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HELP DAVAO Network Issues and Concerns Davao City : A City of (8) Watersheds Lasang River Sibulan River Talomo Watershed Matina River Davao Gulf Davao del Sur Bukidnon Davao del Norte North Cotabato 204 236,124 TOTAL 10 7,879 8. Matina River 5 10,782 7. Sibulan River 19 16,796 6. Lipadas River 2 18,120 5. Tuganay River 21 18,328 4. Bunawan River 26 21,578 3. Talomo River 8 29,132 2. Lasang River 113 121,385 1. Davao River No. of Brgys Area in Davao City (Has) Watershed Mt. Apo Davao River Lasang Tuganay Talomo Lipadas Sibulan Bunawan Matina Map 1. Davao City, Philippines

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HELP DAVAO Network

Issues and Concerns

Davao City :A City of (8) Watersheds

Davao R iver W atershed

Tuganay R iver

Lasang Riv er

Sibu lan R iver

Bunawan Riv er

T alomo W atershed

Lipadas Watershed

Mati na Riv er

Davao Gulf

Davao del Sur

Bukidnon

Davao d

el Norte

No

rth

Co

tab

ato

204236,124TOTAL

107,8798. Matina River

510,7827. Sibulan River

1916,7966. Lipadas River

218,1205. Tuganay River

2118,3284. Bunawan

River

2621,5783. Talomo River

829,1322. Lasang River

113121,3851. Davao River

No. ofBrgys

Area inDavao

City(Has)

Watershed

Mt.

Apo

Davao River

Lasang Tuganay

Talomo

Lipadas

Sibulan

Bunawan

Matina

Map 1. Davao City, Philippines

Downstream Communities have the most number of population

The source of domestic water supplied by the Davao City Water District is the Talomo- Lipadas watersheds

13%

TLW: Source of 98% of DCWD water

The Tamugan Panigan watershed which could be a source of domestic water supply by the Davao City Water District is at risk with dispute between hydropower corporation

TPW: surface water (DCWD): hydropower (Aboitiz)

Of symptoms and parallels. . .Increasing population increasing economic activity increasing land use conversion thinning forests & mangroves  deteriorating rivers encroachment in forest zone silting coastal water declining wildlife increasing smog in urban areas increasing globalization

Increasingwater demand

Of proactions and parallels. . . no dearth of local, national,

international legal frameworks

high level of awarenesson environmental issues

high level of participationby the civil society

positive responses from some business sectors

funding from agencies 

FragmentedInitiativesand/orTurfing

Davao City’s ‘water journey’International Commitments

Projects / Programs Major IWRM Initiatives(Institutional / Planning Integration)

Local Executive Order

Inclusion of the Davao River Basin to HELP network

Philippine - Canadian Environmentaland Economic Management Project (PCEEM)

1998

1999

2004

2007

Watershed Management

Council (WMC)2008

Development

Davao RiverConservationCoordinatingCommittee(DRCCC)

2005Workshops led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Watershed Code Ordinance

2012 Davao Riverbasin Alliance

5-Year Action Planfor 4 criticalwatersheds

2012

2011

HELP-Davao membership with NARBO

References from HELP Davao Network Members

Ruth Gamboa, PhD – UP MindanaoDeclan Hearne – former HELP Davao

CoordinatorMs. Chinky Pelinio – Interface Development Initiatives

DOST Secretariat