BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 31 (PIA) - Over 150 multi-stakeholder representatives from the academe, government, private sector and civil society will meet here Thursday at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) for a gathering of experts at the 2nd Mindanao Policy Research Forum (MPRF), and push for advocacy initiatives and policies to boost climate change resilience among Mindanao communities.
The conduct of the 2nd MPRF is in line with the 2016 Development Policy Research Month (DPRM), a nationwide event that aims to promote and draw nationwide awareness on the importance of policy research in the formulation of sound development plans, programs, and policies.
Following DPRM’s theme of “Investing in Risk Reduction for a Resilient Philippines,” the MPRF will showcase various policy researches and best practices relevant to developing resilient communities in the island-region.
“This is a timely theme to discuss on a policy level since the current administration has consistently cited disaster risk reduction as among its top priorities,” said Undersecretary Janet Lopoz, executive director the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).
She added the conduct of the 2nd MPRF will become a venue to raise local concerns and efforts in mitigating the climate change impacts to national partners in policy and research communities.”
This year’s forum is co-organized by MinDA through its Mindanao Knowledge Center (MKC), the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and FSUU, which is also a member of the MKC network.
“Given the changing economic and environmental landscape of Mindanao, it has become even more necessary for us to strengthen our policy research and development network through the MKC, since they will be the key players in our pursuit for a green Mindanao economy,” Lopez said.
MKC operates under MinDA, along with its partners from higher education institutions and res1earch societies across Mindanao.
The forum will feature policy and research presentations from the PIDS, DENR, FSUU, and the Caraga State University, among others. A team from PIDS’ Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P) will discuss the open access agenda.
The SERP-P is an online repository of socioeconomic research materials amassed from the contributions of PIDS and 52 other research and academic institutions. A representative from the SERP-P will discuss the portal’s role in promoting free access to critical knowledge and relevant research studies and information.
At the end of the forum, participants are expected to be able to link policy researches with policy makers and other stakeholders leading to appropriate research utilization and practical application of the completed studies as primary tools in the pursuit for a resilient and progressive Mindanao. (MinDA/PIA-Caraga)
The conduct of the 2nd MPRF is in line with the 2016 Development Policy Research Month (DPRM), a nationwide event that aims to promote and draw nationwide awareness on the importance of policy research in the formulation of sound development plans, programs, and policies.
Following DPRM’s theme of “Investing in Risk Reduction for a Resilient Philippines,” the MPRF will showcase various policy researches and best practices relevant to developing resilient communities in the island-region.
“This is a timely theme to discuss on a policy level since the current administration has consistently cited disaster risk reduction as among its top priorities,” said Undersecretary Janet Lopoz, executive director the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).
She added the conduct of the 2nd MPRF will become a venue to raise local concerns and efforts in mitigating the climate change impacts to national partners in policy and research communities.”
This year’s forum is co-organized by MinDA through its Mindanao Knowledge Center (MKC), the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and FSUU, which is also a member of the MKC network.
“Given the changing economic and environmental landscape of Mindanao, it has become even more necessary for us to strengthen our policy research and development network through the MKC, since they will be the key players in our pursuit for a green Mindanao economy,” Lopez said.
MKC operates under MinDA, along with its partners from higher education institutions and res1earch societies across Mindanao.
The forum will feature policy and research presentations from the PIDS, DENR, FSUU, and the Caraga State University, among others. A team from PIDS’ Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P) will discuss the open access agenda.
The SERP-P is an online repository of socioeconomic research materials amassed from the contributions of PIDS and 52 other research and academic institutions. A representative from the SERP-P will discuss the portal’s role in promoting free access to critical knowledge and relevant research studies and information.
At the end of the forum, participants are expected to be able to link policy researches with policy makers and other stakeholders leading to appropriate research utilization and practical application of the completed studies as primary tools in the pursuit for a resilient and progressive Mindanao. (MinDA/PIA-Caraga)
