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This is the blogspot for Environmental Governance (version 2.0) of Prof. Ebinezer R. Florano Ph.D. of the University of the Philippines-National College of Public Administration and Governance. This site chronicles the random thoughts of Prof. Florano on Environmental Governance. Feel free to e-mail him at efloranoy@yahoo.com. The original EcoGov blogspot can still be viewed at www.ecogov.blogspot.com. Thank you very much.

"Environmental Governance" - Definition

"Multi-level interactions (i.e., local, national, international/global) among, but not limited to, three main actors, i.e., state, market, and civil society, which interact with one another, whether in formal and informal ways; in formulating and implementing policies in response to environment-related demands and inputs from the society; bound by rules, procedures, processes, and widely-accepted behavior; for the purpose of attaining environmentally-sustainable development, a.k.a., "green growth."

Conceptualized by Ebinezer R. Florano in Florano (2008), "The Study of Environmental Governance: A Proposal for a Graduate Program in the Philippines." A conference paper read in the EROPA Seminar 2008 with the theme, "Governance in a Triptych: Environment, Migration, Peace and Order," held on 23-25 October 2008 at Traders Hotel in Pasay City, Philippines.

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Friday, December 3, 2010

Community-Based Vulnerability Assessment for Climate Adaptation


By Vangie Padilla on Sep 25th, 2010
Source: PangalaTALK.com - Pangasinan's Finest News Source
http://www.pangalatalk.com/newscontent.php?ShowNews=409

A workshop on "Community-Based Vulnerability Assessment for Climate Change Adaptation" for the city was conducted last September 20 by undergraduate students in public administration of the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG) at the Product Center in Poblacion Oeste here.

The workshop sought to draw up and share prevalent issues on climate change adaptation measures. Participants were appraised on various climate change-related disasters that have hit Dagupan for the last 30 years, including their types, frequencies, magnitudes, and damages. Department of the Interior and Local Government Officer Rhoderick Dawis provided the participants inputs on the frequency, magnitude and damages the city suffered from the 1990 earthquake, while City Health Officer Leonard Carbonell presented the climate change adaptation measures of Dagupan.

Based on the students’ output, Dagupan will be greatly vulnerable to great floods, earthquake and storm surges by the time the effect of global warming peaks ten years from now. Professor Ebinezer R. Florano, assistant professor of the UP NCPAG said, "People have the right to be informed on the possible ramifications of climate change to local situations especially on the people’s main source of livelihood here, the fishponds."

"The people need not be afraid but they have to be prepared," said Florano. In his message, City Administrator Vladimir T. Mata said for the program to succeed, "we need to change the mindset of our people so they will learn to accept the program." He cited the mayor’s main program anchored on his inaugural message that Dagupan is 'our city, our shared responsibility'," The city will be provided with a copy of the report on the workshop, which will be used in the city's risk estimation and valuation. (CIO – Joseph C. Bacani)
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