partners
Component 2 November 24-25, PCAARRD, Los Baños, Laguna
SAFE Awareness and promotion 2016
to Regional SAFE Teams
Component 3 January 24-25, PCAARRD, Los Baños, Laguna
Sharing of Regional Experiences 2016
Component 4 March 7-8, 2017
SAFE National Conference PCAARRD, Los Baños, Laguna

April-May 2017
Terminal Report Writing CBSUA, Pili, Camarines Sur