by Martin Q. Imatong, Los Baños Times Collaborator and Los Baños Local Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Program (LCCAMP) consultant

The Los Baños Local Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Program (LCCAMP) secretariat conducted a lecture-seminar entitled “Si Juana, Si Juan, at ang Paaralan: Climate Change Action Plan in the 21stCentury”  for Colegio De Los Baños (CDLB) last January 28.

Martin Q. Imatong, LCCAMP consultant, served as the resource speaker. The four-hour lecture-seminar covered the following topics: What is Climate Change; How is Climate Change affecting the Philippines; How is Climate Change affecting Laguna; How is Climate Change affecting Los Baños; What can a person /student do to help combat Climate Change; Caring for the environment; and Community Programs and Interventions.

The program aimed to “help CDLB in promoting its educational institution mission to make students aware of important issues that directly impact their development and lives.” This is according to Aleli Teresa San Agustin-Nolido, school director and student affairs head of CDLB.

A total of 55 college students attended together with CDLB faculty and staff. LCCAMP administrative officer, Joan R. Magdaong, assisted in the program.