DILG JAS Davao Occidental

22/04/2026

𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐃𝐀𝐘 ♻️🌏
Today is Earth Day. Let us practice these small contributions in order to save our Earth. Small actions, when done daily, create lasting environmental impact.
Saving the Earth does not require grand actions—it begins with simple, mindful choices made every day. From reducing waste and conserving energy to using reusable materials and supporting sustainable practices, each step contributes to environmental protection. Together, these actions create meaningful impact for present and future generations.
“𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙤𝙙, 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧”

22/04/2026

The municipalities of Jose Abad Santos, and Don Marcelino are the pilot areas of this program.

22/04/2026

DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2026-030 reminds all barangays to formulate and/or update their Barangay Development Plans (BDPs), in accordance with DILG MC 2021-087 and guided by the following planning considerations to promote responsive, inclusive, and sustainable local governance:
✅ Integration of sectoral and thematic concerns in BDP;
✅ Participation of the barangay residents and other stakeholders;
✅ Alignment of BDPs to the comprehensive development plans (CDPs) of cities/municipalities; and
✅ Collaboration and coordination between and among barangays.
Together, let us build stronger, smarter, and more resilient communities through strategic local governance.

22/04/2026

HINDI BIRO ANG INIT NG PANAHON.
Sa pagtaas ng Heat Index, tumataas din ang bilang ng grass at forest fires sa ating bansa. Alam niyo ba na ang isang simpleng upos ng sigarilyo o pagsisiga ay maaaring magdulot ng mapanganib na sunog?
Alamin ang mga sanhi, ang mga taktika ng inyong BFP, at ang mga batas na dapat nating sundin para protektahan ang ating kalikasan.
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11/04/2026

Our warm greetings...

04/04/2026

💰Mangrove restoration has a financing problem. And it starts with the models we use to consider it.
Most planning frameworks treat restoration as a one-off expense with fixed returns. But this misrepresents how ecosystems work and systematically undervalues their services.
Restored mangroves don't deliver their full value on day one. While seedlings develop, carbon sequestration is modest. But mature trees can store up to three times more carbon than in their early years.
📈 In other words: the returns compound.
That's unlike built infrastructure (like seawalls), which actually depreciate with time.
📉 This means that every year a restoration project goes unfunded, it is a year of compounding returns lost.
Decision-makers will keep underinvesting in restoration as long as they see it as a static cost on a balance sheet, instead of an appreciating asset.
Read the full paper: "Dynamic economic valuation of coastal wetland restoration: A nature-based solution for climate and biodiversity."
📖 Yang, Tanner, Holland & Qu (2025). Environmental Challenges: https://www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S2667010025001015

💰Mangrove restoration has a financing problem. And it starts with the models we use to consider it.

Most planning frameworks treat restoration as a one-off expense with fixed returns. But this misrepresents how ecosystems work and systematically undervalues their services.

Restored mangroves don't deliver their full value on day one. While seedlings develop, carbon sequestration is modest. But mature trees can store up to three times more carbon than in their early years.

📈 In other words: the returns compound.

That's unlike built infrastructure (like seawalls), which actually depreciate with time.

📉 This means that every year a restoration project goes unfunded, it is a year of compounding returns lost.

Decision-makers will keep underinvesting in restoration as long as they see it as a static cost on a balance sheet, instead of an appreciating asset.

Read the full paper: "Dynamic economic valuation of coastal wetland restoration: A nature-based solution for climate and biodiversity."

📖 Yang, Tanner, Holland & Qu (2025). Environmental Challenges: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010025001015

04/04/2026

LET US PROTECT AND CONSERVE OUR MANGROVE!

