The Philippines : Country Environmental Analysis

The objectives of this Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) were to assess the environmental quality in the Philippines with a focus on how this affects human welfare and sustainability, measure and analyze the biophysical significance and monetary cost of environmental degradation and derive priority areas of action, assess the Philippines government's capacity to manage the environmental challenges identified, and identify opportunities for reform and interventions. The Philippines has sound and comprehensive environmental laws and policies. However, it suffers from weak implementation because of inadequate capacity and financial constraints both at the national and local levels. A shift in strategy toward more devolution to local levels of government, enhanced resource mobilization for environmental management, better prioritization, and retooling of human resources are urgently needed to accommodate new priorities. The CEA also recommends improvements in environmental information systems and public access to such information.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009-12-01
Subjects:	ABATEMENT, ABUSE, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY, AQUACULTURE, BENEFIT ANALYSIS, BIODIVERSITY, BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM, CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE RESEARCH, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION MEASURES, COST ANALYSIS, DECISION MAKING, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DISABILITY, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTERS, DISEASES, DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH, DRINKING WATER, ECOLOGY, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC VALUE, ECOSYSTEM, EFFLUENTS, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSIONS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, ENVIRONMENTS, EQUITABLE ACCESS, EXERCISES, EXPENDITURES, EXPLOITATION, EXTERNALITIES, FAMILIES, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL TRANSFERS, FISH, FISHERIES, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, FISHERS, FISHING, FOREST COVER, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY, FUEL, FUELS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GASES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS NATIONAL INCOME, GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EFFECTS, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HOUSEHOLD COOKING, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN HEALTH, HUMAN LIFE, HUMAN WELFARE, HYGIENE, ILLNESS, ILLNESSES, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, INTERVENTION, LACK OF AWARENESS, LACK OF DEVELOPMENT, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND TENURE, LAND USE, LAND USE PLANNING, LAWS, LEGAL STATUS, LIMITED RESOURCES, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL ECONOMY, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOGGING, MANDATES, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MINES, MODERNIZATION, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL POLICIES, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONAL RESOURCES, NATIONAL STRATEGY, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NITROGEN OXIDE, NON-USE VALUES, OIL, PARTICIPATION IN DECISION, PARTICIPATORY PROCESS, PARTICULATE MATTER, PEACE, PERVERSE INCENTIVES, PETROLEUM GAS, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLLUTION CONTROL, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION PRESSURE, PREMATURE DEATH, PRESENT VALUE, PRESIDENTIAL DECREE, PRODUCERS, PROGRESS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC SUPPORT, QUALITY OF LIFE, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, RECYCLING, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RESOURCE DEPLETION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, RESOURCE USE, RESPECT, RISK MANAGEMENT, RULE OF LAW, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SCREENING, SECTORAL POLICIES, SOCIAL EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOIL EROSION, SPECIES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL RESOURCES, TIMBER, TOXIC SUBSTANCES, TRANSPORTATION, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBANIZATION, USER FEES, VEHICLE EMISSIONS, VENTILATION, VIOLENCE, WASTE, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER POLLUTION, WATER RESOURCES, WILLINGNESS TO PAY, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WTP, YOUNG CHILDREN,
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