Greening the Philippines Isagani R Serrano President, PRRM ACF-FES Green Conference July /11/20161 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

How green is green? Green economy in 1992 Rio Earth Summit equals sustainable development. Green economy in Rio+20 not the same, narrow Green in PHI, not reduced to Pnoy’s National Greening Program (NGP), is more like Rio ‘92 or sustainable development, at least in rhetoric Green policymaking began in Marcos time—1972 Stockholm UN Conference 1/11/20162 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

MDG 7 as green minimum MDG 7 on environmental sustainability with ff targets: 1. Integration of sustainable development in policies; 2. Increase in forest cover; 3. Increase in protected areas; 4. Improvement in the lives of slum dwellers, esp. on water & sanitation Assessment: likely to be achieved by /11/20163 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

Green maximum All ecosystems: from the mountains to the coasts & seas and the air above us Green, blue, brown agendas Climate change: adaptation (CCA), also mitigation (CCM) Disaster risk reduction Comprehensive policy reference: PA 21 1/11/20164 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

Building green communities Overcoming stubborn paradoxes: 1. Growth that leaves behind so many 2. Growth with high inequality 3. Growth with environmental degradation Inclusive growth: an illusion? Prosperity without growth: is this possible? 1/11/20165 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

Changing the game What if we change the measures? Will this change the game? 1/11/20166 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

What if we measure progress this way? % food supply grown organically % streams you can drink from safely Average age of trees in the forest Population trends of migrating songbirds Shortened food miles (distance between where food is grown and consumed) Average distance travelled by a person each year % elections when you vote for a politician you really trust and like Average distance between living places of members of extended family Average number of minutes spent everyday in prayer, meditation, or quiet time % of “clowns” or people with sense of humor in a village or community % of people who say they have “enough” 1/11/20167 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

Is this possible? 1/11/20168 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

Building green communities ECOTOWNS: dream scenario of NCCAP in the local by the CCC 7 NCCAP components: food security; water sufficiency; ecological & environmental stability; human security; climate-smart industries & services; sustainable energy; knowledge & capacity development “Climate-proofed” land use &development plans 1/11/20169 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

Building green communities “Agropolis” (Palafox)--- bringing the city to the farm, the farm to the city Shortening the mile (read carbon footprint): food mile, education mile, health mile, cultural mile, etc Reducing carbon intensity, carbon footprint, ecological footprint overall 1/11/ ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

PRRM strivings Dream: Building sustainable communities What it means: building resilience in communities and their environments; a local economy that gives decent work to all; sustainable consumption and production minding local carrying capacity; self sufficiency and self reliance; self- governance/local autonomy Programs: sustainable/organic agriculture, CB- CRM/sustainable fisheries; CDRR; local trading & finance; CO & partnership with local government; national advocacies for resource transfers to local; etc. 1/11/ ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

PRRM disaster response: from relief to release 1/11/ ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

PRRM disaster response: from relief to release 1/11/ ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

PRRM: securing food & building resilience 1/11/ ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

PRRM: ecosystem rehabilitation & long-term food security 1/11/ ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

National advocacy: Greening the PDP 1/11/ ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference

National advocacy: Greening the PDP 1/11/2016 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference 17

Global advocacy: climate justice 1/11/2016 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference 18

But in the end… Greening is making sustainable development happen at the local. 1/11/2016 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference 19

Thank you. 1/11/2016 ganiserrano/prrm acf/fes green conference 20