Dr. Doracie Zoleta-Nantes, chair of the CCC’s National Panel of Technical Experts, said the expert panel is tasked to come up with LGU-based climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction initiatives to reduce the vulnerabilities of local communities.
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) reconstituted its panel of technical experts as it aims to localize the implementation of mitigation and adaptation programs to achieve its "bold and ambitious" commitment under the Paris Agreement. During the launch of the CCC's new 16-member National Panel of Technical Experts (NPTE) on Wednesday,…