Philippines

LETICIA O. CLEMENTE
City Budget Officer
1988
1998
2009
Baguio City,
Circa 1905
Baguio City,
Circa 2012
CHALLENGES/BIODIVERSITY PRESSURES
• Low level of/ Weak assistance from national
agencies in the campaign to mainstream
BIODIVERSITY
• Lack of local expertise to pursue Biodiversity
assessment, monitoring and evaluation
• Rapid Population growth and urbanization
• Aggravating impacts of climate change
• The City’s fragile and vulnerable mountain
environment.
CITY INITIATIVES TO
MAINSTREAM
BIODIVERSITY--ADOPTING A COMMUNITY
DRIVEN
STRATEGY
Aspects
Challenges
BIODIVERSITY

CLIMATE
CHANGE

DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION &
MANAGEMENT
Rapid loss of biodiversity
The City is environmentally challenged which
can be further aggravated by intensified
typhoons & volume of precipitation
 Rapid Urbanization
 Fragile environment
 Climate Change
CLEAN AIR
ORDINANCE
Climate
Change
Sustainable
Park Mgmt.
WATER CODE
SUSTAINED
BIODIVERSITY
IN POLICY
Forest/Water
Shed Mgmt.
Sources of data:
o Baguio City Annual Accomplishment ReportS
o Baguio City Land Use Plan 2010
o Technical Reports, Office of Civil Defense, CAR, 2011
o Baguio Urban BLIST Main Volume Final Report, Oct. 1994
o Baguio City Socio-Economic Profile, 2012
o Various Technical Reports from City Environment and Parks
Management Office, 2007-2011, Baguio City
o City DRRM Reports, 2005 to 2012
o Various Articles on Green Urbanism, Climate Change &
Resilient City, Biodiversity