The Conference aims to achieve the following:

Describe the status of, initiatives, issues and challenges in island development for resiliency and sustainability

Determine the lessons, experiences and constraints encountered by stakeholders as well as their visions for island development

Identify specific activities and strategies that can be pursued to ensure island resiliency and sustainability

Formulate policy and research agenda, administrative enhancement options, and capacity building recommendations

Establish networks and alliances for employing the human ecological approach in promoting island resilience and sustainability

Specifically, the Conference hopes to develop and/or identify:

A Research and Policy Agenda for development

Implementable/Actionable projects (e.g. capability building/training, quick response, disaster prevention, livelihood, biodiversity conservation)

Training/Capability building projects

Networks, alliances, and volunteer teams for the islands in the country and Small Islands States in Asia-Pacific

TOPICS/PRESENTERS

Paper presentations and/or discussants shall be encouraged or invited on the following possible topics: 1. Island Environment and Natural Resources: Status, Trends and Problems on forest and biodiversity, land, water, coastal and marine resources, energy, solid wastes, risk and disaster management 2. Island Population, Health and Food Security: education/literacy/ skills; health, employment, welfare, poverty, movement/migration (OFWs), culture and tradition, population, agriculture, nutrition 3. Science, Technology, Livelihood and Business: livelihood/business technologies, tourism, science and technology needs, business and industry, infrastructure, communications and transportation

4. Institutions, Governance and Capability: Business Sector views and experiences, Civil Society views and experiences, Government (Vision, priorities, challenges, capabilities), Epistemic Community (Colleges and Universities’ research and extension agenda)

For more details, please contact

Conference Secretariatc/o HUMEIN-Phils College of Human Ecology Research and Extension Center (CHE-REC)UP Los Baños, College, LagunaPhilippinesTel No. (63) (049) 526-9457Mobile Phone: 0917-814-4889; 0923-563-6319 Email: humein_phils@yahoo.com; humein.phils@gmail.comVisit www.humeinphils.org

“Human Ecology of Island Resiliency and

Sustainability” (HEIRS)

November 27-28, 2014University of the Philippines Open University

Laguna, Philippines

The 7th National Conference in Human Ecology and the Conference in Human Ecology of Island Resiliency with the theme “Human Ecology of

Island Resiliency and Sustainability” will be held at the UP Open University Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines on April 10-11, 2014.

The Conference is a collaborative attempt to identify development issues and challenges in island ecosystems with the end view of ensuring resiliency and sustainability. Employing the integrative human ecological perspectives, discussions and presentations shall revolve around the interactions of resources, population, technology, institutions and governance and the implications of these interactions on island resiliency and sustainability.

The Human Ecology Institute of the Philippines and the College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, will spearhead the event in collaboration with the UPLB CHE Alumni Association. Organizations, institutions, and programs on sustainability, human ecology, ecosystem-based research and development, island ecosystems, grassroots participation, social entrepreneurship, and corporate social responsibility, will be invited.

The Conference will be a great opportunity for professionals and practitioners from the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world to share initiatives, hear issues, and learn first-hand solutions. It will also serve as a venue for the declaration of unity and solidarity to strengthen cooperation among stakeholders in island resiliency and sustainability.

Who will attend?

The Conference welcomes participants from local and international community such as:

Human Settlements Planners, Environmental Planners, Rural/Regional and Urban Planners, Local Development Planners

Social Technologists, Sociologists, Institutional and Capacity Development Managers, Social

Entrepreneurs and Micro-Financing, Corporate Social Responsibility

Local Government personnel and executives, National Government policy and decision makers, Civil Society leaders, managers, and experts

Academicians, Researchers, Research and Development Specialists and Practitioners

Marine Scientists, Coastal Resource Management Specialists, Coastal and Terrestrial Biodiversity Specialists

Managers and Executives from Private Business in Island tourism, energy, renewable energy, potable water supply, water and irrigation management, agriculture, fisheries, forest management, mining