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The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reinforced government’s commitment to cooperate with all stakeholders towards consolidating the prevailing peace and harmony within the ancient Kingdom of Dagbon.
Despite the potentially huge contributions that coastal communities might make in marine resource management and sustainability, their participation in such efforts have only been recognized recently, particularly in Southeast Asia. Involving community perceptions can offer new insights for policy makers and resource managers and can elicit strong commitment and support from the communities themselves. This paper aims to understand perceptions of coastal communities of local environmental issues, specifically how these have developed over time, to understand expectations and perceptions of trends. Sixteen marine environmental issues were identified during stakeholder meetings in Palawan, Philippines. A co-developed survey was administered to 431 respondents from coastal communities in two municipalities (Taytay and Aborlan) and the city of Puerto Princesa in Palawan. The results show variation in perceptions and expectations between issues. We find that communities expect positive tren
Η κλιματική αλλαγή και η αύξηση της θερμοκρασίας του πλανήτη πάνω από 1,5 βαθμούς Κελσίου θα είναι «καταστροφική» για νησιωτικά κράτη του Ειρηνικού, και μπορεί να οδηγήσει στην εξαφάνιση ολόκληρων χωρών λόγω της ανόδου της στάθμης των θαλασσών εντός του αιώνα, προειδοποιούν ειδικοί.