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BACKGROUND
The Watershed Management Sub-component (WMS) is
a sub-component of the Environmental and Social Measures of the
NIA led Southern Philippines Irrigation Sector Project (SPISP).
SPISP-WMS is implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources.
Funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), SPISP-WMS
is a five year project which primarily aims to maintain or improve
the hydrologic integrity of the watershed areas, thus, avoid any
depreciation of the downstream benefits of the irrigation systems.
This sub-component envisions to attain the following
specific objectives:
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Control accelerated soil erosion from cultivated
farms of watershed occupants;
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Assist upland farmers in maintaining and/or
improving indigenous farm practices that are soil and water
conservation friendly;
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Maximize use of limited resources for watershed
management activities;
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Protection of remaining forested areas including
established plantations;
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Provide potential livelihood.
Project Area
Core Project Sites
- Can-asujan Watershed, Carcar, Cebu;
- Calayagon Watershed, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte;
- Gibong Watershed Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur
Non-Core Project Sites
- Magballo Watershed, Kabangkalan, Negros Occidental
- Dauin (Lipayo) Watershed, Dauin, Negros Oriental
- Aclan-Amontay Watershed, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte
- Cabadbaran Watershed, Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte
- (Canaway) San Roque Watershed, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte
- Logum-Baobo Watershed, Veruela, Agusan del Sur and Laak,
Compostela Valley
- Cantilan (Carac-an) Watershed, Madrid, Surigao del Sur, Rugnan
Watershed, Lumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur (ARMM)
Major Activities
Survey – Conduct watershed boundary
delineation using GIS based generated maps
Information and Education Campaign
– Disseminate information to the community through printed
media, billboards and video documentation
Community organizing - With assistance
from DENR field offices and concerned LGUs, this aims to form
and strengthen each barangay
Nursery operation – Establishment
of community based nurseries and seedling production areas
Watershed rehabilitation and protection
– Management strategy to control soil erosion, which aims
to reforest degraded watershed and prevent illegal cutting of
vegetation
Monitoring and Evaluation – Keep
track of the progress of the project in relation to the approved
management plan.
Guiding Principles in
the Management of the Watershed
- Holistic, integrated and following the watershed
continuum approach
Any management and development activity will have an immediate
or long-term impact on the soil, have an immediate or long-term
impact on the soil, water and other watershed resources on the
three environments; mountain, lowland and sea.
- Multiple-use oriented management
Based on the premise that the watershed can be managed to provide
several goods and services essential to society
- Multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary planning
Emphasize multi-dimensional and participatory nature of watershed
management and development planning by providing multiple goods
and services for the benefit of various publics and stakeholders.
- Sustainability
Provide continuing benefits to most if not all stakeholders for
both present and future generations.
- Participative and equitable
Promote and recognize the "sense of belonging" among the stakeholders
in various aspects in the management of the watershed.
- Efficiency in resource use
Maximize benefits (socio-economic, environmental) and minimize
cost as well.
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Southern Philippines Irrigation Sector Project