THE Climate Change Commission (CCC) wants to tighten a collaboration with the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) as part of a strategic partnership program involving state universities and colleges (SUCs).

During a visit to the Interdisciplinary Studies Center for Water (ISCW) at the UPLB School of Environmental Science and Management (Sesam), CCC chief Robert E.A. Borje highlighted the important roles played by the academe and research institutions in 'building national capacities for climate change adaptation and mitigation.'