Rationale

Climate change is considered the greatest environmental challenge facing humanity

today, with wide implications on social and ecological systems. The Philippines is among the

countries most threatened by climate change. This combined with other human and

developmental factors compounds the challenge that barangays, the smallest political and

administrative units in the country, face: to build and scale-up local resilience.

Good Environmental Practices are defined as those actions that seek to reduce the

negative environmental impact caused by activities and processes through changes and

improvements in the organization and development of actions. The usefulness of the Good

Practices is well proven and lies in its low cost and simplicity of implementation, as well as the

fast results obtained.

“Good environmental practices should not be seen as a catalog of things that can and

cannot be done, reducing environmental care to the things that are in that catalog. It is mainly an

attitude, manifested in multiple actions, depending on the special circumstances to each one, for

example how and where we work or live” (E. Chuvieco and M. Burgui, 2016).

In keeping our environment and city clean, a bulk of the implementation of

environmental program falls upon the barangay. The barangay is the arm of the government that

can implement measures to protect the environment and implement the government efforts in

conserving it. Instead of putting the blame on someone or something, they should instead focus

on how they will ensure the environment is clean and have sustainable environmental measures

in place.
 In the recent years, the national government has enacted laws to address the decline of the

environment. For air and water protection, there is the Clean Air Act of 1999 and the Philippine

Water Act of 2004. To improve the way people dispose their waste, the Philippine Ecological

Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 was put into place. Meanwhile, the RA 9729 or Climate

Act of 2009 was enacted to create solutions to help mitigate the harmful effects of climate

change.

Aside from these regulations, LGUs are also pushing for sustainable solutions in their

localities. Many areas in Metro Manila have already banned or reduced the use of plastic bags

and other materials made of plastic. Food establishments, grocery stores and supermarkets, and

retail establishments use paper bags instead, which significantly minimizes the use of plastic

(Espina, 2018).

These matters made the researchers think about what could be the best environmental

practices that different barangays do to help serving the environment and protecting it. What

implemented environmental activities or programs do some barangays consider effective and

efficient. This lead to researchers to this study entitled “Effectivity of Good Environmental

Practices of Barangays in Daet, Camarines Norte”.

Statement of the Problem

1. What are the good environmental practices implemented in the barangay?

2. What is the level of effectiveness of the good environmental practices that was

implemented in the barangay?

3. What are the possible recommendations that can be undertaken for a more

effective environmental practices?

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Planning for Climate Resilient Barangays in the Philippines: The Case of Barangay Tumana in Marikina
City, Metro Manila Author(s): Nicasio B. Espina Jr Source: Consilience , 2018, No. 19 (2018), pp. 130-162
Published by: Columbia University Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26427716