Adaptive capacity of the local government to the impacts of climate change: comparison between Guimbal and Tigbauan

Abstract

The paper examined the factors affecting the adaptive capacity of the local government in terms of responsiveness and preparedness to deal with the impacts of climate change. This is focused on three factors namely, organizational learning, collaboration and socio-economic status. The study is conducted by comparing the municipalities of Guimbal and Tigbauan in terms of their organizational learning, collaboration and socio-economic status as well as their responsiveness and preparedness in dealing with typhoons, flooding, and drought as the major impacts considered in this study. The results show that organizational learning enhances the preparedness of the municipality to deal with the impacts while collaboration and socio-economic status enhance both responsiveness and preparedness to deal with the impacts of climate change.