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The EcoGov 2 Project is an initiative of the Government of the Philippines, implemented in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of the Interior and Local Government, local government

units and other stakeholders, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and managed by Development Alternatives, Inc. and its subcontractors:

Cesar Virata & Associates, Inc. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Emerging Markets

The Marine Environment and Resources Foundation, Inc. The Media Network

Orient Integrated Development Consultants, Inc. Resources, Environment and Economics Center for Studies, Inc.

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PREFACE The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Mission to the Philippines, has contracted Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) to implement the Environmental Governance 2 Project (EcoGov 2) under Contract 492-C-00-04-00037-00. The effective date of the contract was October 1, 2004 with an intial period that extended through September 30, 2009, and a two year option period through September 30, 2011. DAI implements the project with the assistance of four Philippines organizations—Orient Integrated Development Consultants, Inc. (OIDCI); Resources, Environment and Economic Center for Studies (REECS); the University of the Philippines’ Marine Environment and Resources Foundation (MERF); and Cesar Virata & Associates (CVAI)—and two American firms—the Emerging Markets Group (EMG) and The Media Network. In planning for the contract’s option period, USAID has requested DAI to prepare a proposed workplan and updated budget for the period October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2011. This work plan consists of three major sections. The first is an overview of the project and the strategies for implementing EcoGov during this two-year option period. The second section includes the detailed plans for each of five technical areas that correspond with Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) and specific targets in the Contract’s Scope of Work. The final section discusses overall management of the contract and contains Gantt charts that show the estimated timelines for planned activities in the first year. Development Alternatives, Inc. EcoGov Manila, Philippines March 4, 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................. IV LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... IV LIST OF ANNEXES .............................................................................................................. IV ACRONYMS......................................................................................................................... V 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW..................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Strategies for Implementing the 2-Year Option Work Plan .................................3

1.2 Work Plan Organization .....................................................................................11 2. FFM WORK PLAN (2009-2011) IMPROVED FOREST MANAGEMENT – CLIN 0002 .......... 16

2.1 Project Objectives and Link to DENR Objectives..............................................16

2.2 Status of FFM Assistance in EcoGov Regions ...................................................16

2.3 General Strategies for Achieving FFM Objectives in the Option Year Period .................................................................................................................18

2.4 Critical Assumptions and Issues .........................................................................21 3. IMPROVED COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT – CLIN 0003 .................................... 22


3.2 Status of Coastal Areas in EcoGov Regions.......................................................23

3.3 CRM Strategic Approach for the 2-Year Option................................................23

3.4 Critical Assumptions and Issues .........................................................................27 4. URBAN ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT COMPONENT OBJECTIVES .................................. 29


4.2 Status of the UEM Component ...........................................................................29

4.3 UEM Strategic Approach for the 2-Year Option................................................32

4.4 Critical Assumptions and Issues .........................................................................38 5. GOVERNANCE AND ADVOCACY – CLIN 0001 ............................................................... 39


5.2 Status of Governance and Advocacy Component ..............................................40

5.3 GOAD Strategic Approach for the 2-Year Option .............................................40

5.4 Critical Assumptions and Issues .........................................................................47 6. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION – CLIN 0006....................................................... 48

6.1 Project Organization ...........................................................................................48

6.2 Grants Management ............................................................................................50

6.3 Indefinite Quantity Subcontracts for Local Service Providers ...........................51

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Summary of Targets and Accomplishments as of December 31, 2008 ..............4

Table 2. EcoGov Targets and Accomplishments per US Government Indicators............7

Table 3. Legitimized FLUPs in EcoGov Regions...........................................................17

Table 4. FFM Targets and Accomplishments as of December 31, 2008........................17

Table 5. Co-Management Areas in EcoGov Assisted LGUs..........................................18

Table 6. Link of Target FFM Sites to Biodiversity Assets .............................................19

Table 7. CRM Accomplishments by Region as of December 2008 ...............................23

Table 8. Summary of CRM Targets for Year 5 and 2-Year Option................................24

Table 9. Key Biodiversity Areas and EcoGov Waste Management Improvement Efforts................................................................................................................30

Table 10. Progress in Solid Waste Management as of December 31, 2008 .....................30

Table 11. Progress in Waste Water Management as of December 30, 2008 ....................31

Table 12. Technical Assistance Focus for Years 6 and 7 by KBA ...................................36

Table 13. Comparison of LGU Environmental Governance Index and Categories: Baseline and Midterm Assessment ...................................................................40

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (MKBAs) ..........................................................................................................12

Figure 2. EcoGov Project Areas and Biodiversity Priorities in Mindanao.......................13

Figure 3. EcoGov Project Areas and Biodiversity Priorities in Central Visayas..............14

Figure 4. EcoGov Project Areas and Biodiversity Priorities in Northern Luzon. ............15

Figure 5. Anticipated Organizational Structure – October 2009 ......................................49

LIST OF ANNEXES Annex A. Status of Actions on USAID-DENR Milestones and Benchmarks Annex B-1. Year 6 Schedule of Activities: FFM Sector Annex B-2. Year 6 Schedule of Activities: CRM Sector Annex B-3. Year 6 Schedule of Activities: UEM Sector (Solid Waste Management) Annex B-4: Year 6 Schedule of Activities: UEM Sector (Wastewater Management) Annex B-5. Year 6 Schedule of Activities: GoAd Sector

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ACRONYMS ADB - Asian Development Bank ADSDPP - Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan AP - Assisting Professional APS - Annual Program Statement ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao BEMO - Bohol Environment Management Office CADC - Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claim CADT - Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title CBFM - Community-Based Forest Management CBFMA - Community-Based Forest Management Agreement CCN - Cooperating Country National CENRO - Community Environment and Natural Resources Office CI - Conservation International CLIN - Contract Line Item Number CoP - Chief of Party CRM - Coastal Resources Management COTR - Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility CTI - Coral Triangle Initiative CVAI - Cesar Virata & Associates, Inc. DA-BFAR - Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources DAI - Development Alternatives, Inc. DCoP - Deputy Chief of Party DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources DILG - Department of the Interior and Local Government EcoGov - The Philippine Environmental Governance Project EMB - Environmental Management Bureau EMG - Deloitte Emerging Markets Group ENR - Environment and Natural Resources ENRD - Environment and Natural Resource Division ENRMP - Environment and Natural Resources Management Project EO - Executive Order FASPO - Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Office FFM - Forests and Forest Lands Management FGD - Focus Group Discussion FISH BE - Fisheries Bio-Economic Model FISH - Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest FLUP - Forest Land Use Plan FMB - Forest Management Bureau FRM - Fishery Resource Management FY - Fiscal Year GAA - Annual Appropriations Act GoAd - Governance and Advocacy GRP - Government of the Republic of the Philippines

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GSA - Guided Self Assessment GTZ - Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Technical

