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Adaptive Capacity of Households, Community Organizations and Institutions for Extreme Climate Events in the Philippines

Penalba, Linda M; Elazegui, Dulce D. - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2011

Tropical cyclone is the most commonly occurring natural hazard in the Philippines causing billions of pesos worth in …

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Evaluation of Fisheries Management Options for the Visayan Sea, Philippines: The Case of Northern Iloilo

Ferrer, Alice Joan G. - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2009

marine areas in the Philippines. It is a source of income and food for thousands of people and an ecological resource of …

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Economic Vulnerability and Possible Adaptation to Coastal Erosion in San Fernando City, Philippines

Bayani, Jaime Kim E.; Dorado, Moises A.; Dorado, Rowena A. - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2009

This study from the Philippines investigates erosion in one of the country's more developed coastal regions. It finds … Economics, at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, assesses the coastline of San Fernando Bay in the La Union region of … the Philippines. It looks at approximately seven kilometers of the bay's coastline. San Fernando Bay is a densely …

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Pollution Tax for Controlling Emissions from the Manufacturing and Power Generation Sectors: Metro Manila

Corpuz, Catherine Frances J. - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 1999

Dasgupta and Maler (1991) ruefully observed: "The fact that for such a long while environmental and development economics have had little to say to each other is a reflection of these academic disciplines; it does not at all reflect the world as we should know it." Fortunately for us,...

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Pricing for Groundwater Use of Industries in Metro Manila, Philippines

Ebarvia, Maria Corazon - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 1997

The rapid growth, urbanization and migration in Metro Manila has increased water demand which has outpaced the capacity of the water agency, The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), to expand supply. Unserved sectors have resorted to well construction while others have resorted to...

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Overfishing in the Philippine Marine Fisheries Sector

Israel, Danilo C.; Banzon, Cesar P. - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 1998

The objective of this paper is to address this research gap by looking into the issue of overfishing using a sectoral approach (i.e., in terms of commercial fisheries, municipal fisheries and total marine fisheries). It is hoped that the results will help show whether or not overfishing indeed...

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Trade Liberalization and Pollution: Evidence from the Philippines

Adalba, Rafaelita M.; Cororaton, Caesar B. - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2003

The study assesses the impact of trade reforms in the Philippines on pollution using computable general equilibrium …

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Understanding Household Demand for Water: The Metro Manila Case

David, Cristina C.; Inocencio, Arlene B. - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 1998

Widespread water shortages in Metro Manila have made the urban water problem a central policy issue. President Ramos recently called a "Water Summit Meeting" and directed all concerned agencies to develop a short- and medium-term strategy for addressing the impending water crisis. In Congress,...

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Metering and A Water Permits Scheme for Groundwater Use in Cagayan de Oro

Tan, Rosalina Palanca; Bautista, Germelino M. - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2003

This study makes suggestions for controlling the excessive abstraction of groundwater in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines …

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Do Institutions Affect the Performance of Marine Protected Areas? Evidences from the Philippines

Javier, Esmyra Parado - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2003

the coast of the Philippines. It assesses how the MPAs are performing, from both an environmental and a social perspective …

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