Region 2 environment chief directs officials on ENR implementation

Anchoring nature-based adaptation solutions as the core of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in implementing its programs, projects and activities, Regional Executive Director (RED) Gwendolyn Bambalan of the Cagayan Valley Region has directed key officials and employees of the activities to be undertaken this year.

 

In the New Year’s Call cum Capacity Building on Planning and Budgeting held yesterday at the Go Hotel, Tuguegarao City, RED Bambalan appealed for the support of environment officials and personnel by enhancing their competencies on science-based ENR management, geospatial planning, and climate change mitigation and adaptation to support the Department’s thrusts and priority directions.

 

“The people of Cagayan Valley are expecting the commitment of DENR personnel to implement the Agency’s mandate to protect, conserve and manage the region’s bountiful natural resources,” Director Bambalan emphasized adding the Department’s programs and projects to create impacts on the lives and condition of the local communities and other partners.

 

She also stressed the need to sustain linkages to the different sectors in the region such as the law enforcement agencies, local government units, people’s organizations, mining companies, academe, business sector, media, and other government agencies. “We have to revisit our partnership with them and capitalize on our experiences in building more and in strengthening our existing partnerships especially with the civil society organizations and private groups,” said the regional environment chief.

 

Meanwhile, Assistant Regional Executive Director for Technical Services Marcos Dacanay discussed the ways forward for activities in four divisions of technical services, namely; surveys and mapping; conservation and development; enforcement; and licenses, patents and deeds.

 

For his part, Atty. Ismael Manaligod, assistant regional executive director for management services, committed on behalf of the management group to provide timely and sufficient logistical support; implement a capability upskilling or reskilling in collaboration with the technical services; and implement cost-effective future-ready interventions both in service delivery and back-end support by going to a digital-ready office.

 

Planning and Management Division Chief Nenita Naranja cascaded to the PENR and CENR Officers programs for implementation this year realigning and integrating with the approved Work and Financial Plan as discussed during the recent National Reprogramming Workshop in Tagaytay City.

 

These initiatives aim to increase high target setting; accelerate urgent and essential activities; redirect or refocus activities to align with broader national needs and goals; maximize financial leverage through private sector engagement, development partners or international organizations, academe, other NGAs to address knowledge, technology and funding gap; intersect sectors with climate change and disaster risk reduction; and integrate policy across sectors.

 

Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement Division Chief Florentino Lingan of the Environmental Management Bureau; and Planning Officer Diana Imee Estrada of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau also shared their planned interventions on environment and mining related programs and projects.#