PHILIPPINE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: A SITUATIONER

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PHILIPPINE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT A SITUATIONER
A Presentation during the Consultation-Workshop
on the Draft National IWRM and Water Efficiency
Plan Grand Regal Hotel Davao, Davao City August
9, 2006
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Water Resources Situationer

• Land area 300,000 km2
• Rivers and lakes occupy 1,830 km2
• Bays and Coastal Waters cover an area of
  266,000 km2
• Annual Average rainfall 2,400 mm
• 12 Water Resources Regions based on hydrological
  boundaries

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Water Resources Situationer

• Surface water dependable supply
• - 125,790 MCM (80 dependability)

• Groundwater potential - 20,200 MCM (safe
  yield)

• Total dependable water supply -
• 145,990 MCM

• 421 principal river basins
• - 18 are major river basins (DA ? 1,400 Km2)

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Major river basins of the country 1. Abra-
Ilocos (5,125 sq. km.) 2. Cagayan- Cagayan Valley
(25,649 sq. km.) 3. Abulug- Cagayan Valley (3,372
sq. km.) 4. Agno- Central Luzon (5,972 sq.
km.) 5. Pampanga- Central Luzon (9.759 sq.
km.) 6. Pasig-Laguna Bay- Southern Luzon (4,678
sq. km) 7. Bicol- Bicol (3,771 sq. km) 8. Panay-
Western Visayas (1,843 sq. km.) 9. Jalaur-
Western Visayas (1,503 sq. km.) 10. Ilog
Hilabangan- Western Visayas (1,945 sq. km.) 11.
Agusan- Northern Mindanao (10,921 sq. km.) 12.
Tagoloan- Northern Mindanao (1,704 sq. km.) 13.
Cagayan de Oro- Northern Mindanao (1,521 sq.
km.) 14. Tagum-Libuganon- Southeastern Mindanao
(3,064) 15. Davao- Southeastern Mindanao (1,623
sq. km.) 16. Buayan-Malungon- Southeastern
Mindanao (1.434) 17. Agus- Southern Mindanao
(1,890 sq. km.) 18. Mindanao- Southern Mindanao
(23,169 sq, km.)
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Water Potential and Demand by River Basin
Source JICA Master Plan Study on Water Resources
Management in the Philippines (1998). Low
economic growth scenario, 80 percent surface
water availability
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HARD FACTS (Philippines)

• 9 major cities are at risk /vulnerable to
  experiencing significant water constraints
  (Master Plan 1998).
• 18 river systems are below water quality
  standards (Philippine Environment Monitor 2003).
• 50 rivers (12) of the 421 rivers in the country
  are considered biologically dead (Phil.
  Environment Monitor 2003).

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HARD FACTS (Philippines)

• Only a third or 36 of the countrys river
  systems are classified as sources of public
  water supply (Phil. Environment Monitor 2003).
• Up to 58 of groundwater sampled is contaminated
  with coliform and needs treatment (Phil.
  Environment Monitor 2003).
• Many areas experience a shortage of water supply
  during the dry season
• Per capita water availability is 1,907 cu.meter
  per year ( second lowest in Southeast Asian)

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Water Availability Per Capita by Major River
Basins
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HARD FACTS (Philippines)

• Economic losses due to water pollutionPhil.
  Environment Monitor 2003
• Estimated annual losses due to water borne
  diseases is P3.3 B.
• Annual average losses due to degradation of
  fisheries environment is estimated at P17 B.
• Economic losses to tourism is P47 B.

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Issues and Concerns

• Declining Water Quality
• Rapid urbanization and industrialization
• Indiscriminate land use and development
• Increasing volume of solid wastes, pollutants and
  hazardous wastes
• Unabated extraction of groundwater
• Inadequate Sewerage and Sanitation facilities
• Watershed degradation
• Deteriorating health of river and coastal
  systems

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Water Quality Hot Spots in the Philippines
Source Philippine Environment Monitor 2003
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Water Resources Assessment for Critical Areas
(Metro Cebu)
Source Water Resources Assessment for
Prioritized Critical Areas. NWRB.
2004
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Water Resources Assessment for Critical Areas
(Metro Manila)
Source Water Resources Assessment for
Prioritized Critical Areas. NWRB.
2004
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Key Issues and Concerns

• Increasing incidence and intensity of water
  related risks such as Typhoons, Floods,
  Droughts and Landslides

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Key Issues and Concerns

• Fragmented and sectoral approach
• 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
  management and development

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Functional Chart of Water Related Agencies
(Philippines)
EOHO
PAWB
Agency involve in water supply as coordinator
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Key Issues and Concerns
Policy evaporation of strategic water related
issuances Weak and inconsistent enforcement of
water-related laws, rules and regulations Absenc
e of sufficient monitoring and tracking
mechanisms Low awareness among LGU leaders of
the urgency and developmental impacts of
effective water resource management and
responsive water governance
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WATER IS EVERYBODYS CONCERN WE SHOULD WORK
TOGETHER TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE AND PROTECT OUR
WATER RESOURCES FOR THE PRESENT AND FUTURE
GENERATIONS