High-Level Launch of the Project “Environmental-Economic Accounting for Evidence-Based Policy in the Philippines” 28 May 2021 | 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Key Message UNDERSECRETARY MERCEDITA A. SOMBILLA Regional Development Group Preliminaries Philippine Statistics Authority Undersecretary Claire Dennis Mapa, UN Resident Coordinator in the Philippines Gustavo Gonzalez, UNSD Chief for Environmental Economics Accounts Section Alessandra continue reading : Message for High-Level Launch of the Project “Environmental-Economic Accounting for Evidence-Based Policy in the Philippines”
NEDA UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
With the government aiming for sustained economic growth of 7 to 8 percent in the medium term, there is a need to pay attention to the country’s natural resources and how they are used and managed, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “We want to ensure that our pursuit of economic growth continue reading : NEDA UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
NEDA moves to develop system to account for use of environment and natural resources
The Philippine government has moved to develop a system to account for the use of environment and natural resources to ensure that development will be sustainable, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). NEDA Deputy Director-General Emmanuel F. Esguerra said that such a system, called natural capital accounting (NCA), is important because the continue reading : NEDA moves to develop system to account for use of environment and natural resources
