CLIMATE CHANGE:

Livelihood and Food Security

Glengyl Onga UmaliCommunity Development WorkerPDFI-Grassroots Democracy Institute and Resource Center

LIVELIHOOD• A livelihood comprises the capabilities, assets (including both material and

social resources) and activities required for a means of living. A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks and maintain or enhance its capabilities

• and assets both now and in the future, while not undermining the natural resource base.’ – WORLDBANK.org

Sustainable livelihoods focuses noton the needs of the rural poor, but rather, builds on the existing assets of the poor, both at thecommunity level, and as individuals

FOOD SECURITY• “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to

maintain a healthy and active life”. Commonly, the concept of food security is defined as including both physical and economic access to food that meets people's dietary needs as well as their food preferences. WHO.org

1. Food availability: sufficient quantities of food available on a consistent basis.

2. Food access: having sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious diet.

3. Food use: appropriate use based on knowledge of basic nutrition and care, as well as adequate water and sanitation.

Kalilangan Village

The Tri-People

WATER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT and LINKAGES PROGRAMME

• Collaborative Development Work Inter-Governmental/Private/Community Organization Linkages

• Focusing on Behavioral Change not Cultural (Muslim Women’s participation)

• Appropriate and sensitive mode of payment for maintenance and repair (community-based) Chicken, Rootcrops

• Reinforce the “Buliga” Spirit. The Bayanihan Way• Key to Sustainable Livelihood and Food Security

Water-Related Progress

• Establishment of Community Fishpond

Community Sustainable Agriculture

• Organic Farming

LINKAGES AND PARTNERSHIP

• Ensuring Community’s Sustainable Development:

1. Environment Bureau2. Health Department3. Water District4. Local Government Unit5. Community-Based Organization

THANK YOU!