1. CLIMATE CHANGE: Livelihood and Food Security GlengylOngaUmali Community Development Worker PDFI-Grassroots Democracy Institute and Resource Center
2. 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 not on the needs of the rural poor, but rather, builds on the existing assets of the poor, both at the community level, and as individuals
3. 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 Food availability: sufficient quantities of food available on a consistent basis. Food access: having sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious diet. Food use: appropriate use based on knowledge of basic nutrition and care, as well as adequate water and sanitation.
8. 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)
9. 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
12. LINKAGES AND PARTNERSHIP Ensuring Community’s Sustainable Development: Environment Bureau Health Department Water District Local Government Unit Community-Based Organization
