National Water Resources Board Water Resources Management in the Philippines Australian - New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Philippines ANZCHAM InfrastructureForum September 19, 2017
National Water Resources Board I. Philippine Water Resources a. Institutional Structure of the Water Sector 2. The National Water Resources Board a. Functions/Programs and Activities on Water Resources Management b. Projects c. Issues & Challenges d. Opportunities
Philippine Water Resources National Water Resources Board Average Rainfall 2,400 mm/year *PAGASA 421 Principal River (18 are major river basins) 221 Lakes* *Philippine Inland and Wetlands and Classified Caves ( 2016) Surface Water ~ 125.8 B m 3 Groundwater ~ 20.2 B m 3 SOURCE: https://prairierivers.org/wp- Around 58 % are allocated for different purposes content/uploads/2012/04/watershed_diagram11.jpg based on the water permit issued
National Water Resources Board Institutional Structure in the Water Sector ➢ 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
The National Water Resources Board National Water Resources Board ❖ Agency mandated by law as national coordinating and regulating agency on water resources management and development NWRB Programs and Initiatives Enhancement of Science-based decision support tools such as: Q ➢ Comprehensive Water Resources Assessment of 18 Major River Basins ➢ Development of Groundwater Management Plan and Establishment of Monitoring Stations in Declared Water Constraint Areas Preparation of the following: Q ➢ 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 Amendment to the 1976 Water Code of the Philippines (on-going) Q 5
National Water Resources Board Other Functions, Programs and Activities Water Resources Allocation Allocated Water Resources By Purpose (As of December 2016) Others Livestock Municipal 0.34% 0.01% 3.37% Recreation Others Livestock Recreation 0.308% 0.803% 0.022% Industrial 0.13% Municipal Fisheries 5.25% 7.892% 0.875% Industrial 12.271% Irrigation Power 33.28% Irrigation 57.24% 77.828% Fisheries 0.37% Considering hydropower use as non-consumptive: Agriculture is the major user compared to domestic/municipal, industrial and other uses .
National Water Resources Board Other Functions, Programs and Activities Regulation of the Angat Reservoir Operation (Angat Water Allocation) Flood control to Bulacan Province Water supply to Metro Manila, with 15 million population Power generation for Luzon Power Irrigation to 27,000 has. of farm lands in Grid Bulacan and Pampanga Provinces
Other Functions, Programs and Activities National Water Resources Board “Towards a Comprehensive National Plan for Water Security (Roadmap Preparation)” Objective : Next Steps: T o ensure Water Security ( optimal utilization and allocation, equity , quality , etc) in the context of changing climates and globalization 1. Conduct Tripartite Initiative : of National Office of the Cabinet Secretary Water Sen. Loren Legarda (legislative branch) Summit (by Private Sector - Ernesto Ordoñez 2017) Steering Committee : 2. Drafting DENR, DA, NEDA, DILG and DPWH of Water Senate and House of Representatives Security Agri-Fisheries Alliance and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and National Industry NWRB, UPLB and NEDA Roadmap Seven Sectors : (by • Urban Domestic • December • Environmental Agriculture • (Household) 2017) • Resilience Governance • Economic • 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
Projects National Water Resources Board ➢ Comprehensive Water Resources Assessment of 18 Major River Basins ➢ Development of Groundwater Management Plan and Establishment of Monitoring Stations in Declared Water Constraint Areas • Metro Manila GW • Pampanga RB • Iloilo City GW • Cagayan de Oro GW • Angeles City GW Completed • Agno RB • PanayRB • Baguio and Bacolod GW • DavaoRB • Metro Cebu GW (Updating) On-going • Zamboanga GW
Projects National Water Resources Board Done On- going Future Comprehensive Water Panay RB Davao RB Cagayan RB Mindanao RB Agno RB Agusan RB Abra RB Resources Pasig-Laguna RB Bicol RB Assessment of 18 Ilog-Hilabangan RB TagaloanRB Major River Basins Saug-Libugaon RB Agus RB Cagayan de Oro RB Jalaur RB Buayan-Malungon RB Abulug RB Baguio City Metro Cebu Davao City Development of Iloilo City Zamboanga City Batangas City Groundwater Bacolod City Tagbilaran City Management Plan Angeles City Cagayan de Oro Metro Manila 8 IloiloCity Metro Cebu Establishment of 10 CDO Zamboanga City Groundwater 4 Metro Manila Monitoring Stations 6 Angeles City Automated Real Time Ambuklao, Binga and San Monitoring System Roque Dams (ARMS I) Update of Listahang Tubig or Listahang Tubig Water Register Project
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National Water Resources Board Threats of Climate Change Philippines is very much vulnerable to climatechange Climate Variability Issues Visited by an average of 19 to 20 Tropical cyclones EVERY YEAR Highly susceptible to typhoon- Located in the Pacific Typhoon BeltArea 13
National Water Resources Board Challenges ➢ Inadequate water infrastructure facilities ➢ Depletion of water availability and quality o Rapid urbanization and industrialization o Indiscriminate land use and development o Increasing volume of solid wastes, pollutants and hazardous wastes o Unabated extraction of groundwater o Inadequate Sewerage and Sanitation facilities Watershed degradation o ➢ Water Management Issues: o Fragmentation of water agencies ( more than 30 agencies ) o Governance issues o Lack of science-based data and information for effective planning and decision making
National Water Resources Board Opportunitiesfor PRIVATE INVESTORS ➢ 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
National Water Resources Board Water Management is a Shared Responsibility 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
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