CATBALOGAN
CITY, Samar, Sept. 5 (PNA) - The city government here presented one of the
major planned projects in the Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change 2016.
“My big
appreciation to International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
(ICLEI) and Seoul City Government for this opportunity given to me and the city
to showcase one of the big projects that we will be undertaking within the
Maqueda and Irong Irong Bays of Catbalogan,” Uy-Tan said in a mobile phone
interview.
Participating
in the forum held on Sept. 1 to 2 in Seoul, South Korea were mayors from 40
cities in the world, including 19 mayors and deputy mayors headed by Seoul
Mayor Park Won Soon.
The mayor of
Samar’s capital discussed future adoption of the city on an Ecosystem Approach
to Fisheries Management (EAFM) by pioneering tidal energy power generation in
the Philippines.
In a
statement, the mayor explained that tidal energy or tidal power is described as
a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity.
Special buoys, turbines, and other technologies capture the power of waves and
tides and convert it into clean, and pollution-free electricity.
Most common
technology for tidal energy today, according to Uy-Tan, can be classified into
three main categories: In-Stream Devices that use of the kinetic energy of
moving water to power turbines, in a similar way as windmills use moving air;
Barrages an structure like a dams across the full width of a tidal estuary – or
the mouth of a river that has a free-flowing connection to the ocean and Tidal
lagoons is similar to barrages but can be constructed as self-contained
structures not extending fully across an estuary.
The project
can also be used to make the local fishing industry more vibrant and address
problem on over fishing by eco-system approach.
“Why
eco-system approach? Because it’s integrated approach allows trade on balancing
human and ecological well-being. It allows to a more effective planning and it
increase stakeholder’s participation,” Uy-Tan explained during the
presentation.
The project
will also allow ordinary fishermen and residents of Catbalogan to venture to
aqua-culture that has lesser carbon footprint unlike other livelihood such as
livestock production.
“This will
result for economic growth of those who belong to the marginalize sector,
ensure food security and promote mariculture to fisher folks and not just to
promote renewable energy,” the mayor explained.
The Seoul
Mayors Forum on Climate Change 2016 highlighted many ways in which cities can
scale up their ambitions, such as through sustainable procurement, according to
ICLEI website.
Seoul
launched the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement in partnership
with ICLEI to create a worldwide network of leading cities using this direct
and practical tool to tackle climate change.
The event
also serve as a tool to pressure national governments to move quickly on
ratifying the Paris Agreement at COP21 that signed last year where the
Philippines is one of the signatories. (PNA)
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