RCE Bohol-2012

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Submitted by RCEregupobar on Wed, 2012-08-15 00:00
1. General Information
Contact Name(s): 
Jose T. Travero
Marina A. Lobonite
Organizational Affiliation : 
Coordinator, RCE Bohol
Research and Development Director, Bohol Island State University
Role in the project: 
Project Team Leader
Project Team Member
E-Mail Address(es): 
jose_travero@yahoo.com
mtalabonite@yahoo.com
Project-relevant information: 
Full paper of the socio-economic and environmental survey and assessment conducted at Banacon Island, Jetafe, Bohol
2. Project Information
1. Project title: 
Socio-Economic and Environmental Awareness (SEA) Education for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management in Banacon Island, Philippines
2. Project Description: 
This is an on-going project implemented in Banacon, an island community in Bohol Province, Philippines which is an initiative of the Regional Climate Change Center, Bohol Island State University and the Department of Education; all members of RCE Bohol. Like other small islands in the Philippines, Banacon is highly vulnerable to climate change. The increasing population is a threat to the socio-economic and environmental stability of the island. It is imperative therefore that a transformative education of the villagers be consistently done to protect and preserve the integrity of their fragile ecosystem and their survival as human inhabitants considering the current climatic changes that affect their livelihood. Such awareness education will empower the villagers to enhance their creativity to develop adaptation measures and strengthen their capacity as community for disaster risk management.
3. Project Status: 
Ongoing
4. Key Words
Key Words: 
Poverty
Other: 
health and sanitation, disaster rick management, biodiversity
5. Project categories
Project categories: 
Research
Awareness building
Networking and partnership development
6. Expected outcomes:: 
The impact of this project can be seen within the period of three years. It is expected that with the transformative education that this project will implement, we can create an empowered island community with proactive attitude towards climate change and disaster risk management.

Specific outcome includes:
1. accelerated and sustained socio-economic progress of people living in the island;
2. people who are aware of the role of natural resources in economic growth and of the importance of environmental conservation towards a sustained local economic development;
3. promotion of education for sustainable development in the context of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management;
4. more livable and resource efficient villages that minimize environmental footprints due to promotion of sustainable efforts;
5. RCE Bohol members investing on education for sustainable development especially on disaster prone areas challenge by the changing climates.
7. Duration of the Project:: 
December 2011 to December 2014
3. Project Leadership & Vision
8. Project coordination (e.g. teams): 
The gathering of baseline data in Banacon Island through Participatory Resource Appraisal and Focus Group Discussion was spearheaded by Bohol Island State University and the Regional Climate Change Center. But the whole project will be coordinated to the stakeholders in order to implement the collaborative approach adapted by RCE Bohol. Considering our new existence as an organization, we are still in the process of strengthening further the institutional commitment of the stakeholders.
9. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
6
b. Transactional: 
3
c. Transformational: 
1
4. Project results
10. Project results : 
Available results are data about Current Socio-economic Realities, Current State of Environment, Seasonal Calendar of the Community, Current Social Mobility, Climate Change Awareness as well as the Problems, Needs and Potential Solutions generated from the Participatory Resource Appraisal (PRA) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) conducted in Banacon. These results are part of the preliminary component of the whole project.
11. Contribution to reforms and innovations: 
No available data as of the moment.
12. Unexpected / unplanned results: 
None so far.
13.Core Partners: 
(1) Regional Climate Change Center, (2) Bohol Island State University, (3) Department of Education
5. Partnership and networking
14. Project Network
a. Information network: 
3
b. Knowledge network: 
6
c. Innovation network: 
1
6. Participation
15. Type of involvement: 
1. Bohol Island State University and the Department of Education will organize the key people and the community;
2. The Regional Climate Change Center will spearhead in installing public awareness on Climate Change Adaptation and Management, Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Environmental Education;
3. RCE Bohol itself through its secretariat will coordinate with stakeholders like the Department of Health, Department of Social Services, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Department of Tourism for their participation; monitor and evaluate project impacts by creating an in-house committee; and conduct a workshop to determine and draft the project cost and budget.
16. Participation opportunities
a. Informational participation: 
4
b. Consultation participation: 
5
c. Decision influencing participation : 
1
7. Education & Learning
17. Educational activities: 
We have conducted input to the local residents of Banacon on Waste Management, Health and Sanitation. Faculty of Bohol Island State University who are and will be potentially involved in the project were also given training and orientation.

Other educational activities as component measures of the project would still be identified.
18. Learning activities: 
No available data as of the moment.
19. Educational activities
a. Theory: 
4
b. Discussion: 
3
c. Interactive and Multidimensional "action oriented education": 
3
8. Research Integration
20. Research & Development (R&D): 
The research component of the project is done as a preliminary activity. It was the generation of baseline data through the conduct of Participatory Resource Appraisal and Focus Group Discussion.

The development component is part of the intervention measures of the whole project.
21. Research partners: 
1. Bohol Island State University, Agriculture and Fishery
2. Regional Climate Change Center, Agriculture
22. Description of research
b. Interdisciplinary: 
5
c. Transdisciplinary: 
5
Type: 
Project Reports
Country: 
Philippines
Region: 
Asia-Pacific
Community: 
Climate Change
Community_second: 
Disaster Risk Reduction
Issue: 
Climate Change
One More Issue: 
Biodiversity
Country: 
Philippines