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Australian - New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Philippines ANZCHAM InfrastructureForum September 19, 2017
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Around 58 % are allocated for different purposes based on the water permit issued
421 Principal River (18 are major river basins) 221 Lakes*
*Philippine Inland and Wetlands and Classified Caves ( 2016)
Average Rainfall 2,400 mm/year
*PAGASA
Surface Water ~ 125.8 B m3 Groundwater ~ 20.2 B m3
SOURCE: https://prairierivers.org/wp- content/uploads/2012/04/watershed_diagram11.jpg
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➢Numerous NGAs/institutions working on water resources management ➢Lack of coherence in assigning water related functions and accountabilities to national government agencies ➢Unclear linkages among water-related national government agencies, and between various levels of government ➢Perceived overlapping and unclear mandates and accountabilities relative to water resource
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Amendment to the 1976 Water Code of the Philippines (on-going)
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Enhancement of Science-based decision support tools such as: ➢ Comprehensive Water Resources Assessment of 18 Major River Basins ➢ Development of Groundwater Management Plan and Establishment of Monitoring Stations in Declared Water Constraint Areas
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Preparation of the following:
➢ 2007 Philippine IWRM Plan Framework ➢ Pampanga River Basin IWRM Plan (2011) ➢ Establishment of Integrated 3D GIS based Water Resources
Management Information System in Pampanga and Bulacan
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Allocated Water Resources By Purpose (As of December 2016)
Irrigation 77.828% Recreation 0.308% Fisheries 0.875% Livestock 0.022% Others 0.803% Municipal 7.892% Industrial 12.271% Industrial 5.25% Irrigation 33.28% Power 57.24% Recreation 0.13% Livestock 0.01% Municipal 3.37% Others 0.34% Fisheries 0.37%
Considering hydropower use as non-consumptive: Agriculture is the major user compared to domestic/municipal, industrial and other uses .
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Irrigation to 27,000
Bulacan and Pampanga Provinces Power generation for Luzon Power Grid Flood control to Bulacan Province Water supply to Metro Manila, with 15 million population
National Water Resources Board Next Steps:
Water Summit (by 2017)
Security National Roadmap (by December 2017)
“Towards a Comprehensive National Plan for Water Security (Roadmap Preparation)”
Objective:
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quality , etc) in the context of changing climates and globalization
Tripartite Initiative:
Office of the Cabinet Secretary
Private Sector - Ernesto Ordoñez
Steering Committee:
DENR, DA, NEDA, DILG and DPWH Senate and House of Representatives Agri-Fisheries Alliance and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and
Pre- summits Conducted
Sector Venue Date Agriculture andEnvironment Ateneo de DavaoUniversity May 31, 2017 Economic Tagbilaran City, Bohol June 6, 2017 Domestic and Urban Bacolor, Pampanga July 5, 2017 Governance and Resilience Sectors QuezonCity July 12, 2017
Industry NWRB, UPLB and NEDA
Seven Sectors:
(Household)
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➢ Comprehensive Water Resources Assessment of 18 Major River Basins ➢ Development of Groundwater Management Plan and Establishment of Monitoring Stations in Declared Water Constraint Areas
On-going Completed
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Done On- going Future
Comprehensive Water Resources Assessment of 18 Major River Basins
Panay RB Agno RB Davao RB Cagayan RB Mindanao RB Agusan RB Abra RB Pasig-Laguna RB Bicol RB Ilog-Hilabangan RB TagaloanRB Saug-Libugaon RB Agus RB Cagayan de Oro RB Jalaur RB Buayan-Malungon RB Abulug RB
Development of Groundwater Management Plan
Baguio City Iloilo City Bacolod City Angeles City Cagayan de Oro Metro Manila Metro Cebu Zamboanga City Davao City Batangas City Tagbilaran City
Establishment of Groundwater Monitoring Stations
8 IloiloCity 10 CDO 4 Metro Manila 6 Angeles City Metro Cebu Zamboanga City
Automated Real Time Monitoring System (ARMS I)
Ambuklao, Binga and San Roque Dams
Listahang Tubig or Water Register Project
Update of Listahang Tubig
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Visited by an average of 19 to 20 Tropical cyclones EVERY YEAR
Highly susceptible to typhoon- Located in the Pacific Typhoon BeltArea
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Philippines is very much vulnerable to climatechange
Climate Variability Issues
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➢Inadequate water infrastructure facilities ➢Depletion of water availability and quality
hazardous wastes
➢ Water Management Issues: ( more than 30
agencies )
effective planning and decision making
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➢ Public – Private Partnership (PPP) on water infrastructure project ➢ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - to include Adopt- a- Watershed, Stewardship Program on Water Conservation ➢ Participation of Private Sector during Public Consultation , Forum and Water Summit ➢ Recognition of Best Practices on Water Demand Management ➢ Incentive/Reward System * - carrot and stick policy ➢ Policy on Granting Water Rights over Surface Water for Hydropower Projects ➢ NWRB to develop/update Policy on Regulation of Water Utilities ➢ NWRB to develop/update Policy on Climate Change Proofing and Adaptation - Water Infrastructure* - e.g . use of efficient water infra , periodic and timely monitoring of water resources
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NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BOARD 8th Floor, NIA Building, EDSA, Quezon City, Philippines Telefax Nos. 02-9202641 /02- 9202365 /02-9202724 Website: www.nwrb.gov.ph Email add: nwrbphil@gmail.com