Environmental Management office

• Project Management Course for the National Greening Program
• Technical Assistance in Formulating the Logframe Matrix and Operational Plans of the National Organic Agriculture Program
• Integrated Competency Development Program for Climate Change Adaptation
• Converting Waste Plastic into Fuel

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in partnership with the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through the Center for Sustainable Human Development (CSHD) contributed to the strengthening of local capacity in solid waste management by providing technical assistance and identifying environmentally sound technology (EST) for the project “Converting Waste Plastics into Fuel.” Aside from the technical assistance, the project fund provided the City Government of Cebu a mixer and pelletizing machine which are necessary in the production of refuse-derived fuel (RDF). Read more...

• Evaluation of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Activities of the World Food Programmme

The “Disaster Preparedness and Response” was a 12-month pilot program of the World Food Programme (WFP) that aimed to strengthen the Philippine government’s capacity to more effectively and efficiently prepare for and respond to natural disasters. It was implemented in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Office of Civil Defense, using funds from the United States Agency for International Development. Read more...

• Technical Assistance in Formulating a Strategic Plan for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology

Health Program

• Short Course on Urban Health Equity Batches 4-5
• Sustainability Planning for Health Facilities
• Development of a National Strategy and Medium-Term Plan for Tobacco Control

In the Philippines, it is estimated that 34.8 percent of the general population are smokers. Approximately 56.3 percent of adult males and 8.6 percent of adult females smoke. Worse, 15 percent of children aged 13-15 years old have already taken up smoking. Read more...

• Establishing and Strengthening the Systems and Sustainable Institutional Structures of DOH-National Center for Disease Prevention and Control
• Review of Republic Act 8172 (Asin Law) and its IRR and Related Policies and Guidelines
• External Evaluation of the Urbani School Health Kit

The Urbani School Health Kit (USHK) is a package containing materials that can support health education and health promotion activities in schools. It focuses on seven thematic health campaigns: (1) personal hygiene, (2) intestinal parasitism, (3) nutrition and diet, (4) anti-tobacco, (5) oral health, (6) environmental health, and (7) malaria and dengue. The kit includes a teacher’s guide, resource booklets, posters, and teaching aids for the various themes. It was created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and named after Dr. Carlo Urbani, an expert in parasitic diseases who developed the concept of providing schools with kits that can be used to teach children lessons on health. Read more...

• Technical Assistance to the DOH Rationalization Plan Preparation

Energy Program

• Course on Credentialed Cooperative Director
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The electric cooperatives (ECs) of the Philippines account for almost all of the electricity distribution in the countryside. They play a crucial role in the nation’s development, as a steady supply of electricity is necessary for communities to progress. Many of these cooperatives were established to bring electric power to communities where private utility companies were unwilling to serve, believing there would be insufficient revenue to justify the capital expenditures required. Read more...

• Training Workshop on Energy Efficiency and Conservation for Households, Power Plants and Distribution Utilities
• Energy Efficiency Policy Framework and Legislation Strategy
• Developing a Roadmap on the Use of Alternative Fuels for Transportation Vehicles
• Establishment of the Philippine Methane Initiative