Multi-sectoral governance council: A scaling-up approach in disaster preparedness and management Cerila Canda, Dave B. Mariquit, Michael Pielago, Huberto C. Zanoria1*; and Andrew Diola2 1Mandaue City College, Cebu, Philippines 2University of Cebu, Philippines *Corresponding author: hzanoria@yahoo.com I. ABSTRACT AND OVERVIEW Civil society involvement in governance has been viewed as instrumental for sustainable and inclusive local development. For participatory governance to work, others outside of the Local Government Unit (LGU) must share in the responsibilities of governance. This is done with the formation of Multi-Sectoral Governance Council (MSGC), which provides a platform for involvement in the strategy formulation and implementation of programs/services. In Mandaue City, the LGU and MSGC acknowledged t h a t t h e c h a l l e n g e s i n developing the city are not only problems of the government but of the community as a whole. They have come to realize that everyone is part of the problem and the solution. Policies and projects implemented should be responsive and inclusive given the platform to dialogue with various sectoral representatives. For Disaster Preparedness and Management strategy to move forward and produce results, it must do parallel activities of disseminating information to securing people’s buy-in and involving them in concrete programs like post disaster recovery and rehabilitation. This is done through the formation of VACs (Vision Aligned Circles) which are small ad hoc work groups in departments and service sectors. They identify specific and realistic activities and work on it within a time frame of six months. Presently, they focused their attention on preventive (preparedness training and capability-building), management and post disaster rehabilitation. These are assessed by the Multi-Sectoral Governance Council and will be the basis for fine-tuning development interventions. Activities were facilitated through the use of Geographic Information System data like Vulnerability Assessment maps, Topographic maps, Population and Health information and occurrence of critical incidents like typhoons, earthquakes, flooding 322 Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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