economic growth and environmental sustainability
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Economic Growth And Environmental Sustainability
The Philippines
CASE STUDY
Outline
• Introduction of Case• Beyond the Ten point Agenda:
• Long term Economic Development Goals• More Than Seven thousand Islands
Introduction
• This study is about the state of Philippines natural resources and environment during the early years of 21st Century.
Introduction
• After the 1992 Earth Summit• Philippines launched its own version of agenda
21, known as“ Sustainable Development Framework”
Referred to as
“ PA 21”
P = Philippines
A = Agenda
21= Twenty First Century
Introduction
• This agenda took off during the presidency of Fiedel Valdez Ramos and continued during the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presidency.
Introduction
• The status of PA 21 in addressing • Civil Society.• Environmental Management.• Sustainable Development Concerns.
Introduction
• There is a strong link between • Poverty• Fertility• Malnourishment• Environmental Damage• Civil Struggle
Introduction
• Partha Dasgupta has emphasized that traditional and resource economics is not sufficient to explain the needs of developing world.
Introduction
• Dasgupta stresses that the gap between rich and poor nation is so wide that attempts at analyzing LDC circumstances using MDC premises becomes irrevelnt and often inappropriate.
Introduction
• Philippines has recorded average GDP growth rate of just 3.1% for 30 years to 2004 along with• Low saving• High population growth• High unemployment• Pale performance of agricultural sector• Weak Governance
Introduction
• Paul Hutchcroft referred to the Philippines as a “Longstanding development BOG“ because it was experiencing low and even negative rates of economic growth compared to many neighbor countries in 1980-1990s
Beyond the Ten point Agenda
• President Macapagal-Arroyo set ten point Agenda when she took office in 2001.• Job creation• Providing scholarship opportunities• Educational facilities• Balancing the budget• Decentralization• Universal provision of electricity and water• Decongestion of metropolitan Manila• Development of international service
Beyond the Ten point Agenda
• Logistics centers• Automation of the electoral process• Political reconciliation
Beyond the Ten point Agenda
• There is strong correlation between development and environmental consequences has long been recognized.
Industrialization
Urbanization
Economic growth
Development
Air Pollution
Water pollution
Beyond the Ten point Agenda
More than Seven thousand Islands
• The Philippines archipelago covers approximately 300000 square Kilometers of Land area in south east asia between the Philippine Sea and the south china sea.
• The three main island groups are:• Luzon• Visayas• Mindanao
LUZON
VISAYAS
MINDANAO
More than Seven thousand Islands
• The country sits astride a typhoon belt and is hit by 20 to 30 typhoons annually.Other natural hazards include landslides, active volcano and earthquakes.
More than Seven thousand Islands
• The Country gained its independence in 1946 • A popular revolution in 1986 ousted Ferdinand Marcos
the dictator who ruled for 21 years. Corazon Aquino replaced him as president.
More than Seven thousand Islands
• Philippines has 74% of world’s mangrove species.
More than Seven thousand Islands
• Philippines has 98% of coral species
More than Seven thousand Islands
• Philippines has 67% of species in the major group of animals and plants not found else where in the world.
• 6% of the world’s birds• 5% of flora species• 4% of mammals.
More than Seven thousand Islands
• The country is thus abundantly blessed with a diverse and ecologically rich environment however the situation of Philippine environment is dismal.
• Environmental degradation and overexploitation of natural resources have resulted in state of decline.
Environmental degradation
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