Cooperation) IBRA - Illana Bay Regional Alliance ICRMP - Integrated Coastal Resource Management Project ICZM - Integrated Coastal Zone Management IEC - Information, Education and Communication IEE - Initial Environmental Examination INREM - Integrated Natural Resources & Environmental Management IP - Indigenous Peoples IPRA - Indigenous Peoples Rights Act IPR - Individual Property Rights IQS - Indefinite Quantity Subcontract IRA - Internal Revenue Allotment IRR - Implementing Rules and Regulations ISWM - Integrated Solid Waste Management KBA - Key Biodiversity Area LCP - League of Cities of the Philippines LGU - Local Government Unit LMP - League of Municipalities of the Philippines LoP - Life of Project LPP - League of Provinces of the Philippines LSP - Local Service Provider LTTA - Long-Term Technical Assistance M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation MERF - Marine Environment and Resources Foundation MFO - Major Final Output MKBA - Marine Key Biodiversity Area MMAA - Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act MoA - Memorandum of Agreement MPA - Marine Protected Area MRF - Materials Recovery Facility MSN - MPA Support Network MSU - Mindanao State University MTPDP - Medium-Term Plan for Development of the Philippines NCIP - National Commission on Indigenous Peoples NEDA - National Economic and Development Authority NGO - Non-Government Organization NIPAS - National Integrated Protected Area System NSWMC - National Solid Waste Management Commission OIDCI - Orient Integrated Development Consultants, Inc. OVI - Objective Verifiable Indicator PAMB - Protected Area Management Board PEMO - Provincial Environmental Management Office PENRO - Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office PES - Payment for Environmental Services

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PFEN - Philippine Forestry Education Network PLGU - Provincial Local Government Unit PO - People’s Organization PPP - Public-Private Partnership PSA - Philippine Sanitation Alliance PTFCF - Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation PWRF - Philippine Water Revolving Fund RA - Republic Act REECS - Resources, Environment and Economic Center for Studies SO - USAID’s Strategic Objective SOW - Scope of Work STTA - Short-Term Technical Assistance SWM - Solid Waste Management TBD - To be determined TWG - Technical Working Group UEM - Urban Environmental Management USAID - United States Agency for International Development WB - World Bank WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature WWM - Wastewater Management ZDS - Zamboanga del Sur

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1. PROJECT OVERVIEW The Philippine Environmental Governance 2 Project (EcoGov 2) works with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to support activities designed to improve environmental governance by the project’s local and national counterparts, improve management of forests, coastal areas, and solid wastes, and promote local government investments in sanitation facilities. The project supports the conservation of tropical forests and coastal zones, and the biodiversity in these ecosystems by reducing the threats posed by uncontrolled open access to forest and coastal areas, and unregulated discharges of waste into rivers and coastal waters. Through its activities, EcoGov supports the U.S. Government’s Foreign Assistance Framework, and its targets linked to USAID’s Standard Indicators in the Environment area, specifically on (a) Natural Resources and Biodiversity, and (b) Clean Productive Environment. EcoGov fits within USAID’s Strategic Objective 4 (SO 4) for strengthening the management of productive and life-sustaining natural resources and USAID’s new Environment and Energy Assistance Agreement with the GRP. EcoGov complements the GRP’s Medium Term Philippines Development Plan (MTPDP) and the DENR’s major final outputs (MFOs). More specifically, EcoGov supports the DENR’s efforts to devolve greater responsibilities to LGUs while integrating the different environmental and natural resources (ENR) management functions of its sector offices at the central and field offices. In this manner, EcoGov is helping the DENR demonstrate how it can assist LGUs and community resource managers in their efforts to plan and implement devolved and decentralized ENR management functions based on existing laws such as the Local Government Code, Fisheries Code, Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, Clean Water Act, IPRA, NIPAS law, among others. The EcoGov team collaborates with DENR field offices as they partner with cities, municipalities, and provinces to implement decentralized and devolved ENR initiatives. The project is thus able to contribute to DENR’s MFO 1 (Plans, Policies, and Standards Developed, Promoted, Monitored and Evaluated), MFO 2 (Ecosystems and Natural Resources Managed, Protected, Conserved, Enhanced and Degraded Ones Rehabilitated), and MFO 3 (Appropriate Regulations and Standards Enforced and Monitored) in the following areas:

• Tropical Forest Management • Biodiversity Conservation • Watershed Management • Solid Waste Management • Waste Water Management and Sanitation • Social Mobilization for Improving Environmental Governance • Improving Property Rights Systems in Forests and Coastal Areas • Promoting Investments in Natural Resources • Alleviating Poverty in Forest Lands and Coastal Areas

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• EcoGov works in five technical areas. The technical areas, which the

implementation team refers to as sectors, correspond to the five Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs)1, as follows.

CLIN 0001: Strengthened Government Institutions, with targets of improving

the capacity of 100 LGUs by the end of Year 7 to apply better governance practices in the management of their natural resources. (Referred to in this report as the Governance and Advocacy sector, or GoAd.)

CLIN 0002: Improved Forest Management, aimed at reducing illegal logging

and conversion of forest lands and with targets of (a) placing over 280,000 ha of natural forest under improved management, and (b) improving the productive development of 64,000 ha of bare forestlands at the end of Year 7. (Referred to in this report as the forests and forest lands management sector, or FFM.)

CLIN 0003: Improved Coastal Resources Management (CRM), aimed at

reducing destructive and over-fishing and a Life of Project targets of (a) placing 117,000 ha of coastal area under improved management, (b) establishing 29 new marine sanctuaries, and (c) improving the management of 60 existing marine sanctuaries. (Referred to in this report as the CRM sector.)

CLIN 0004: Improved Waste Management, with a target of diverting 25

percent of solid waste from disposal sites (such as open and controlled dumps, and sanitary landfills) through recycling and composting in 100 LGUs. (Referred to in this report as the urban environmental management sector, or UEM.)

CLIN 0005: Municipal Investment in Sanitation, with a Life of Project target

of 26 LGUs investing in wastewater management.

For the Option Period, DAI proposes merging CLIN 0004 and CLIN 0005 together due to the high degree of interconnectivity of the subject matter and technical assistance provided to the LGUs. Therefore, this work plan has integrated these two CLINS into the broader “Urban Environmental Management” sector, or UEM. Our proposed budget reflects this shift. Certain elements of the project are not captured in any single CLIN, but are clearly part of the project team’s approach. These include the promotion of transparent, accountable, participatory, and gender inclusive processes; organizational strengthening of national- and provincial-level line agencies to institutionalize reform tools and processes and to scale up efforts across a broader geographic area; and the enhancement of policies and law enforcement. 1 There is also a CLIN 0006 for Management and Administration. This CLIN accounts for those costs, such as office rent, that cannot be precisely allocated to a single sector.


EcoGov works in four broad geographic areas: northern Luzon, central Visayas, western (peninsular) Mindanao, and south-central Mindanao. During the final two years of the project, we will focus on central Visayas and south-central Mindanao and will maintain offices in:

Manila: House our sector leaders and senior specialists who work with national level agencies and who provide technical leadership and support to field activities; serve partner LGUs in northern Luzon. Cebu City: Serve LGUs in central Visayas, Davao City: Serve LGUs in the Davao Gulf area, ARMM and partner LGUs in western/peninsular Mindanao. General Santos City: Serve LGUs in Region 12.

At the national level, EcoGov partners with the DENR and several of its bureaus. The project also works with the national offices of the Leagues of Municipalities, Cities, and Provinces (LMP, LCP, and LPP, respectively). At regional and local levels, the project works with the provincial and municipal offices of the DENR, Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and directly with LGUs — provinces, cities, municipalities. At all levels, the project works with non-government and civil society organizations, academic institutions, and local service providers who are stakeholders or partners in project success. This work plan outlines our strategies and activities planned for improving environmental governance, resource management and protection of selected Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs). By focusing EcoGov’s activities and interventions on selected KBAs and nearby LGUs, the Project can use its resources to rally collaborative efforts among national and local government institutions to address those factors, both direct and indirect, that threaten vulnerable and irreplaceable natural assets and species in the Philippines.

