Barangay Green Governance is an integrated approach at governance at the Barangay (village) level that hopes to realize the constitutional guarantee that “The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.” (Article 2 Section 16)
It is an approach that will have most chances of achieving Sustainable Development for local communities. In the advent of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this governance approach has the potential of delivering local-level realization of relevant SDGs.
Green Governance can cover different aspects of governance depending on the situation of a particular polity. It normally covers governance concerns on environmental management, public health & nutrition, food & agriculture, disaster risk reduction & management and development planing. It is characterize by being holistic, integrated and promotion of natural & organic processes & systems.
In practical terms, these may involve the following key programs in the Barangay:
(1) Barangay Ecological Solid Waste Management Program including setting up MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) and biodigesters; producing compost, organic fertilizer and biogas
(2) Barangay-Level Organic Vegetables & Herb Gardening Program using the compost & organic fertilizer from the MRF
(3) Barangay Organic Nutrition and Herbal Medicines Program from vegetables & herbs grown from their own gardens
(4) Barangay-Level Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Program building on & complementing the benefits of ecological solid waste management, vegetable-herb gardening for health & nutrition to build resiliency of the Barangay against flooding and other risks.
Barangay Councils (together with the Barangay staff, particularly the Barangay Secretary and/or Administrator) will benefit from a seminar-workshop on Barangay Green Governance to provide practical assistance in program, project & activity planning and defining the necessary local ordinances required to spell-out an integrated their barangay’s Green Governance by integrating their sectoral plans on environmental management (particularly ecological solid waste management), health, disaster risk reduction & management and agriculture & food security.
This will also be an excellent opportunity for the concern LGU offices and NGO proponents to establish proper lines of coordination with the participating Barangay councils.
An integrative mechanism is the development, adoption (through an ordinance) of a Comprehensive Barangay Development Plan. A Barangay Green Governance Integrated Plan must be made integral to the Comprehensive Barangay Development Plan.
The various components of a Barangay Green Governance are naturally link to each other. One way of appreciating this is through these linkages:
Proper implementation of Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) will result not only in reducing substantially household wastes but will produce compost to improve the soil and will allow for a community-level gardening program for herbs and vegetables to be developed.
Recyclables from ESWM and vegetable and herbs produce from the community gardens can provide for products that can be processed and sold by the community for their various green businesses. Furthermore a community gardening program can develop into a nursery program for trees that can be used for regular reforestation for critical ecosystems of the community.
Green Governance can cover different aspects of governance depending on the situation of a particular polity. It normally covers governance concerns on environmental management, public health & nutrition, food & agriculture, disaster risk reduction & management and development planing. It is characterize by being holistic, integrated and promotion of natural & organic processes & systems.
In practical terms, these may involve the following key programs in the Barangay:
(1) Barangay Ecological Solid Waste Management Program including setting up MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) and biodigesters; producing compost, organic fertilizer and biogas
(2) Barangay-Level Organic Vegetables & Herb Gardening Program using the compost & organic fertilizer from the MRF
(3) Barangay Organic Nutrition and Herbal Medicines Program from vegetables & herbs grown from their own gardens
(4) Barangay-Level Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Program building on & complementing the benefits of ecological solid waste management, vegetable-herb gardening for health & nutrition to build resiliency of the Barangay against flooding and other risks.
Barangay Councils (together with the Barangay staff, particularly the Barangay Secretary and/or Administrator) will benefit from a seminar-workshop on Barangay Green Governance to provide practical assistance in program, project & activity planning and defining the necessary local ordinances required to spell-out an integrated their barangay’s Green Governance by integrating their sectoral plans on environmental management (particularly ecological solid waste management), health, disaster risk reduction & management and agriculture & food security.
This will also be an excellent opportunity for the concern LGU offices and NGO proponents to establish proper lines of coordination with the participating Barangay councils.
An integrative mechanism is the development, adoption (through an ordinance) of a Comprehensive Barangay Development Plan. A Barangay Green Governance Integrated Plan must be made integral to the Comprehensive Barangay Development Plan.
The various components of a Barangay Green Governance are naturally link to each other. One way of appreciating this is through these linkages:
Proper implementation of Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) will result not only in reducing substantially household wastes but will produce compost to improve the soil and will allow for a community-level gardening program for herbs and vegetables to be developed.
Recyclables from ESWM and vegetable and herbs produce from the community gardens can provide for products that can be processed and sold by the community for their various green businesses. Furthermore a community gardening program can develop into a nursery program for trees that can be used for regular reforestation for critical ecosystems of the community.