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Continuing Education and Training Division

Continuing Education and Training Division

The Continuing Education and Training Division (CETD) of the UP Los Baños School of Environmental Science and Management is one of the core divisions of the School that conducts activities under the  following thematic focus areas:

-Strengthen environmental science education and information dissemination for the general public

-Conduct of seminars/webinars and conferences on emerging environmental issues on Land, Air, Water and People (LAWP)

SESAM ExChanges: Environmental Challenges and Solutions Seminar Series

  • SESAM ExChanges 1 : Environmental Challenges and Solutions (2021)

Hon. Loren Legarda (Congress of Philippines)

                       Ecosystems and Natural Accounting Systems: Prospects for the Philippines 

Atty. Maria Paz “Ipat” Luna (DENR) 

                       Status of Environmental Policy and Governance in the Philippines 

  • SESAM ExChanges 2: Land and Water in Relation to Environmental Impact  Assessment (2021)

Asec. Roderick M. Planta (NEDA)

                        Revisiting the National Water Security Roadmap 

Dr. Patricia Ann J. Sanchez (SESAM)

                    Integrated Water Resources Management 

Dr. Myra O. Villareal (University of Tsukuba, Japan)

                   Utilization of Functional Bioresources from Semi-Arid and Arid Lands of the Maghreb Region, North Africa 

  • SESAM ExChanges 3: The Philippine Macroeconomy and the Sustainable Development Goals  (SDGs) Aspirations ( Feb. 2022)

USec. Rosemarie G. Edillon (NEDA)

Current Macro-Economic Conditions of the Philippines in relation to the SDGs

  • SESAM ExChanges 4.  Living in Urban and Rural Areas in the Face of Climate Change (April 2022)

Dr. Athur Mabiso (IFAD)

                   Climate Change Adaptation among Selected Agricultural Communities in Asia and Africa

EnP Jose Bernardo B. Gochoco (ICLEI)

                    Climate Change Adaptation in Cities in Southeast Asia

  • SESAM ExChanges 5: Environmental Technology Innovations and Solutions:  What Works for the LGUs (July 2022)

Mr. Oliver C. Gonzales (City ENRO Batangas City) 

                     Environmental Technology Innovations and Solutions Implemented in Batangas City: Solid Wastes, Air and Water Quality Monitoring and Land-use Management

Engr. Maria Amor A. Salandanan, EnP (ENRO Santa Rosa City)

                     Environmental Technology Innovations and Solutions Implemented in Santa Rosa City: Solid Wastes, Air and Water Quality Monitoring and Land-use Management

  • SESAM ExChanges 6: Sustainability Considerations in Complex  Human and Natural Systems Interactions (Dec. 2022)

Dr. JIaguo Qi (Michigan State University)

Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Mekong River Basin: Impacts of HJydropower Dams

  • SESAM ExChanges 7: The Aftermath of COP 27: What’s in it for the Philippines?  (Dec. 2022)

              Atty. Antonio Gabriel M. La Viña (Ateneo de Manila University)

          The Aftermath of COP 27: What’s in it for the Philippines?

  • SRIS: SESAM-UPLB Research Impact Series: Highlighting Methods and Impacts of Interdisciplinary Research

-Disseminate SESAM’s research thrusts

SRIS 1: Project Ligtas (Landslides Investigations on Geohazards for Timely Advisories in the Philippines (Jan 2023)

Dr. Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava (SESAM-UPLB)