Members of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) gathered for a Building Leadership Workshop on June 11, 2025 to review Baguioβs roadmap on its βMaking Cities Resilientβ (MCR) goals by 2026.
Baguio Cityβs aim to become a resilient city by 2026 is anchored on the need to prepare for the inevitable and grim effects of climate change ahead of the MCR 2030 target by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Engr. Charles Bryan Carame, local disaster risk reduction management office IV of the CDRRMO said in line with this, the city government partnered with the National Resilience Council β a private institution providing technical assistance and capacity building to local government units in achieving resilience targets.
The workshop sought to strengthen institutional capacities for disaster and climate resilience utilizing the Building Leadership approach to promote collaboration and shared accountability across sectors; align local development priorities; contextualize Adapt Phase based on local realities and draft a baseline assessment and work plan to support the cityβs resilience-building initiatives.
The workshop also documented best practices on resilience-building initiatives; identifying challenges and extracting lessons learned in advancing toward MCR 2026 goals.
Identified priorities include: establish multi-stakeholder platform for resilience; enhance the climate and disaster risk and vulnerability assessment and mapping both city and barangay level; and, improve resilience governance and planning, including the establishment of a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Information System (database) and Dashboarding.
Ensuring business continuity amidst any disaster or disruptive events was also listed a resilience priority along with the mainstreaming of gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in local DRRM plans, policies and initiatives.
The city government is being scored on five pillars namely: human development; human security; infrastructure; environment; and, local economy. β JM Samidan