By Vicky Berdina M. de Guzman
The Institute of Popular Opinion (IPO) of the University of Mindanao says climate change is the main concern of Dabawenyos among the 11 pre-identified environmental issues.
There were 1,150 respondents in the environmental survey, aged 18 years and over, all residents across the three districts of Davao City. Respondents in the 10-day survey (May 16-26, 2012) covered all barangays, according to Dr. Malen Arquiza, IPO executive director.
A month after the observance of Earth Hour, the IPO survey showed that Dabawenyos are most worried about climate change-issues and that they consider them as the most alarming environmental problems of the city today.
From the data provided by the IPO, global warming and it’s effects ranked first with regards to the Dabawenyos’ concern on environmental issues, followed by deforestation, city flooding, energy crisis, and air pollution.
Arquiza said those were the top five concerns of Dabawenyos. Ranked sixth is pollution of drinking water, followed by coastal degradation and loss of marine resources, pollution of rivers and water reservoirs, mining and its effects, urbanization and loss of open/free spaces and maintenance of the city’s fresh water supply, respectively.
Eight out of ten respondents expressed concern for pollution of drinking water, coastal degradation, loss of marine resources and as well as the pollution of rivers and water reservoir and about seven out of ten expressed concern for mining and its effects, urban sprawl and loss space and maintenance of the city’s fresh water supply.
As mentioned, the current levels of Dabawenyos’ concern about these environmental issues are common not only to Davao City but also to other cities of the country as well. Together with Dr. Arquiza in stating the results of their survey, were professor Maian Cozo, Dr. Adrian Tamayo and Dr. Rey Cuizon, all from IPO.
Environment protection
Cozo said the same respondents were asked which between environment protection and energy production the government should prioritize. He added that almost nine out of ten respondents said environmental protection (88.69%) is of more urgent concern than energy production.
The result of the survey also shows that Dabawenyos favor environment friendly solutions for addressing the city’s energy problems. They prefer that the city government put greater emphasis on the development of alternative renewable energy sources (95.65%), and the promotion of self-imposed discipline on energy conservation by consumers (92.52%) as the best ways to address the city’s energy crisis.
Meanwhile, distribution or rationing of energy supply (34.96%) and more production of energy from non-renewable sources (8%) are considered least solutions to the energy problems.
According to Cuizon, it is a good thing to know that Dabawenyos are willing to sacrifice for the sake of all in terms of solutions for addressing the city’s energy problems.
The Institute of Popular Opinion (IPO) of the University of Mindanao says climate change is the main concern of Dabawenyos among the 11 pre-identified environmental issues.
There were 1,150 respondents in the environmental survey, aged 18 years and over, all residents across the three districts of Davao City. Respondents in the 10-day survey (May 16-26, 2012) covered all barangays, according to Dr. Malen Arquiza, IPO executive director.
A month after the observance of Earth Hour, the IPO survey showed that Dabawenyos are most worried about climate change-issues and that they consider them as the most alarming environmental problems of the city today.
From the data provided by the IPO, global warming and it’s effects ranked first with regards to the Dabawenyos’ concern on environmental issues, followed by deforestation, city flooding, energy crisis, and air pollution.
Arquiza said those were the top five concerns of Dabawenyos. Ranked sixth is pollution of drinking water, followed by coastal degradation and loss of marine resources, pollution of rivers and water reservoirs, mining and its effects, urbanization and loss of open/free spaces and maintenance of the city’s fresh water supply, respectively.
Eight out of ten respondents expressed concern for pollution of drinking water, coastal degradation, loss of marine resources and as well as the pollution of rivers and water reservoir and about seven out of ten expressed concern for mining and its effects, urban sprawl and loss space and maintenance of the city’s fresh water supply.
As mentioned, the current levels of Dabawenyos’ concern about these environmental issues are common not only to Davao City but also to other cities of the country as well. Together with Dr. Arquiza in stating the results of their survey, were professor Maian Cozo, Dr. Adrian Tamayo and Dr. Rey Cuizon, all from IPO.
Environment protection
Cozo said the same respondents were asked which between environment protection and energy production the government should prioritize. He added that almost nine out of ten respondents said environmental protection (88.69%) is of more urgent concern than energy production.
The result of the survey also shows that Dabawenyos favor environment friendly solutions for addressing the city’s energy problems. They prefer that the city government put greater emphasis on the development of alternative renewable energy sources (95.65%), and the promotion of self-imposed discipline on energy conservation by consumers (92.52%) as the best ways to address the city’s energy crisis.
Meanwhile, distribution or rationing of energy supply (34.96%) and more production of energy from non-renewable sources (8%) are considered least solutions to the energy problems.
According to Cuizon, it is a good thing to know that Dabawenyos are willing to sacrifice for the sake of all in terms of solutions for addressing the city’s energy problems.