1.1 Strategies for Implementing the 2-Year Option Work Plan

Overall Status Throughout the project, the EcoGov team has focused its efforts on strengthening the capacity of LGUs and communities to improve ENR policies and programs in high biodiversity areas (see Figures 1-4). As of December 2008, EcoGov and local DENR offices have partnered with 13 provinces and 150 cities and municipalities to improve internal environmental governance processes — functionality, transparency, accountability, and participatory decision making, and the stewardship of forests, coastal zones, and to improve the management of wastes. Through project sponsored activities,


the EcoGov team has helped “self-interested” local stakeholders — indigenous peoples (IPs), upland migrant communities, coastal residents, fishermen, local leaders, and LGU constituents — living in LGUs and communities within or bordering on selected KBAs to improve the management of their forests and forest lands, water and coastal resources, and to minimize the adverse impacts of solid waste and waste water for their own benefit and those of the general public and society. Project activities specifically targeted the protection of selected KBAs in the southern part of Sierra Madre, Mt. Nug-as and Lantoy area of Cebu, Southwestern Negros, and South Negros/Sulu Sea, terrestrial protected areas of Sarangani, Sarangani Bay, Camotes Sea, Tañon Strait, Bohol Sea, Danajon Bank (Talibon Protected Landscape and Seascape), Moro Gulf (Illana and Sibuguey Bay), Ligawasan Marsh, Lake Lanao, Lake Sebu, Davao Gulf, and Mt Apo Natural Park. With EcoGov’s expert advice, support for training, cross visits, and workshops, analysis, and awareness, advocacy, and social marketing campaigns, local decisions and actions are becoming more consistent with good environmental governance principles and are leading towards the achievement of the project’s biophysical and development objectives (Table 1 shows the cumulative achievement of the project’s biophysical targets against the 5-year and 7-year targets). Table 1. Summary of Targets and Accomplishments as of December 31, 2008

Accomplishments as of Dec 31, 2008 Five-Year Project

Target Seven-Year

Project Target Physical Units % of Five-Year

Target % of Seven-Year Target

Indicator 1: Number of government institutions meeting good environmental governance index 80 LGUs 100 LGUs 53 LGUs* 66% 59% Indicator 2: Hectares of natural forest under improved management 254,670 ha 280,000 ha 234,036 ha 92% 84% Indicator 3: Hectares of forestlands under productive development 14,000 ha 64,000 ha 32,097 ha 229% 50% Indicator 4: Coastal areas under improved management 106,700 ha 117,000 ha 93,067 ha 87% 80% Indicator 5: Number and hectares of new marine sanctuaries established 20 sanctuaries (627 ha)

29 sanctuaries (762 ha)

21 sanctuaries (1,362 ha)

105% (217%)

29 additional sanctuaries were brought to the “established” level in the process of strengthening other MPAs. Effective accomplishment is: 50 sanctuaries (1,814 ha)

250% 289%

172% (138%)

Indicator 6: Number and hectares of existing marine sanctuaries under improved management




72% (85%)

60% (78%)


Accomplishments as of Dec 31, 2008 Five-Year Project

Target Seven-Year

Project Target Physical Units % of Five-Year

Target % of Seven-Year Target

Indicator 7: Number of LGUs diverting at least 25% of waste from disposal to recycling and composting

90 LGUs 100 LGUs 60 LGUs 67% 60% Indicator 8: Number of LGUs investing in wastewater facilities 20 LGUs 26 LGUs 6 LGUs 30% 23% * Based on mid-term guided self-assessment undertaken during the first quarter of Year 4. The end-of-

project guided self-assessment started in February 2009. As the number of LGUs involved with EcoGov has grown, the EcoGov team has shifted its emphasis from providing direct, hands-on training and technical assistance to individual LGUs to focus more attention on organizing and strengthening clusters of LGUs and community organizations to solve common management challenges in partnership with provincial LGUs and local offices of the DENR. This has led to province-wide forest land use plans, bay-wide alliances of coastal LGUs, MPA networks within the same seascape, and LGU clusters with common disposal facility. EcoGov worked to strengthen the capacity of DENR field offices and provincial governments to extend lessons learned and best practices to an even wider audience of LGUs. The mid-term project evaluation recommended expanding upon this approach. In implementing this scaling-up approach, our team continues to build the capacity of partner LGUs, community resource managers, technical working groups, local service providers, and other ENR professionals to become major assets in our collective efforts to promote and scale up and extend environmental management best practices to other LGUs through the provincial governments and DENR regional offices. Through this approach, we are beginning to see the accumulation of experience and lessons learned being incorporated into processes and activities of LGUs, DENR, and other counterparts.

Trends and Challenges Several trends and challenges will or will potentially impact the implementation of strategies to improve environmental management and biodiversity protection. We have taken these into account in shaping our plans for years six and seven. • Focused Engagement of LGUs in ENR Programs/Activities. Many EcoGov-

assisted LGUs (provinces, cities and municipalities) are becoming more confident in planning and implementing devolved ENR programs that directly or indirectly address threats to biodiversity. This reflects their increased awareness and appreciation of the values of good environmental governance, improved management of forest lands and coastal zones, and better waste management on their local environments, health and economic well-being.

However, LGUs and the local offices of national agencies still exhibit very limited capacity to scale up and replicate best practices that could accelerate improved environmental management and biodiversity protection. This situation is exacerbated


by the frequent changes in both local and national leadership, and the constant movement of personnel in key DENR positions which has led to disjointed and fragmented ENR programs, and mercenary behavior among some officials and apathy among others. As in previous years, the project anticipates the local elections in May 2010 will set back some gains achieved by the project. In response, EcoGov will continue to focus on building the capacity of core staff within LGUs and the regional/provincial offices of national government agencies with the expectation that some people will remain in their positions even during transitions in political and administrative leadership.

• Alignment of NIPAS areas/objectives with Key Biodiversity Areas. At the

national level, the government’s biodiversity conservation programs continue to focus on NIPAS areas, which need further alignment with terrestrial and marine KBAs. This lack of strong alignment between NIPAS and KBAs and the different rules and regulations that apply to each has challenged efforts to link and integrate project strategies for biodiversity conservation. For example, in many KBAs the LGUs and communities receive little to no national support or incentives to better manage and protect these areas. Conversely, where you have NIPAS areas, the requirements and restrictions that govern the management and use of these areas pose their own special management challenges.

• Escalation of armed conflict in Mindanao. The escalation of armed conflicts as a

result of unresolved issues related to the MOA on the Bangsamoro ancestral domain may or may not immediately come to peaceful resolution. This instability in peace and order condition will limit the project team’s ability to carry out activities in selected critical areas in Mindanao especially in Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat provinces. We will adjust implementation plans as necessary to ensure the safety of our team while trying to support partner LGUs.

• Increased awareness of the threats posed by global climate change. LGUs, DENR, civil society, and communities have demonstrated increased awareness of climate change and the threats it poses to livelihoods, safety and long-term well being. This growing awareness presents an opportunity to engage a wider array of stakeholders in discussions and build support for: reduced open burning of agricultural wastes, improved forest protection, greater use of renewable energy and biofuels where it makes ecological sense, and better management and disposal of wastes in order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses. We will search for opportunities to take advantage of this awareness in the design and implementation of project-funded initiatives and knowledge materials.

• Continuing food and energy crisis. The continuing energy and food crisis will

impact project strategies especially in explaining and linking ENR programs with benefits to marginalized/impacted communities. As we have seen this past year, LGUs and national government agencies have limited capacity to respond. EcoGov can help by continuing to gather and analyze data to show that increasing public and


private investments in the ENR sector will sustain improvements in local, provincial, regional, and national economies.

