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Workshop Output
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DRAFT ACTION PLAN

 

Project/Activities

 Targets and Timetable

Implementing Agencies/Organizations

 
Expected Outputs

Short Term
(2009-2011)

Medium Term
(2009-2015)

 

Long Term
(2009-2017)

 Lead

 Support

 Issue 1:
1. Land Use Review and Management

Inventory and Mapping of wetlands (PRS 92)

 

Prepare proposal indicating the cost and timetable

Create inventory oversight committee (to monitor) with SCPW  as member

 

 

NAMRIA; DENR ROs

SCPW

 

 

Inventory and Maps of Wetlands 

Review and Cancellation of fraudulent titles and inappropriate tenure instruments, reversion of FLAs

 

USEC for Staff Bureaus to draft a DENR Memo

 1.to  prioritize wetlands based on existing info and inventory

 2. Revisit the  Joint Reversion guidelines

 3.Ensure BFAR to immediately submit the list of abandoned fishponds

Cancellation

Reversion

DENR with LGU

follow thru; BFAR

 

Fraudulent titles reviewed, cancelled or reversed.

 

More serious enforcement of Easement Regulations

 

Document and disseminate best practices on river bank/easement protection.

Provide incentives to LGUs performing well

Issuance of Ordinances with tax consequences for violation of easements

Implementation of Ordinances

 

 

LGUs through the Leagues

 

 

Best Practices

Incentive Scheme

Ordinances

 

Resolve reclamation issues

Identify areas reclaimed without permit

Revert for public use illegally reclaimed lands

 

 

PAWB-DENR thru Reclamation Committee; PRA

 

Inventory of illegally reclaimed areas.

Illegally reclaimed lands reverted for public use.


Issue 2:

Local Management and Economic Measures

Capacity-building  and Devolution to Local Mgt. Bodies

Identify working models of local management and devolution and  disseminate thru the Leagues

 

 

DILG; DENR; IEGs

NGOs, academe

Capacity of targeted LGUs developed

Set user’s and service fees/ PES/raw water charges

Set user’s and service fees/ PES/raw water charges in sites that are ready.

Continuing

Continuing

Local Mgt.Bodies; DENR

 

User’s fee set and implemented

Include resource valuation in determining IRA/Host Community

Implementation of Rules and Ordinances

 

 

Congress; Academe

 

 

Disseminate Info and support CDM mechanism for mitigation and adaptation

Disseminate Info and support CDM mechanism for mitigation and adaptation

 

 

DILG; DENR; KLIMA; Leagues (Cities, Municipalities

 

 

Small Islands Intermittent Wetlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Issue 3:
Climate Change Adaptation

Building Code revision for adaptation

Review of the Building Code

 

 

Congress; DILG; LGU;

 

Revisions in the Building Code that are relevant to wetlands and climate change.

Promotion of rainwater recharge and ecosan technologies

Pilot rainwater harvesting technology in priority wetland areas

Documentation

Replication

NGOs, academe

PCWS, SCPW and other partners

Rainwater harvesting pilot projects.

Come up with list and map of highly vulnerable wetlands to climate change.

Assessment of vulnerability of priority wetlands to climate change

 

 

DENR-PAWB, ERDB, NAMRIA, LMB

NGOs (SCPW),

academe

Listing of wetlands that are highly vulnerable to climate change.

 
 

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