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e-SLDR
State of Local Development, Electronic Report
Navotas City, PY 2009
Navotas City, PY 2009
General Profile
Income Class: HUC
Population: 245,344
Land Area (in has): 1,069.00
Major economic activity: Fishery
e-SLDR is an approximation of the state of socio-economic and
environmental development in a locality. The result is based on
LGU self-assessment or estimates of key development
indicators. National target, average and expert inference are
used as benchmarks.
CORE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
State of Health and Nutrition - Infant mortality rate is considerably high
State of Education - Elementary Participation Rate is quite low.
State of Peace and Order - Incidence of index crime such as murder, homicide, physical injury,
rape,robbery and theft is alarming.; Incidence of non-index crime such as crimes against national
security, fundamental laws of the state, public order, public morals, violations of special laws,
illegal gambling, illegal possession of firearms, carnapping, illegal drugs, kidnapping, serious illegal
detention, and smuggling is very high.
State of Income - Poverty incidence is high. Many families live below poverty threshold. ; Income
per capita is extremely low.
State of Coastal Marine Ecosystems - Too many cases of illegal fishing were reported for the past
3 years. ; Presence of solid waste heaps is observed in many spots and sites on coastline. Quality
of coastal water is questionable.
Note: Core Development Challenges are those development indicators where the LGU failed to
How to interpret the chart?
A 5-point scale and color codes are applied to
visualize the result. The numerical equivalent
used to gauge the level of development is called
"Development Index".
Development Index:
Level of analysis:
Indicator level (focus on the smallest slice, seen
at the outermost layer of the chart) - it describes
specific development condition, e.g., "Poverty
incidence is high. Many families live below
poverty threshold". LGU data or estimate on
poverty incidence is compared to national
average. The LGU should have a lower poverty
incidence than that of the national average to
get an acceptable development index (DI) of at
least "3".
Sub-sector level (focus on a slice that binds a
number of indicators, seen at the second outer
layer of the chart) - it is the average of indicator
indices under a sub-sector. It describes the sub-
sector development condition, e.g., "Sub-sector:
Income; DI: 2.5, Poor".
Sectoral level (focus on a slice that binds a
number of sub-sectors, seen at the second inner
layer of the chart) - it is the average of sub-
sector indices. It describes the sectoral
development condition, e.g., "Sector: Economic;
DI: 2.7, Poor".
Overall Development (focus on the innermost
circle) - It is the average of sectoral indices, i.e.,
Social, Economic and Environment. It describes
the overall development condition in a locality,
e.g., "Overall Development Index: 3.2, Fair".
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achieve the minimum or acceptable condition, and got an equivalent development index of "2"
or "1"
e-SLDR
State of Local Development, Electronic Report
Navotas City, PY 2009
How to Interpret the Plot?
Green line - Ideal level of
development (DI: 5)
Red line - Danger Zone (DI: 3)
Blue line - LGU development
index
The plot helps you determine
which sector needs special
attention, or which needs to be
sustained. Once the blue line
lies inside the red plot, it
means that sector needs close
attention. If the blue line meets
the green line, it means your
LGU is doing great in that
sector and has to be
sustained.
Socio-economic and environment are inter-dependent. A healthy and good quality human resource (labor
force) is a productive working force that breeds a healthy economy and one that recognizes the value of
environmental quality. A well-managed economy sustains the productivity of natural endowments and the life
support system needed to build a health society. Well-conserved natural resources provide communities with a
sustainable source of livelihood and income and thus improve their economic welfare. Clean environment and
good economy ensure the quality of life.
It is, therefore, important that these three sectors are equally given importance to achieve a balanced and
sustained development.
More on Socio-Economic
and Environmental Interdependencies
How does an economic problem such as "low income" affect social
and environmental dimensions?
Low family income would impact to education of children. Children may opt to work instead of going to
school to help the family with the basic necessity such as food. Poor nutrition due to imbalance food intake
may lead to many forms of illnesses or worse, even death.
Socio-Economic and Environmental Interdependencies
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Low income is a hindrance in accessing decent shelter and basic utilities such as water, electricity and
sanitary toilet facility. Difficulty to access water and sanitary toilet facility poses environmental and health
problems.
Low income may lead to illegal activities that impact on the integrity of the environment or social
disharmony. The overriding motivation is survival. One sample is illegal fishing, say, the use of dynamite to
increase fish catch. While dynamite fishing may increase income, it is not sustainable. What is irreversible is
the destruction of coastal habitat.
What are the impacts of illegal fishing to socio-economic and environmental dimensions?
Illegal fishing destroys marine life which contributed to the loss of seaweed beds, tidal marshes, coral reefs,
mangrove forests, and other important biotic communities. The loss of important marine organisms such as
those mentioned above has an impact to marine nutrient imbalances leading to declining of fish resources, as
well as degeneration of the natural resilience or cleansing ability of marine ecosystems which, later on, would
result to serious marine pollution.
Livelihoods of fisherfolk and food security are issues that would crop up because of declining fish resources.
Marine pollution definitely affects biodiversity and marine ecosystem health, including the marine ecosystem
services.
In brief, recognizing these interdependencies is about understanding human life.
Every action or inaction corresponds to great benefits or serious problems in the future. The future
of next generation lies in our hands. Think! There's no option but to ACT... now.