• Strengthening collaboration among LGUs, civil society and donor funded

projects. Improving collaboration and partnership among LGUs, donor-funded projects, DENR, and civil society continues to offer the opportunity to expand impact beyond the reach of the project. The ENR sector could specifically benefit from better collaboration and coordinated efforts because most natural resources management demand integration that is anchored on shared responsibility, accountability, and authority. Successful collaboration remains mostly at the project level and is rarely sustained over time by the stakeholders. The challenge remains how to make collaboration and cooperation more integral to how institutions operate and how these institutions design activities to improve environmental management and protection.

Targets and Indicators

Annex A summarizes the list of milestones and benchmarks from USAID-DENR that EcoGov strives to achieve by the end of Year 5. These milestones and benchmarks are embedded in the work plans for each sector — GoAd, FFM, CRM, UEM and Project Management. It is important to note, however, that the project’s ability to meet these milestones and benchmarks is partly dependent on what DENR sets as its priorities at the national and regional levels. Table 1 lists EcoGov’s biophysical targets. Table 2 below translates these targets into the USAID Standard Indicators for the “Environment Area”. Table 2. EcoGov Targets and Accomplishments per US Government Indicators

Indicators FY 08 Actual

FY 09 Target

FY 10 Target

FY 11 Target

A. Natural Resources and Biodiversity 1. Number of hectares under improved natural

resource management as a result of USG assistance

250,506 64,940 60,728 15,000

Marine 19,668 13,633 10,728 -- Terrestrial 230,838 51,307 35,000 15,000

2. Number of hectares in areas of biological significance under improved management as a result of USG assistance

80,308 21,215 30,100 10,100

Marine 1,965 420 100 100 Terrestrial 78,343 20,795 20,000 10,000

3. Number of hectares in areas of biological significance (marine) showing improved biophysical condition as a result of USG assistance

609 60 92 *

4. Number of policies, laws, agreements or regulations (national and local) promoting sustainable NRM and conservation that are implemented as a result of USG assistance

30 16 11 5

Local 30 15 10 5 National 0 1 1


Indicators FY 08 Actual

FY 09 Target

FY 10 Target

FY 11 Target

5. Number of people trained in natural resources management and/or biodiversity conservation as a result of USG assistance

1,240 350 170 60

Women 525 100 60 20 Men 715 250 110 40

B. Clean Productive Environment 1. Number of pollution and urban environment policies,

laws, agreement or regulations implemented 23 40 15 5

Local 23 40 15 5 National

2. Number of people trained in environmental law, enforcement, public participation, and cleaner production policies, strategies, skills, and techniques

1,094 550 250 120

Male 483 350 150 50 Female 611 200 100 70

C. Water 1. Number of persons with access to or benefitted by

sanitation facilities 160,350 170,000 - 50,000

* All 12 MPAs under M and E are expected to have improved conditions by FY 2010. In addition to these indicators, in 2008 the EcoGov team estimated that project-related activities to improve the management of natural forests, mangroves, and coral reefs; reduce deforestation, agroforestry, and tree plantations had resulted in the sequestration and/or avoided carbon emissions totaling 1.3 million tons. We plan to update this estimation of sequestered carbon annually.

Cross-Cutting Implementation Strategies Focus on KBAs. During Years 6 and 7, EcoGov will continue to focus efforts on priority KBAs in Mindanao, Central Visayas and, to the extent resources allow, Northern Luzon. This strategy underlines the importance of concerted efforts in capability building, scaling up, replication, partnership, investment promotion, public-private partnership, and other innovations that are geared to reducing threats to tropical forests and biodiversity in priority KBAs. This KBA-focused approach reflects the importance of these areas to preserving critical habitats and protecting vulnerable and irreplaceable species in the Philippines. The KBAs targeted by EcoGov embody the critical areas of more than 20,000 endemic flora and fauna species, and serve as the foundation for the well being of many Filipinos. Since the Philippines is one of 17 mega biodiversity countries in the world, these KBAs also have international significance. Conserving biodiversity in KBAs— by reducing direct and indirect threats to the remaining tropical forests, marine and wetlands biodiversity — requires a well-coordinated, collaborative, and intentional planning and implementation at the local, provincial, regional, and national levels. The project’s work with LGUs, local DENR, DA/BFAR, local service providers, NGOs, and communities is demonstrating how the DENR, provincial governments, councils, alliances, or protected area management


boards (PAMBs) can harness local stakeholders towards common goals such as improved conservation, increased environmental awareness, reduced pollutants from solid waste and waste water, reduced over harvesting or illegal extraction activities, improved and sustainable livelihood opportunities. Specifically, EcoGov anticipates allocation of resources for intentional, integrated, and coordinated efforts to reduce threats to key terrestrial and marine biodiversity in Central Visayas (Mt. Nug-as and Lantoy, Southwestern Negros, Tañon Strait, South Negros/Sulu Sea, the Bohol Sea, and Danajon Bank); and Mindanao (Illana Bay, Lake Sebu, Davao Gulf, Mount Apo Natural Park, Ligawasan Marsh, the protected mountain ranges in Sarangani and Sarangani Bay). EcoGov activities for northern Luzon (Quirino Protected Landscape and Baler Bay) will depend on the ability to leverage sufficient resources from partners and stakeholders. Each sector work plan in each region will carry out activities that will ultimately contribute to reducing threats or improving conservation of tropical forests and biological diversity. Scale Up Efforts Through Improved Knowledge Management and Institutionalization of EcoGov Lessons. During the next two years, the EcoGov team will focus on consolidating the information, lessons learned and best practices that have resulted from EcoGov efforts. This effort to better capture knowledge is directly linked to our strategy for scaling-up and institutionalizing EcoGov’s tested approaches. Our team will refine knowledge products for use in training, sharing, and dissemination. We will prioritize the institutionalization of EcoGov’s experiences through the use of these knowledge products in training workshops with the DENR national and regional offices, provinces and local governments, universities, and NGO networks. Finally, we will encourage the DENR and LGU partners to scale-up and replicate the lessons learned and best practices by:

o Encouraging LGUs to “outsource” expertise from the local resource institutions or EcoGov-trained local service providers to carry out studies or deliver services. In this way, the LGUs will learn that they can use outside firms and organizations to help meet their needs, and appreciate the value of paying professional and expert services.

o Promoting the concept that the LGUs should view the DENR as a service

provider, and the DENR should present itself as a qualified, capable, and mobile service provider to LGUs. We will promote such a relationship through the MOAs for scaling up, devolution, joint implementation, and joint M&E programs.

Strengthen Monitoring of Environmental Indicators. The EcoGov team will continue to monitor the Project’s Key Performance Indicators in the targeted KBAs. We also will work with LGU partners to design and implement local monitoring and evaluation systems linked to their development and conservation strategies. For example, we will work with LGUs and DENR to institute a better designed monitoring of wastewater discharges to track health and environmental impacts.


