vulnerability to food insecurity; (4) identify channels and indicators of the impacts of climate change on
food security; (5) and assess the relative efficiency of different policy tools or adaptation measures
simulating a range of policy options. To tackle these objectives, Section 2 elaborates on existing policies
and programs related to climate change’s impact on food security while Section 3 discusses related studies
on the topic. Section 4 tackles the methodology employed to generate the results presented in Section 5.
Finally, Section 6 discusses conclusion and recommendation.
2. Policies and Programs Addressing Climate Change’s Impacts on Food Security
2.1. National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP)
In 2009, Climate Change Act or Republic Act 9279 has been enacted to mainstream climate change into
government policy formulations and establish the framework strategy and program on climate change. This
act has also established an organizational structure called the Climate Change Commission. Its functions
include formulating a framework strategy and program which was translated into the National Climate
Change Action Plan in 2011 wherein one of the priorities is food security. Aside from that, the commission
is also involved in mainstreaming of climate risk reduction into national, sector and local development
plans and programs and recommending policies and key development investments in climate-sensitive
sectors.
The threat of climate change to food security in the Philippines has called the attention of the national
government to implement activities that will ensure availability, stability, accessibility and affordability of
safe and health food, which is the intermediate outcome of the plan. In order to achieve this, figure 1 shows
the immediate outcomes, as well as the outputs and the different activities that will be implemented until
2028:
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