Dr. Rodel D. Lasco and Rafaela Jane Delfino at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Dr. Florencia B. Pulhin at the University of the Philippines in Los Banos, Manuel Rangasa at the Center for Initiatives and Research on Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) in Albay-Philippines, write, “The province of Albay shows the key role of local governments in promoting climate change adaptation. Provinces which experience frequent and severe climate hazards are more likely to be aware and responsive to the need for climate change adaptation. Local government units at the provincial scale (meso scale) do have resources to commit to climate change adaptation. And, there is opportunity to integrate climate change adaptation on existing disaster risk management (DRM) institutions and programs.” The views expressed in this essay/article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Global Cities Institute. Readers should note that Global Cities Institute seeks a diversity of views and opinions on contentious topics in order to identify common ground