Continue to Build Relations with Muslim Leaders and Communities. In Mindanao, the team will work with Muslim religious leaders, academic institutions such as the Mindanao State University (MSU) system, and selected LGUs to continue developing and testing IEC, media, advocacy, social marketing, and training materials that are Al-Khalifa-consistent to ensure that in Muslim communities, environmental governance goes beyond the project and government institutions. Leverage Financing to Achieve EcoGov Objectives. Our team will work with LGUs and community resource managers to leverage and sustain financing for their ENR programs. Although LGUs (province, city, municipality and barangay) are subsidized by the national government through their internal revenue allotments (IRA), their funds are not enough to cover the yearly recurring cost of planning and implementing various ENR-related activities. Therefore, in years 6 and 7, EcoGov will work with LGUs and community resource managers to:

o Improve the efficiency in using their Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) as basis for justifying higher allocation for the ENR sector;

o Help communities link with the private sector for possible co-investment, co-financing, or public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements;

o Advise community resource managers on the pros and cons of joint ventures, stewardship, and out growers agreements;

o Help LGUs improve the cost recovery potentials of social/economic enterprises especially in solid waste and waste water/sanitation services, including the ring-fencing of accounts/revenues from waste services;

o Help LGUs develop and test approaches that will attract socially responsible private sector to invest in coastal areas and forestlands;

o Test ways to operationalize payments for environmental services (PES) in several FFM and CRM sites; and

o Provide accurate estimate of the value of the community’s active participation and household investments as a result of improved property rights in coastal and forest areas.

Support Efforts by LGUs to Improve Environmental Governance Practices. Based on the results of the Guided Self-Assessment (GSA) of LGUs, our team will provide limited assistance to support the development and implementation of action plans by partner LGUs to improve their environmental governance practices. In addition, EcoGov will continue its partnerships with the Ateneo de Manila School of Government and Silliman University to incorporate environmental governance into existing training programs designed to build the administrative capacity of local government leaders and staff. Pilot Test Tools/Approaches for Integrating ENR activities within LGUs. EcoGov will continue testing and refining innovative tools for improving and integrating the ENR sector within an LGU or LGUs before promoting their scaling up or replication. Some of the tools now being tested include:


o In Davao City’s Davao Gulf – Mt Apo area, EcoGov is testing how to implement

a “ridge-to-reef” approach as a “management and integrating tool” for linking the different ecosystems within and among LGUs that are crucial in the conservation of biodiversity in KBAs. Efforts focus on aligning strategies/interventions in four sectors to address overall negative impacts on waters flowing into the gulf.

o In Sarangani, EcoGov is facilitating the completion of the provincial environmental code based on the ridge-to-reef framework. The plan is to use the code as a basis of DENR in devolving ENR functions to the province. At the same time, the code will provide the framework for locating investment areas and defining mitigating measures for alternative uses.

o Using an organizational development approach to help LGUs identify and determine key ENR functions as their basis in re-structuring or aligning their local resources.

o Continue piloting and promoting approaches that will encourage LGUs to cluster for establishing and operating sanitary landfills;

o Supporting the organization of MPA networks for effective enforcement, cost reduction, and synergy in the natural regeneration of coastal resources;

o Refining business planning and outsourcing to improve cost recovery, reduce subsidy, and improve efficiency in waste management;

o Sharpening the use of social marketing in solid waste and waste water management in Mindanao and Central Visayas.

1.2 Work Plan Organization As mentioned previously, EcoGov has five technical contract line items and a sixth for management and administration. We address these in the subsequent report in the following order:

Section 2: Forestry (CLIN 2) Section 3: Coastal resources (CLIN 3) Section 4: Urban environmental management issues including both solid waste

(CLIN 4) and municipal investment in sanitation (CLIN 5). Section 5: Governance and advocacy (CLIN 1) Section 6: Management and Administration (CLIN 6)


Figure 1. Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (MKBAs)


Figure 2. EcoGov Project Areas and Biodiversity Priorities in Mindanao


Figure 3. EcoGov Project Areas and Biodiversity Priorities in Central Visayas


Figure 4. EcoGov Project Areas and Biodiversity Priorities in Northern Luzon.


2. FFM WORK PLAN (2009-2011) IMPROVED FOREST MANAGEMENT – CLIN 0002 Expertise in FFM Sector Leader: Bien Dolom Manila: Trina Isorena (GIS Specialist); Gem Castillo (STTA, Resource Economist); TBD

(STTA. Climate Change Specialist) C. Visayas: Justino Briones (AP, Cebu), Rudy Aragon (STTA, Forestry Specialist) S. Mindanao: Raoul Geollegue (Sr. Forestry Advisor), Casimiro Olvida (Regional Forestry

Specialist), Edwin Camacho (AP, Gen. Santos City) The current sector leader will continue to manage the implementation of the work plan for Years 6 and 7. Consistent with the priorities in this work plan, FFM team presence in south-central Mindanao will be maintained until six months prior to the end of the extension period. Field staff will be supported by STTAs who will guide efforts in payment for environmental services (PES), resource mapping and financing.

2.1 Project Objectives and Link to DENR Objectives In the 2-year option, the FFM sector’s targets are 280,000 hectares of improved natural forests and 64,000 hectares of developed bare forest lands. To achieve these objectives, the project works with the DENR and LGUs to assist various types of tenure holders. Both objectives lead to poverty alleviation and indirectly reduce threats to conserving natural forests by confronting illegal logging, timber poaching, and forest conversion via the process of devolution, strengthening property rights, and enforcing forest laws at the LGU and tenure holder levels. Further, both objectives contribute to DENR’s mandate to conserve biodiversity resources and directly support DENR’s MFOs. The FFM sector’s technical assistance activities support both the forestry and protected area management initiatives of DENR.

• MFO 1 – Plans, policies, and standards developed, promoted, monitored and evaluated;

• MFO 2 – Ecosystems and natural resources managed, protected, conserved, enhanced and degraded ones rehabilitated;

• MFO 3 – Appropriate regulations and standards enforced and monitored. At a higher level, the FFM strategies contribute to all the DENR’s MFOs and to four thrusts of the Medium Term Philippines Development Plan (MTPDP): Productive Use of Natural Resources, Biodiversity/Watershed Management, Healthy Environment, and Mitigation of Natural Disaster.

2.2 Status of FFM Assistance in EcoGov Regions The area in which EcoGov works includes roughly 35 percent of the country’s total area of natural forests—mossy, old growth, closed, and open-canopy secondary forests, mixed forests, and mangroves. Our work with the DENR and 33 partner LGUs in implementing


their approved forest land use plans or FLUPs (Table 3) will improve about 18 percent of the total area of natural forests in EcoGov regions. EcoGov currently assists, through LGUs and DENR, more than 200 tenure holders to improve management of their natural forest and development of bare forest lands. Almost 64 percent of these tenure holders are community organizations, followed by private, LGU co-managed areas, and state-managed protected areas and watershed reservations. These tenure holders have rights covering 231,060 hectares of natural forests (90% of our five-year target). The EcoGov team is currently working on the completion of FLUPs, the closure of open access forestlands in our partner LGUs with legitimized FLUPs, improving the capacity of the designated resource managers/tenure holders for these forestlands, and developing financing alternatives for upland development that will enable us to meet the targets for Year 5 and the option years. Table 3. Legitimized FLUPs in EcoGov Regions

Region Total

Legitimized FLUPs

Total Forestlands

(ha)

Total Natural Forests

(ha)

Total Bare Forestlands

(ha) Northern Luzon 10 382,891 247,166 103,011 Central Visayas 12 134,291 15,062 90,962 South-Central Mindanao

9 227,398 89,924 64,491

Western Mindanao 2 15,516 4,623 2,761 Total 33 760,096 356,775 261,225 As of December 31, 2008, the FFM sector achieved 92 percent of its five-year target of 254,670 hectares of natural forests under improved management (Table 4). This accomplishment is largely the result of support and follow through by LGUs, local DENR, NCIP and communities on EcoGov-initiated FLUP activities in spite of the DENR’s unilateral decision to centralize CBFMA issuance, suspension of resource use rights of communities, and suspension of local ability to deputize forest protection officers. Table 4. FFM Targets and Accomplishments as of December 31, 2008

