The issue of poor land use planning is being left out in the current discussions on why disasters keep happening in the Philippines. According to Dr. Walter Salzer, director and principal advisor of the Environment and Rural Development Program (ERDP) of the ?Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), increasing threat of climate change and the effects of disasters being felt every year in almost all areas of the country highlight that land use planning, use and management, is not only about physical planning, but also makes sense on the social and human aspect. Read More
