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Addressing and adapting to contemporary coastal management issues in the central Philippines
With arguably the worldâs most decentralized coastal governance regime, the Philippines has implemented
integrated coastal management (ICM) for over 30 years as one of the most successful frameworks for coastal
resource management in the country. Anthropogenic drivers continue to threaten the food security and livelihood of
coastal residents; contributing to the destruction of critical marine habitats, which are heavily relied upon for the goods and services they provide.
ICM initiatives in the Philippines have utilized a variety of tools, particularly marine protected areas (MPAs), to
promote poverty alleviation through food security and sustainable forms of development. From the time marine
reserves were first shown to effectively address habitat degradation and decline in reef fishery production (Alcala et al., 2001) over 1,100 locally managed MPAs have been established in the Philippines; yet only 10-20% of these are
effectively managed (White et al., 2006; PhilReefs, 2008).
In order to increase management effectiveness, biophysical, legal, institutional and social linkages need to be
strengthened and âscaled upâ to accommodate a more holistic systems approach (Lowry et al., 2009). This
summary paper incorporates the preliminary results of five independently conducted studies. Subject areas covered
are the social and institutional elements of MPA networks, ecosystem-based management applicability, financial
sustainability and the social vulnerability of coastal residents to climate change in the Central Philippines. Each
section will provide insight into these focal areas and suggest how management strategies may be adapted to
holistically address these contemporary issues. (PDF contains 4 pages
RISK IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EXTENSION PROGRAMMING - RESULTS OF FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH DAIRY AND GREEN INDUSTRY MANAGERS
Employees are both a source of risk and means of addressing risk, and good employee management practices can increase risk resilience. Forty green industry managers and 22 dairy managers discussed personnel issues related to their industry. Influx of Hispanic labor has changed personnel management and the focus of risk management.Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,
Engineering the Climate: The Ethics of Solar Radiation Management
This important edited collection addresses ethical issues associated with solar radiation management (SRM), a category of climate engineering techniques that would increase the planetâs reflectivity in order to offset some of the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Such techniques include injecting sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere or brightening marine clouds with seawater. Although SRM has the potential to cool the planet by reducing the amount of incoming solar radiation absorbed by the planet, it raises a wide array of difficult and interesting ethical issues. Engineering the Climate makes an important contribution to addressing many of these issues
Management Approaches to Addressing Takings Issues: Endangered Species Protection
15 pages.
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Management Approaches to Addressing Takings Issues: Endangered Species Protection
15 pages.
Contains footnotes
How Are DOH Hospitals Funded?
How are government hospitals funded? What are the sources of their funds and how are these allocated to them? This Note takes a deeper look at this and offers some insights and suggestions in addressing certain issues attendant to it.health sector, health care reform, health management, Philippines, health, health funds, government hospitals
Competencies for Improving Construction Performance: theories and practice for developing capacity
The focus on improving construction performance has been narrow in many nations using partnering,leanness and supply chain management. This paper asks three practical construction related questionsconcerning reinventing the wheel across projects, blame culture and continuity of service. In addressingthese practical issues, three theories are engaged: organisational learning, emotional intelligence andrelationship management. The solutions are enhanced through applying the concepts and, indeed, thereis synergy between the concepts. The solutions require investment for the expected return, the theoreticalsynergy maximising the benefits from the investment. It is argued that such an approach has as much, ifnot more chance, to yield improvement in construction. The starting point are issues faced in constructionand theory is induced through addressing the problems, rather than starting with concepts applied inother sectors and then trying to squeeze them into the construction context
Transboundary water governance institutional architecture: reflections from Ethiopia and Sudan
Transboundary water resource governance is premised on equitable water and water-related benefit sharing. Using the case of the Blue Nile (Ethiopia and Sudan), we explore the conceptual issues that need consideration in the crafting of cross-border cooperation within the water sector. First, drawing on global experiences with transboundary water management, we evaluate how upstream and downstream concerns are addressed by transboundary water management institutions. Second, we explore the kinds of institutional design and the issues which need to be considered to result in âwin-winâ scenarios for both upstream and downstream users, as well as the mechanisms of benefit sharing negotiated amongst different stakeholders. Third, we examine ways of addressing equity and livelihoods in transboundary institutional arrangements. Finally, we attempt to assess how transboundary institutions can address broader historical, political and economic issues and their implications for sustainable transboundary water governance. This paper raises key issues that need to be addressed in establishing transboundary governance institutions.Length: pp.246-253Water governanceInstitutionsInternational watersInternational cooperationRiver basin management
Central bank management of surplus liquidity
Following a CCBS seminar in London, in February 2006, on the subject of central bank management of surplus liquidity, participants were invited to contribute to a collection of papers - case-studies of how a range of central banks around the world have tackled or are tackling the issues which arise from excess liquidity in the banking system. One of the aims was to produce something quite quickly. Much more remains to be said about the management of excess liquidity than is covered in this volume; but we hope that it will prove useful material to others who are addressing the same issues. Interested readers are also referred to the CCBS Lecture Series no. 3: âSurplus Liquidity: Implications for Central Banksâ, by Joe Ganley.Central Bank,Management, Surplus, Liquidity
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