Five-Year Targets (ha) Accomplishments ( ha & % ) Region Natural Forest

Mgt

Bare Forestlands

Dev’t Natural Forest

Mgt

Bare Forestlands

Dev’t N Luzon 164,600 3,500 159,647 3,570 C.Visayas 16,330 3,500 10,458 25,289 South-Central Mindanao 66,400 3,500 63,678 3,238

W. Mindanao 7,340 3,500 253 0 Total 254,670 14,000 234,036

(92%) 32,097

(229%)


The FFM team has facilitated the signing of 26 co-management agreements between the DENR and LGUs covering a total area of about 189,376 hectares (Table 5). Forty one percent of this area is bare land. A combination of investments from LGUs, tenure holders and the private sector has resulted in 32,097 hectares of forestlands placed under productive development (Table 4). Table 5. Co-Management Areas in EcoGov Assisted LGUs

Region

Total Co- Mgt.

Agreements

Total Forestlands

(ha)

Total Natural Forests

(ha)

Total Bare Forestlands

(ha) Northern Luzon 1 4,995 2,015 2,054 Central Visayas 12 65,216 11,391 53,824 South-Central Mindanao 10 110,844 51,275 19,798

Western Mindanao 3 8,321 2,570 3,381 Total 26 189,376 67,251 79,057

2.3 General Strategies for Achieving FFM Objectives in the Option Year Period

The main objectives for the option years of EcoGov are to (a) place 280,000 hectares of natural forests under improved management, and (b) put in place necessary mechanisms for productive development of at least 64,000 hectares of bare forestlands. To achieve these targets, our team will adopt the following strategies. Focus on selected KBAs. At least 10 KBAs (Table 6) are directly supported by activities in FFM sites. In the option years, the team together with DENR will concentrate our efforts in the Mount Apo Natural Park (for natural forest management) and the co-management sites of Sarangani (for natural forest management and bare forestlands development). These focal areas are strategically located and can easily be served by our teams. By focusing in these areas, the project can support not only the conservation of tropical forests and terrestrial biodiversity but also key marine KBAs, namely the Davao Gulf and Sarangani Bay. This will further strengthen the integration of EcoGov activities in these KBAs. The focus in Sarangani will enable EcoGov to continue its assistance to the province in the initial implementation of its newly-crafted Environmental Code and the proposed piloting by DENR of the devolution of ENR functions to LGUs. Where resources permit, EcoGov will provide continued support for the Quirino Protected Landscape where there exists a large potential for agro-forestry development of bare forestlands. Our team will promote crop diversification so upland farmers can better adapt to the impacts of climate change.


Table 6. Link of Target FFM Sites to Biodiversity Assets Region/ Province Link to Biodiversity Assets Conservation Priorities

South Central Mindanao Davao City and Davao del Sur

Part of Mt. Apo Natural Park Prevent illegal logging, forest conversion, wildlife hunting and in migration

North Cotabato Part of Mt. Apo Natural Park Prevent illegal logging, forest conversion, wildlife hunting and in migration

Sarangani Part of Mt. Busa-Kiamba and Mt. Latian Complex KBA and supports the Sarangani bay seascape

Providing economic alternatives to forest conversion

Central Visayas Bohol Part of Talibon Protected

landscape & Seascape Conservation of endemic bird & tree species such as Bubo philipensis, Hopea spp. Etc.; Economic alternatives to forest conversion & timber poaching

Cebu Supports Mt. Nug-as and Mt. Lantoy KBA

Conservation of endangered & endemic species such as Cebu Black Shama, Cebu flowerpecker, etc.; Economic alternatives to forest conversion & timber poaching

Negros Oriental Part of Southwestern Negros KBA & supports South Negros marine KBA

Conservation of endangered species such as Almaciga and Dipterocarps and Economic alternatives to forest conversion & timber poaching

Northern Luzon Quirino Part of Quirino Protected

Landscape and the Casecnan Protected Landscape

Conserving endangered species, Economic alternatives to forest conversion and timber poaching, regulating in migration

Strengthen tenure arrangements through IPR. As part of assistance in FLUP implementation and co-management agreements, EcoGov will develop local capacities to promote individual property rights (IPR) within communal tenure systems to encourage household investments in forest management. The DENR, LGUs and selected tenure holders will be trained on this process. The successes of the EcoGov-assisted LGUs and tenure holders in implementing IPR and the economic impacts of secured property rights will continue to be documented and widely disseminated to DENR, LGUs and various tenure holders to promote this best practice. Development of financing options for FFM. The initiatives of EcoGov on Payments for Environmental Services (PES), public-private investment partnerships, and guarantee funds and special accounts for FFM programs will be replicated in other LGUs where opportunities exists, backed up by firm commitments of concerned parties. In year 6, EcoGov will conduct carbon baseline studies in selected sites and use these to explore carbons markets as a source of financing for forest management activities. The lessons learned in these pilot activities and the problems encountered will be documented and shared to other LGUs and policy makers, through workshops, round table discussions and publications.


Mainstreaming of EcoGov processes within DENR, LGUs and partners. To ensure that FFM practices are sustained and scaled up to reach other non-EcoGov-assisted LGUs and regions, EcoGov will ensure that FLUP processes are mainstreamed and institutionalized within the DENR and other partners. EcoGov will to continue to train and build the capacity of DENR, NCIP and PLGUs on FLUP formulation and implementation, and on promising financing options for FFM. Critical to this is the documentation of FLUP, co-management and IPR experiences highlighting its positive impacts on closing open access forestlands, resolving conflicts, generating investments, and contribution of the mitigation of the effects of global climate change. EcoGov knowledge products will be utilized in the training of core FLUP teams and in sharing workshops which EcoGov will organize jointly with FMB and DENR regional offices. We will also promote partnerships between DENR and LGUs in jointly preparing or implementing FLUPs or co-management agreements with local stakeholders and communities. This approach fosters team learning, capacity building, synergy from collaborative undertakings, resolution of land-based conflicts, and good environmental governance practices. Two regional learning sites will be developed as part of this strategy: Talibon, Bohol and Kiamba, Sarangani. If resources permit, a third in Diffun, Quirino, will be added. Promote an integrated framework for forest and forestlands management by LGUs. The scaling up process should also strengthen institutional collaboration and the policy framework for forest and forestlands management. This can happen at the LGU level with the integration of FLUP with other LGU ENR plans such as the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and those that cover waste management and CRM. The principles of interdependence and interconnectedness of ecosystems can be applied in an LGU or cluster of LGUs within watersheds to provide guidance and warning for future investments that may negatively impact the environment to the detriment of on- and off-site communities. This approach is a vital part of strategies to reduce threats to tropical forests and biodiversity and coastal ecosystems. Targeted collaboration. The project will collaborate with Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF) in (a) identifying opportunities for complementary FFM activities in particular LGUs; (b) providing technical advice or share experiences in working with LGUs and tenure holders to improve forest management, enforcement, and investments in timber lands; and (c) co-financing certain planning and workshop activities. We will contribute to efforts of DENR-PAWB and Conservation International (CI) in developing community-based biodiversity monitoring systems. We will continue partnerships with the Philippine Forestry Education Network (PFEN), leagues of municipalities at the provincial level, and other organizations to replicate our efforts.


