Abstract: One of the major challenges school managers face nowadays is brought by climate change. In this study, awareness and management preparedness of school managers to issues related to climate change were documented. Descriptive method of research was employed with 73 school manager-respondents. The study used more than 50% of the school managers from the 13 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Oriental Mindoro. Findings revealed that level of awareness among respondents was highest on the effect of climate change to food security, increasing incidence of diseases and sea level rise. On biological systems, extinction of some species, and significant role of aquatic environment to climate change mitigation were best known. Planting of trees was the best mitigation measure. The absence of organized response team and absence of support facilities was rated as possible hindrance to HEI management preparedness. Climate change impacts may be managed among HEIs through interventions in making a more prepared community and environment-friendly community. There is a need for integrated climate change adaptation measures among HEIs in Oriental Mindoro, develop linkages to affirm knowledge on problem and enhance HEIs’ capability to adapt, enhance information dissemination strategy, and the need to organize crisis response teams.
Keywords: management preparedness, climate change, school, managers, MIMAROPA.
Title: Awareness and Management Preparedness on Climate Change of Selected Higher Education Institutions in Oriental Mindoro
Author: Wilma M. Ramirez
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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