Implementation of Department of Education Programs, Projects, and Activities on Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change in the Philippines

Abstract

This study sought to determine the extent of implementation of Department of Education (DepEd) programs, projects, and activities on mitigating the impact of climate change in one of the schools' divisions in the Philippines. The participants were 120 school heads, 240 teachers, 120 learners, 120 parent-teachers association officers (PTA), 120 Punong Barangays, 43 Sangguniang Bayan members representing the municipalities in a particular province and 20 schools division personnel. This is a one-shot descriptive-correlational study. The participants were given hybrid questionnaires to measure the level implementation of DepEd in the aspects of programs, projects, and activities to address environmental issues wherein the schools are located. Mean and Pearson’s r was used to determine the extent of implementation and if there is a significant relationship among the results set at 0.05 level of significance, respectively. The results revealed a very great extent of implementation of DepEd initiatives mitigating climate change through environmental awareness and education. A significant relationship existed between the mean scores on the aspects of DepEd’s implementation, which indicated a positive effect on mitigating the impact of climate change within the learning conditions and environments in schools. Having this, an innovation entitled “Sustainable Climate Change Mitigation Intervention Project” was conceptualized to enhance some aspects of these educational solutions to foster climate change and environmental education among child-friendly schools in the Philippines.