2.4 Critical Assumptions and Issues In implementing the 2-Year Option FFM work plan, the team assumes that:

• DENR senior management will strengthen the incentives for LGUs and community tenure holders to develop, protect and effectively manage forestlands under their care.

• DENR will take the lead in forest enforcement by supporting enforcement and

regulatory measures at the LGU and tenure holder levels.

• Relative peace and order in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao.

• DENR and PLGU are committed to support the scaling up process in their provinces and would be willing to contribute to the process of developing the capacities of other PLGUs and regions.

• The local elections in May 2010 will not impede or seriously disrupt ongoing FFM initiatives in LGUs.


3. IMPROVED COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT – CLIN 0003 Expertise in CRM Sector Coordinator: Hazel Arceo Manila: Perry Aliño (STTA Advisor), Annette Meñez (STTA Advisor) C. Visayas: Vincent Lumbab (AP, Cebu City), (AP, Dumaguete City), Stella Salas (LGU

Finance Specialist) W. Mindanao: Elgin Aresgado (AP, Pagadian), S. Mindanao: Michelle Baird (AP, Davao

Gulf), Cleto Nañola (STTA, CRM Specialist) A Manila-based CRM Coordinator will be recruited to manage the CRM work plan implementation. Dr Aliño and Dr. Meñez will continue to provide strategic direction for CRM efforts, especially in MPA strengthening, networking, and coastal resource management. Dr. Meñez will also provide advice in improving CRM through fisheries management and knowledge products development. CRM APs will continue to provide presence in the regions and with LGUs. They will be supported by regional CRM STTAs who will be engaged to provide expertise in key aspects of CRM and MPA management.

3.1 Project Objectives and Link to DENR Objectives EcoGov addresses the conservation of marine biodiversity especially in marine key biodiversity areas (MKBAs) in the Visayan Seas, Celebes Sea and Sulu Sea area located at the heart of the coral triangle. The project’s major focal areas have significant representation in 3 of the 6 marine biogeographic areas that are national priorities for conservation. As learning sites, these focal areas will be illustrative models of the synergistic benefits that can be derived from marine biodiversity conservation and sustainable fisheries utilization. The reduction of critical threats to the country’s coastal areas, including overfishing and destructive fishing practices, is paving the way towards sustained use and biodiversity conservation. The goals of increasing the amount of coastal area under improved management, establishing new MPAs, and strengthening existing MPAs all contribute to goals of the DENR. In particular, EcoGov activities support DENR’s MFO 2 to maintain/stabilize the ecological functions of critical coastal habitats and increase the area under sustainable resource management. EcoGov activities also support MFO 3 regarding environmental violations detected and addressed. The targets in this sector are aligned with Executive Order 578 for marine biodiversity conservation and Executive Order 533 for integrated coastal management. EO 533 adopts integrated coastal management as a national strategy to ensure the sustainable development of coastal and marine resources. It directs DENR to develop a national integrated coastal management program to coordinate all relevant national and local agencies and mainstream coastal management into planning and economic development programs. The implementing guidelines for EO 533 have the opportunity to be applied in the Davao Gulf area, an integrated coastal management learning site, where the interaction of the uplands, lowlands and coastal area can be seen. EcoGov has initiated


the strengthening of marine sanctuaries and the establishment of a MPA network cluster linked to the conservation of the Mount Apo National Park and the management of waste generated by the urban sector. The coastal downstream-upstream interaction serves as sensor on the effectiveness of integrated management and its value added benefits to the biodiversity values, goods, services and overall ecosystem resiliency. EcoGov will reinforce and assure DENR’s ownership of the project’s contributions in CRM systems, especially those that involve coastal zoning and MPA networking processes. The CRM knowledge products and pilot sites will be major resources for DENR, BFAR, and the LGUs.

3.2 Status of Coastal Areas in EcoGov Regions EcoGov has provided technical assistance in developing LGU and inter-LGU level management bodies to improve fisheries enforcement and effort regulation, managing new and existing marine sanctuaries. Table 7 below summarizes the status of CRM targets as of December 2008. Progress has exceeded initial design expectations and lays a solid foundation for meeting all CRM targets by the end of Year 7. Table 7. CRM Accomplishments by Region as of December 2008

Region

Municipal & (Provincial)

LGUs Assisted

Hectares of Coastal Areas

Under Improved Management

Number (Hectares)

Existing Marine Sanctuaries

Under Improved Management

Number (Hectares) New Marine Sanctuaries Established

N. Luzon 4 (1) 31,430 2 (113) 2 (300) C. Visayas 30 (4) 27,601 26 (720) 7 (391) W. Mindanao 15 (3) 34,036 8 (1,287) 11 (634) S. Mindanao 6 (4) 1 (37)

Total 55 (12) 93,067 36 (2,120)

21 (1,362)

In the process of strengthening MPAs, an additional 29 MPAs (452 ha) were brought to the established level.

% of Five-Year Target 87% 72% (85%) 105% (217%)

3.3 CRM Strategic Approach for the 2-Year Option

3.3.1 General Strategies The CRM CLIN has three biophysical targets (Table 8). This section describes the overall strategies as the basis for implementation activities in each region to achieve these targets in the 2-Year Option.


Table 8. Summary of CRM Targets for Year 5 and 2-Year Option Year 5 Option Years Target

Five-Year Target

Seven-Year

Target Achieved as of

Dec 2008

Targets Jan - Sept

09 Year 6 Year 7 Coastal Areas under improved management

106,700 ha 117,000 ha 93,067 ha 13,633 10,728 ha --

Number and Hectares of New Marine Sanctuaries Established

20 MPAs (627 ha)

29 MPAs (762 ha)

21 MPAs (1,362 ha --

29 additional MPAs were brought to

established level in the process of

strengthening other MPAs.

Effective accomplishment:

50 MPAs (1,814 ha)

This target will be met as MPAs are brought to the established level in the

process of strengthening them.

Number and Hectares of Existing Marine Sanctuaries under Improvement Management 50 MPAs (2,500 ha)

60 MPAs (2,700 ha

36 MPAs (2,120 ha)

14 MPAs (380 ha)

5 MPAs (100 ha)

5 MPAs (100 ha)

Focus resources on biodiversity conservation. In the 2-year Option Period, the CRM will continue to focus its technical assistance in critical MKBAs — Visayan Seas (South Negros, Camotes Sea, Tañon Strait, Bohol Sea), Western Mindanao (Illana Bay), and Davao Gulf. The CRM targets are expected to provide additional learning experiences and lessons for scaling up and refining governance-oriented CRM approaches and best practices at the alliance, province, or bay level. The CRM initiatives are also expected to contribute to the overall reduction of threats and improve the management of biological resources in the MKBAs. Support increased collaboration among stakeholders. The project will use the 2-year option to seize opportunities for greater and stronger support for carrying out improved management of coastal resources by LGUs, local DENR, BFAR, and communities in partnership with the private sector, and civil society in the selected MKBAs in Central Visayas and Mindanao. Efforts will include tapping into the donor community such as the ADB-funded Integrated Coastal Resource Management Project (ICRMP), the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI), Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest (FISH) project, GTZ, and other initiatives of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Conservation International (CI) and other organizations active in EcoGov priority MKBAs.


