Author : Emily Clark Nabong
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (127 download)
Book Synopsis Reimagining Bottom-up Participatory Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines by : Emily Clark Nabong
Download or read book Reimagining Bottom-up Participatory Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines written by Emily Clark Nabong and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While climate change trends indicate the progression towards more widespread and severe impacts across the world, current consequences of society's climate inaction are already being felt by many vulnerable populations. Low-lying and coastal areas are particularly at risk from climate-related hazards such as sea level rise and increased intensity storms. In order to protect residents, countries and regional governments have begun to plan and implement adaptation strategies to minimize the impact of future climate change related disasters. This thesis explores the current status of bottom-up participatory climate change adaptation planning in the Philippines and offers new insights into making this method more inclusive. Some research questions posted by this thesis were, "How do climate change adaptation strategies change if formed by local community residents compared to higher government officials?", "Are local government units the appropriate base group when trying to facilitate bottom-up climate change adaptation?", and "What are the factors that affect the understanding and strategy recommendations of Filipinos in regards to climate change resiliency?" Using a mixture of focus group discussions and individual interviews, data were collected on the base understanding of climate change of 64 local village residents and 7 local government officials in the Municipality of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines. Village residents and local government officials were also asked to share their ideas and proposals for adaptation strategies that would help to make the municipality more resilient to climate change. The results of the two groups’ adaptation proposals were compared to determine differences in where attention should be focused.