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Priority
Development Research Rationale/Objective of level
Challenges Areas Research
(P/HP/UP)
Land, air and Land, air and Strategies to strengthen P
water pollution water quality and ensure strict
management compliance to
environmental laws.
Migration of Environmental To identify alternative P
informal settlers management livelihood for informal
along bodies of settlers.
water
Weak disaster Disaster  To assess the working P
preparedness resiliency condition of the DRRM
related equipment of
LGUs.
 Study to establish
DRRM groups that can
respond during
disasters.
Lack of database Data To establish database P
on damages, management system in all LGUs to
losses and record damages, losses
casualties during and casualties during
disaster.
disaster
Degraded Environmental To intensify protection P
forestlands, protection and management of the
critical environment.
watersheds and
river basins
Legend:
UP (Urgent Priority) – research areas that address urgent or critical issues of the Region
HP (High Priority) – highly vital research areas that address two or more development challenges
P (Priority) – research areas relevant to the Region’s development challenges

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