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Catherine Roween C. Almaden, PhD
Associate Professor
Academic Background
- PhD in Development Studies major in Economics and Public Policy, University of the Philippines
- Master of Arts in Economics, University of San Carlos, Philippines
- Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of the Philippines
Professional and Academic Experience
- College President, Northern Bukidnon State College
- Dean, Graduate School, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan
- Executive Assistant to the Vice-President for Higher Education, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan
- Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan
- Department Chairperson, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan
- Lead Researcher/Consultant
Affiliations, Awards, and Honors
- Board Member, Philippine Economics Society
- Technical Panel for Economics, Commission on Higher Education
- Regular Member, National Research Council of the Philippines
- Member, SEARCA Alumni, Associates, and Fellows (SAAF)
- Member, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Philippines
- Member, International Public Policy Association
- Member, Philippine – Canada Network for Sustainability
- Member, Development Studies Association
- Member, The Society for the Study of Social Problems
- Member, Organization of Women in Science and Development
- Member, American Economic Association
- Gawad Parangal National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), Manila, Philippines
- Scholarship Grant: Women’s Leadership for Community Development, Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
- Outstanding Alumni Award, College of Economics and Management, UPLB Alumni Association, Philippines
- Scholarship Grant: Asian Productivity Organization
- Scholarship Grant: Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme, United Nations Environmental Program Tongji University, Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
- Outstanding Alumni Award for the College of Economics and Management UPLB Alumni Association, Philippines
- Best Paper Award: Fifth Asia Future Conference, Manila, Philippines Atsumi International Foundation (Japan), Philippines
- Class Valedictorian College of Public Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
- Best Dissertation College of Public Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
- PhD Academic Excellence Award, College of Public Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Baños Philippines
- AFC Asian Award: Fourth Asia Future Conference, Seoul, South Korea Atsumi International Foundation (Japan), South Korea
- Best Presenter Award: Fourth Asia Future Conference, Seoul, South Korea Atsumi International Foundation (Japan), South Korea
- Climate Risk Research Award Allianz (Germany), Germany
- Research Award, Collaborative Research for Young Scholars Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (Japan), Japan
- Dissertation Grant CHED, Philippines
- PhD Scholarship, SEARCA (ASEAN), Philippines
- PhD Fellowship University of Bergen, Norway
- PhD Fellowship University of Freiburg and DAAD, Germany
- Fellowship: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Valuation, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia and IDRC, Indonesia
- Fellowship: Friedrich Naumann Foundation International Academy for Leadership, Germany
- Scholarship Grant: Sustainable Human Development, Central European University and UNDP, Hungary
- Fellowship: Market Access for Sustainable Development, Wageningen University, Netherlands Fellowship Program, Netherlands
- Scholarship Grant: WTO-Philippine Global Trade Program, DTI-USAID, Philippines
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
- Almaden, C. R. C., Diep, T. T., Rola, A.C., Baconguis, R. D. T., Pulhin, J.M., Camacho, J. V., & Ancog, R. C. (2020). Factors influencing measure-based adaptation of rice-farmers for slow onset hazard: The case of saltwater inundation in the Philippines and Vietnam. Environmental Management, 66, 629–643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-020-01332-2
- Almaden, C. R. C., Rola, A.C., Baconguis, R.D. T., Pulhin, J.M., Camacho, J. V., & Ancog, R. C. (2019). Determinants of adaptation for slow-onset hazards: The case of rice-farming households affected by seawater intrusion in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 16(1). 93-116.
- Almaden, C. R. C., & Navarro, M. K. (2018). Enablers and constraints of localized climate
financing: The case of a second-tier city in the Philippines. Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, 1. DOI 10.3280/EFE2018-001009
- Almade, C. R. C. (2018). Ecotourism policy options for the white water rafting in Cagayan de Oro River, Philippines: A multi-criteria analysis. International Journal of Tourism Policy, 1, 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTP.2018.092469
- Almaden, C. R. C. (2016). Economic contributions of the artisanal capture fisheries in Cagayan de Oro River, Philippines. International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics, 37(2), 11-27.
- Almaden, C. R. C. (2014). Protecting water supply: The Philippine experience. Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, 39(4).
BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS
- Almaden, C. R. C. (2021). Examining sustainability issues in the water dependent economy of downstream sectors in the Cagayan de Oro River Basin. In A. La Viña, J. A. Canivel, & D. P. Reyes (Eds.), Forests in the Anthropocene: Perspectives from the Philippines (Chapter 6). ISBN 978-621-96454-0-9 (Paperback); ISBN 978-621-96454-1-6.
- Tan, R. P., Almaden, C. R. C., Navarro, M. K., Obedencio, M. M., & Sereñas, C. L. R. (2018). Total economic value of the Cagayan de Oro river basin. In M. Hymel, L. Kreiser, J. E. Milne, & H. Ashiabor (Eds.), Innovation addressing climate change challenges (Chapter 12, pp. 169-184). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788973366.00025
- Almaden, C. R. C., Navarro, M. K., Obedencio, M. M., & Sereñas, C. L. R. (2012). Basic Principles in Economics with Taxation, Agrarian Reform and Consumer Education. XU Press, Philippines. ISBN No.: 978-9719094-16-6
