Chapters 14 and 19 of the

Philippine Development
Plan 2017-2022

Cadaing, Parayno, Payumo, Santos

Chapter 14: Leveraging
Science, Technology,
How could the goal What other agencies
What areas are
and Innovation be affected by can contribute to
most at risk? possible actions?
Goals climate change?

1. Weather The educational institutions

Disruptions/Disru should strengthen their Department of
1. Increase
ptions from leverage to raise interest Education
educational
Extreme Weather and awareness of the youth
institutions that on higher educational
2. Technology Commision on Higher
offer higher programs that cover the
adaptation would Education
education, needs of S&T, and
masters degree be more innovation.
challenging if Department of Science
and Ph. D.
there are Areas with renewable and Technology
programs under
Science, fluctuations in the energy systems are the
climate most vulnerable to natural Department of Energy
Technology, and disasters because of the
Innovation possible destruction of
equipment and facilities.
Chapter 14: Leveraging
Science, Technology,
How could the goal What other agencies
What areas are
and Innovation be affected by can contribute to
most at risk? possible actions?
Goals climate change?

3. A growing amount of
investments on S&T,
Employment rates of
and innovation to
S&Ts will decline
2. Retain and increase suffice with the Department of
because there are
employment constant changes in the Agriculture
better economic
opportunities for climate
opportunities overseas
science and Public-Private
technology 4. Climate change can Partnerships
Research institutions
3. Improve absorptive kickstart innovation
absorptive capacity and
capacity to strengthen (early warning devices, National Economic and
research progress may
research institutions etc.) Development Authority
plateau
 Chapter 19:
Infrastructure
How could the goal What other agencies
What areas are
Development be affected by can contribute to
most at risk? possible actions?
Goals climate change?

Department of
1. Achieve efficient Transportation and
1. Urbanization and Communication
and effective Infrastructure
movement of The nations economy,
Systems
people, goods, 2. Reliability and security, and culture all Department of Public
and services in Capacity at Risk depend on the Works and Highways
the country 3. Coastal Impacts resilience of urban
4. Weather infrastructure. Housing and Land Use
2. Reduced gaps of
Disruptions/Disruptio Regulatory Board
infrastructures ns from Extreme
for human capital Urban dwellers are
Weather Department of Energy
development 5. Costs and
particularly vulnerable
3. Increase Adaptation Options to disruptions
Metro Manila
investments on 6. Climate Change and
Development Authority
Seasonal Energy
public
Demands
infrastructures Japan International
Cooperation Agency