1. EVALUATION OF THE STATUS OFIWRM IMPLEMENTATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 2000 -2010: POLICY, LEGISLATION & INSTITUTION Global Water Partnership Southeast Asia UN Conference Centre, Bangkok September 21, 2011

2. THE PHILIPPINE REPORT Prepared by: Dr. Jessica Calfoforo Salas Philippine Water Partnership

3. Contents Objective Methodology Summary of Findings Policy Legislations Institutions Way Forward

4. Objectives, methodology, limitations

5. Objective To assess IWRM implementation with respect to policy, legal and institutional aspects for years 2000 to 2010. Output will be an input to Southeast Asia Water Security Roadmapand Philippine Water Security Roadmap.

6. Evaluation Framework

7. Methods: The Inception Report was circulated for comments and approval. Initial data for water resource condition, supplied by PWP members or accessed from their reports and websites comprised the first draft (Part II), was circulated for comments and presented in the first workshop. Instruments: a checklist and unstructured interview were used for purposive data gathering to attain the objective of the study. Eighteen (18) cases were reviewed. The first draft of Part I was prepared with data from the cases and these were circulated among PWP and discussed in the second workshop.

8. Limitations Evaluation design is limited to TOR variables and design provided by the TOR. Data needed are assumed to be with PWP members and will be made available by them. Since PWP asked for involvement of non-members, only agencies/organizations referred to by PWP members were included.

9. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

10. POLICY & PLANS before year 2000 There were policy statements calling for integrated management of water resources before year 2000: Presidential Decree 424, 1974 The PD created the National Water Resources Board or NWRB. To “Effect inter-sectoral/inter-departmental coordination of water resources plans and programs within the context of national plans and policies for social and economic development…” The Water Code of 1976 “There is a need for a Water Code based on rational concepts of integrated and multi-purpose management of water resources and sufficiently flexible to adequately meet future developments.”

11. Continued The First National Water Summit, 1994 “…urgent need to properly manage the nation’s water in a sustainable manner, and the need for an integration and coordination of all water related efforts towards a more focused approach to water resources management.” 1980 Water Resources Assessment 1998 Master Plan for Water Resources Management (JICA Study) 1994 Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan 1994-2005 Provincial Master Plans for Water Supply and Sanitation

12. Policy and Plans after year 2000 2004 Medium Term Development Plan 2004 to 2010 2004 Clean Water Act 2005 Adoption of Collaborative Approach to Watershed Management by DENR 2006 IWRM Framework Plan 2008 Creation of Sub Committee on Water Resources, Infrastructure Committee, NEDA 2009 Climate Change Act 2010 Philippine Water Supply Sector Roadmap 2010 National Framework Strategy for Climate Change 2010 Philippine Development Plan for 2011 to 2016

18. Attention to ecosystem services in supplying water and facilitating sanitation

21. Policy Gap:Guideline for organizing watershed of tributaries for local and decentralized water management. A mechanism for vertical and horizontal integration. Provision for decision support system tools to enable river basin organizations to plan and help local government units.

23. Policy GapsA guideline for utilization of the forest for water storage and water production in addition to production forest and timber plantation Use of ecosystem management tools

25. Awareness of the impact of climate change and the need to adapt made local government units embrace water resource management and integrate same in their administrative and legislative systems

26. Policy GapLack of guideline and decision support system tools for effective and efficient IWRM Recognition of water resources regions/basin level planning – most plan based on political boundaries Local plans (such as land use plans, development plans) not water sensitive

28. water Legislation framework

29. Legislated laws affecting water resources before year 2000 1963, RA 3601 creation of National Irrigation Administration 1966, RA 4850, Laguna Lake Development Authority 1971 RA 6234 Creation of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System 1990, RA 7160. The Local Government Code

30. CONTINUED 1995 RA 8041 The National Water Crisis Act 1997 Agriculture and Fishery Modernization Act Electrical Power Industry Reform Act 1987 The Philippine Constitution

31. Legislated laws affecting water resources after year 2000 2001 RA 9147. Wildlife Resources and Conservation Act. 2004 RA 9275 The Clean Water Act 2009 R.A. 9729. Climate Change Act

32. Elements of an Integrated Water Legislation Framework (GWP INBO) National, provincial and local water laws and policies determine how stakeholders play their respective roles in the development and management of water resources. Basin organizations put up by law have a strong mandate Laws and water policies spell out rules, responsibility and accountability of public and private sectors

33. Continued 4. Water management framework should e part of an existing national administrative system 5. Basin and national water policy management plans should be harmonized. ________ All items were rated by PWP members as implemented “to a little extent.”

34. Institutional framework

35. Figure 10 Emerging Pattern of Institutional Integration Local

37. National level with NWRB and NEDA sub committee on water

38. Mezzo level with river basin organizations

39. Local governments with community watershed organizations

40. Vertical integration is taking two paths

41. River basin organizations under RBCO with NEDA sub committee on water to NWRB

42. Watersheds outside river basins are integrated through local government units to the Regional Development Councils to RBCO to NWRB through NEDA sub committee on water

43. Horizontal integration

44. National agencies with NEDA sub committee on water

45. 20 river basin organizations with RBCO

46. RBOs and RDCs

47. Islands consortium

49. 5. Inadequate studies and decision-support systems 6. Not engaging the education sector for research and outreach. 7. Not enough public awareness 8. Inadequate understanding of the depth of issues of water resources particularly at the ecosystems level (natural systems integration). 9. Lack of recognition and encouragement for existing effort in other water resources management levels

50. Way Forward

51. The following maybe considered in policy reviews: Provision for a specific sector mechanism for coordination, Attention to watershedsor catchments below 1,000 km2 which is the area for river basin classification and provide coordinating guidelines for areas outside the 20 major river basins. Establish a guideline for LGUs in the integration of water management in its administrative system. Provide quality information and scientific decision support systems for policy formulation.

52. Gaps at the national level coordination may be addressed by high level directives providing for: Collaboration Representation Multi-stakeholders participation Use of timely and quality and science-based information Conflict resolution mechanisms Technical/ scientific input

53. Work towards the economic regulation of water Increase awareness , appreciation and education towards ecosystem services Concept development of WRM units as nodes of integration and their operationalization. Knowledge sharing platforms including collegial learning among the 20 organized river basin management units in the country and other water management bodies Need for specific guidelines for vertical and horizontal integration at river basins/ watersheds

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