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WWF-Philippines’ Monitoring and Evaluation
Report also showed a positive response to using
fibreglass boats. More than 80 percent of beneficiaries
surveyed reported using their own fibreglass bancas for
fishing and for monitoring marine sanctuaries.
“It was fantastic to find out that some of the boatbuilders had organized themselves and had started to
build fiberglass bancas independent of our project, or
had developed other locally-appropriate applications
of the technology. When we did our Monitoring and
Evaluation, it was fulfilling to hear some of the banca
recipients report that they were now able to regularly
secure enough food to feed their families, which had
not been the case in the aftermath of the typhoon,”
said Co.
Fighting overfishing and deforestation
Aside from giving hope and transforming the lives
of fishers in Haiyan-hit communities, Bancas for the
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We face a climate-defined future where extreme
weather events packing Typhoon Haiyan’s strength
and fury will be the new normal. Bancas for the
Philippines helps establish resilience in coastal
communities by teaching small-scale fishers how to
build their own fibreglass boats. (Toni Munar / WWF)
Acknowledging the need for an
integrated river basin management,
how can the city strengthen multicommunity alliances to establish
solutions to shared challenges?