Transcript Developing Partnership for Sustainable Watershed

Developing Partnership for
Sustainable Watershed
Management: Case of MT. ISAROG Watershed
Cely S. Binoya, Ph.D. – CSSAC
Vic Aniceto Rubio - MNWD
Topics
 Introduction
 Brief
description of Mt. Isarog as
Watershed
 Partnership development for
SWM
 Accomplishments
 Benefits of partnership
 Sustainability mechanism
 Learning points
Introduction
 Why
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sustainable watershed
management for Mt. Isarog?
there were 81 park occupants
undertaking intensive agricultural
cultivation in the area
47 are actually living in the park
Threatens biodiversity and water
safety
Program Vision
Sustainable Watershed
Management through
Partnership and
People
Empowerment.
Program Goals
 Protect
Mt. Isarog Natural Park
 Generate safe and sufficient water
for the constituents
 Holistic program implementation
following the Integrated Area
Management Approach
 Develop strong complementation,
supplementation and coordination
among partner institutions
Objective of Watershed
Management (Florece, 2002)
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Promote use of natural resources within
the watershed for economically productive
purposes thru:
Improved rainwater management
Improved standard of living
Improved maintenance, enhancement and
protection of the areas
Improved care and management of
natural resources within the watershed
Guiding Principles in Watershed
Management (Florece, 2002)
 Holistic,
integrated and multiple –
use management
 Multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary
planning
 Adoption of sustainability criteria
 Participatory and equitable
participation
 Efficiency in resource allocation
Brief Description of Mt. Isarog as
Watershed
 Proclaimed
National Park in 1938
 It has an area of 10,112.35 has,
height - 1,966 m above sea level,
has many rivers, waterfalls, and
endemic flora and fauna
 Main source of potable water for
Naga City and 11 other municipalities
surrounding Mt. Isarog.
Partnership Development
 Why
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partnership development?
The realization that no single institution
can ably respond to the challenge of
managing a watershed in a sustainable
manner.
The need for a multi-disciplinary but
holistic approach to watershed
management.
Sharing and supplementation of resources
Complementation of activities
Processes for Partnership
Development
 Stewardship
agreement between
DENR and MNWD for 317 has in the
Anayan and Rumangrap Springs
watershed area (1993), with a
combined output of 225 lps.
 Tripartite agreement among MNWD,
Rotary Club of Naga City and Plan
Int’l. Bicol (1993) for SWM Program.
Partnership Development Process
 Involving
CSSAC, through its
Development Foundation Inc.
(CSSAC-DFI) in benchmarking study
and institutional development. The
college served as the coordinating
office of the program (1994-1997)
 The partners came up with an
Integrated Area Development Plan
(IADP)
7 Components of the IADP
Institution building and community
organizing
 Relocation of park settlers
 Community development and
strengthening thru cooperativism
 Alternative livelihood development
 Forest and watershed protection and
management, including nursery
establishment
 Research and development
 Community service
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Accomplishments
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Institution Building and
Community Development (task of
CSSAC, NGO, MNWD)
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Conducted series of meetings,
consultations, and conscientization among
park settlers to make them realize the
problem
Action planning
Community organizing and institution
building: formation of the Rotary Village Corps
Trainings on Institution Building
 Values
formation
 Working with others
 Team building
 Leadership
 Community management
 Project management
 Farm project planning, monitoring
and evaluation
Relocation of Park Settlers
Objectives: to uproot them and to stop
agricultural activities in the park
 Partners bought 1.2 has as relocation area
and prepared land use plan
 Provided housing units (34)
 Other facilities: chapel, day care center
(and teacher), multi-purpose building,
staff house, sports area & communal
garden
 Provided water and electrical facilities
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Community Development and
Strengthening thru Cooperativism
 Organized
into cooperative in 1997
 Registered with the CDA as Rotary
Village Corps Forest Development
Cooperative
 Initial CBU was Php 13,000.00 used
for economic activities
 Provided training and other services
by CDA and MCDC
Alternative Livelihood Development
 The
coop was provided with food
processing equipment by PIB and
RCN for their agricultural crops
 There is continuing agricultural
production and processing activities
 Livelihood projects: bio-intensive
gardens, swine and poultry, buy and
sell of agri-products
 Livelihood trainings provided by
CSSAC and DA
Continuing Education
MOA for continuing education program
entered into by CSSAC Ext. Division,
MNWD, RCN and RVCFDC
 The project is under the Cooperative
Assistance Program of CSSAC
 Free trainings on various sustainable
agricultural technologies provided on site
 Scholarship to the CSSAC DSVT program
 Continuing values development for
effective watershed management
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Partners in Continuing Education
Activities
CSSAC
DA-LGU,
DA- Region
CARE Philippines
Plan Int’l. Bicol
MNWD
DENR
Forest and Watershed Protection
and Management
 Nursery
establishment as source of
planting materials
 Reforestation / tree planting
 Established and developed the
catchment area
 Converted the site to an Ecological
Park
 Training for Bantay Bundok / Forest
Guards by the DENR
Research and Development
 CSSAC
conducted research in the
area on “Community Response to
Development Interventions: Case of
RVCFDC” as a learning activity in
Rural Sociology
 Training Needs Assessment
 Community Profiling of the RVC as a
prelude to student internship
 Techno-demo cum research
Community Service
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RVCFDC is a favorite venue of
service – oriented institutions in
Naga City and Camarines Sur on the
ff. activities:
 Gift giving (Ateneo and USI)
 Installation of Solar Home Lighting
System (RC of Isarog - CSSAC)
 Sports and Medical Mission (RCN,
PIB, and MNWD)
Benefits of Partnership
For the Partners: Complementation of
activities, resource sharing
 For CSSAC: RVCFDC served as internship
site and social laboratory of Rural
Sociology, Community Organizing and
Cooperative Management courses
 For the Community: Continuing education
activities, more economic activities and
better farm productivity
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Sustainability Mechanism
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Formation of the Multi-Agency Watershed
Management Committee composed of the
ff. institutions:
DENR
MNWD
Plan Int’l. Bicol
CSSAC
LGU
CARE Philippines and others, as needed
Learning Points
On Partnership Development:
For the academe, establish track
record on RDE
With Academic Program offering as
anchorage of RDE projects in
Watershed Areas
With an organized Development
Foundation for budget infusion
from external sources
Learning Points
On Partnership
Development:
Academe must have
institutionalized Extension
Program for community /
cooperative assistance
Establish strong
coordination among
partner institutions
No competition among
the partner institutions.
Learning Points
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On Program
Implementation:
Constant dialogue between
and among coop members
and partners
Continuing assessment of
needs for relevance and
responsiveness
An IADP was very useful in
pursuing development
interventions in an area
Learning Points
 RDE
should be conducted regularly
by partner academe to assess
quality of development, identify
emerging needs and problems for
relevance and responsiveness
 Watershed management and forest
protection should be made integral
part of PAM program.