🌡️ Rising temperatures are quietly changing the chemistry of mangrove waters.
The resulting reduction in oxygen and raised CO₂ shrinks the windows when juvenile fish can safely shelter in their roots. And risks to fisheries around the globe.
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03/04/2026

🏝️ Nature-based solutions use coastal ecosystems to protect us from flooding and coastal hazards like storm surges and tsunamis.
Coastlines are under threat from erosion and sea level rise – especially sandy beaches which are valuable for the tourism industry – but there are solutions: nature-based solutions.
We can protect and restore coastal ecosystems by restoring natural buffers against these hazards. By stabilising beaches, these valuable environments can be maintained.
This can be done in three different coastal zones:
🌱 Upper beaches and dunes
🫧 Intertidal wetlands
🪸 Equatic ecosystems
Have you seen any of these nature-based solutios used along your coastlines?
Discover how coastal disaster risk reduction can protect beaches and tourist assets ➡️ https://ow.ly/3Lfl50WXEYz

🏝️ Nature-based solutions use coastal ecosystems to protect us from flooding and coastal hazards like storm surges and tsunamis.

Coastlines are under threat from erosion and sea level rise – especially sandy beaches which are valuable for the tourism industry – but there are solutions: nature-based solutions.

We can protect and restore coastal ecosystems by restoring natural buffers against these hazards. By stabilising beaches, these valuable environments can be maintained.

This can be done in three different coastal zones:
🌱 Upper beaches and dunes
🫧 Intertidal wetlands
🪸 Equatic ecosystems

Have you seen any of these nature-based solutios used along your coastlines?

Discover how coastal disaster risk reduction can protect beaches and tourist assets ➡️ https://ow.ly/3Lfl50WXEYz

03/04/2026

🌍🔬🏛️ Disaster risk is more than a technical challenge—it's deeply social and political.
Building resilience requires an integrated, inclusive approach, drawing together science, policy and society so that risk reduction efforts are 🔬grounded in science, 🏛️ shaped by policy, and informed by 🌍 people’s lived experiences.
This means:
✅ acknowledging stakeholder satisfaction
✅ promoting dialogue and understanding
✅ committing to an ecosystem approach
✅ recognizing the systemic nature of risk and resilience
✅ promoting risk communication as a cornerstone of disaster risk reduction.
This UNDRR Words in to Action guide introduces a science–policy–society ecosystem approach to build “all-of-society” resilience to disasters ➡️ https://ow.ly/V05T50WKigj

🌍🔬🏛️ Disaster risk is more than a technical challenge—it's deeply social and political.

Building resilience requires an integrated, inclusive approach, drawing together science, policy and society so that risk reduction efforts are 🔬grounded in science, 🏛️ shaped by policy, and informed by 🌍 people’s lived experiences.

This means:
✅ acknowledging stakeholder satisfaction
✅ promoting dialogue and understanding
✅ committing to an ecosystem approach
✅ recognizing the systemic nature of risk and resilience
✅ promoting risk communication as a cornerstone of disaster risk reduction.

This UNDRR Words in to Action guide introduces a science–policy–society ecosystem approach to build “all-of-society” resilience to disasters ➡️ https://ow.ly/V05T50WKigj

03/04/2026

A city's disaster plan is incomplete without its public health plan. 🏙️🏥
📚 This free e-learning course from UNDRR, World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) equips local government officials and disaster management professionals to:
✅ Apply the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities — including its Public Health System Resilience Addendum — to local risk planning
✅ Integrate public health considerations into disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies
✅ Use WHO's Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health EDRM) Framework to coordinate across sectors
✅ Strengthen local governance capacity for multi-hazard risk, from infectious disease outbreaks to climate-related events
For effective urban resilience, public health systems and disaster risk management must be planned together. Learn how ➡️ https://ow.ly/Qw3I50YBTej

A city's disaster plan is incomplete without its public health plan. 🏙️🏥

📚 This free e-learning course from UNDRR, World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) equips local government officials and disaster management professionals to:
✅ Apply the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities — including its Public Health System Resilience Addendum — to local risk planning
✅ Integrate public health considerations into disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies
✅ Use WHO's Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health EDRM) Framework to coordinate across sectors
✅ Strengthen local governance capacity for multi-hazard risk, from infectious disease outbreaks to climate-related events

For effective urban resilience, public health systems and disaster risk management must be planned together. Learn how ➡️ https://ow.ly/Qw3I50YBTej