Facilitate community adaptation to impacts of global climate change. A total of 10,728 hectares of coastal areas will be targeted for improved management. These will either be from the Davao Gulf, Camotes Islands in Cebu or in Zamboanga del Sur. The CRM plans will be integrated with adaptive management measures to address global climate change and biodiversity conservation. Address food security through strengthened MPAs. Instead of establishing additional new marine sanctuaries, the team proposes focusing efforts on strengthening the existing marine sanctuaries in Western Mindanao, Davao Gulf and Central Visayas, particularly those within MPA networks. Any “establishment” work will be part of the process of strengthening existing MPAs. In previous years, EcoGov brought to the “established level” 29 MPAs in addition to its target of 20 new MPAs. The team will focus on strengthening the 9 MPA networks being directly assisted by the project, two of which are expected to reach functional levels within the extension period. Functional MPA networks have long-term management plans or strategic action plans, functional core groups, joint implementation activities, and sustainable financing mechanisms from internal, i.e. budget allocation from the member LGUs, and external sources, i.e. initiatives to pursue partnerships with the private sector and other external groups. We will concentrate assistance on those MPA networks located in the Central Visayas, Davao Gulf and Illana Bay that offer the best opportunities. Increase institutional capacity and confidence to identify and manage environmental financing opportunities. EcoGov will assist in enhancing the financial management systems of LGUs and community resource managers and develop their capacities to enter into collaborative agreements, public-private partnerships and leverage support from the private sector or civil society groups to access external resources and sustain their CRM programs. In addition, we will continue to explore various sustainable financing mechanisms such as user’s fee, setting up of special accounts, and accessing public funds (IRA and GAA) for increased support to CRM programs of LGUs. Expand the reach of EcoGov CRM tested methodologies through shared knowledge products. The team will also complete and disseminate the CRM knowledge products to target users, e.g., PLGU-DENR-BFAR TWGs, academic institutions, LGUs, civil society, private sector partners, communities, media, to facilitate replication and scaling up of good practices. Enhanced processes and lessons learned for establishing new marine sanctuaries will also be documented and disseminated to other LGUs and communities.

3.3.2 Regional Activities for the 2-Year Option

CRM Key Activities in Central Visayas In Central Visayas, the team will continue focusing its assistance in the Visayan Seas, such as the Camotes Sea, Tañon Strait and the Bohol Sea, which have been identified as priority conservation areas for corals, cetaceans, mollusks, reef fishes and mangrove. EcoGov will focus assistance to the Provincial LGUs of Cebu, Negros Oriental and


Bohol in carrying out their CRM functions and in providing support to the LGU and inter-LGU initiatives. The cooperation between and among LGUs in this important fishery and biodiversity region offers good opportunities for inter-LGU coastal law enforcement and marine sanctuary networks, especially with the support of their provincial governments. Specifically, the team will: • Continue to assist 1 LGU in Camotes (Pilar) with a legitimized CRM plan to improve

the management of mangrove protection and/or tourism zones by Year 6; • Assist LGUs in the review of CRM/fisheries management plans with inputs on

adaptive management strategies to address global climate change and its impacts on the coastal areas and biodiversity protection, and in the performance assessment of CRM functions;

• Facilitate the adoption of financial management system that includes plow-back mechanisms to CRM/MPA Special Accounts for Guindulman MPA in Bohol, and in the MPA networks in Negros Oriental, and initiate private-public partnerships;

• Develop the Camotes Sea inter-LGU efforts into a working example for CSR engagement in ecotourism;

• Strengthen at least five marine sanctuaries within the Bohol and Negros Oriental MPA networks through strengthening of MS management bodies, expanding support groups, and developing local capabilities on MPA monitoring and evaluation, IEC and advocacy activities to improve enforcement in no-take areas; and

• Strengthen the MPA networks in Bohol and Negros Oriental through organizational development, improved financial management system, and private partnerships.

CRM Key Activities in Southern and Central Mindanao

Davao Gulf has been included in the most recent update of priority MKBA in the Philippines. The presence of the important habitats for marine mammals such as endangered sirenean Dugong dugong and the presence of six cetacean marine mammals, and the habitat for endangered marine turtles such as the hawksbill and green turtle uniquely qualifies Davao Gulf as a MKBA. This area has also been identified as important to mollusks, corals, reef fish and mangroves areas. In this MKBA, the team will: • Assist 1 LGU (Davao City) to improve the management of the mangrove

management and coastal settlement zones; • Continue to integrate waste management within the CRM framework in Davao City; • Strengthen at least 3 MPAs within the SanPaSaDa MPA network in Davao Gulf

through strengthening of MS management bodies, expanding support groups, and developing local capabilities on MPA monitoring and evaluation, IEC and advocacy activities to improve enforcement in no-take areas;

• Strengthen the SanPaSaDa MPA network through organizational development, improved financial management system, and enhanced partnerships with external groups;


• Advocate for the establishment of sustainable financing of MPAs through private public partnerships (e.g. Adopt MPA M&E, PES, etc.); Collaborate with Davao Gulf Management Council (DGMC), WWF, Department of Tourism (DOT), DENR and concerned LGUs in developing and carrying out sustained media and advocacy campaign in Davao Gulf; and

• Share lessons and experiences in adopting the ridge-to-reef framework in Davao City with ICRMP sites.

CRM Key Activities in Western Mindanao

The Western Mindanao area is strategically placed in what is at the heart of the coral triangle - center of the center of marine biodiversity in the world. In the national priority setting workshop, the EcoGov areas of Illana Bay, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Celebes Sea are noted for its highest biodiversity priority value based on its importance for mollusks, corals, marine turtles, reef fishes and mangroves. In these MKBAs, the team will: • In collaboration with the PLGU and BFAR/DENR, continue to provide technical

assistance to at least 1 LGU with legitimized CRM plan to improve the management of their CRM zones together with advocacy and IEC for Al Khalifa. Target LGUs are Dinas or Labangan in Zamboanga del Sur. Continue to use this as training opportunity for PLGU, DENR, BFAR staff counterparts on improved management of coastal zones.

• Assist LGUs in reviewing their CRM plans with inputs on adaptive management strategies to address global climate change and its impact on the coastal areas and biodiversity conservation;

• Advocate for the integration of CRM best practices into the development plans of the Region 9 Development Council.

• Strengthen at least 2 MPAs within the MPA networks in Illana Bay, Zamboanga del Sur through strengthening of MS management bodies, expanding support groups, and developing local capabilities on MPA monitoring and evaluation, IEC and advocacy activities to improve enforcement in no-take areas;

• Assist MPA networks in improving their financial management, broadening their sources of funds, and sustaining their funding support of their CRM and MPA network initiatives;

3.4 Critical Assumptions and Issues In implementing the 2-Year Option CRM work plan, the team assumes that: • Demands for CRM assistance among LGUs and DENR in EcoGov regions come with

institutional and significant financial commitments to develop local capacities, carry out agreed on plans, enact necessary ordinances, enforce laws, provide budgets, and set up organizational structures that can plan and implement approved CRM plans.


• The local elections in May 2010 will not lead to serious and prolonged disruption of activities in LGUs. It will, in fact, provide opportunities for greater/renewed commitment and support to CRM programs.

• The peace and order in Western Mindanao and in ARMM provinces allow the process of capacity building, site visits, joint planning and implementation, collaboration, and enforcement.

• The scaling up initiatives in target provinces, bays, or alliances has the commitments of provincial governments, DENR, BFAR, and LGUs. It is assumed that the process of developing the capacities of the PLGU-DENR-BFAR TWGs to help other LGUs improve their coastal resources management will be effective and not compromise standards, systems, and governance processes.

• The process of building MPA networks will result in synergistic impacts and that these networks will in the long-term increase benefits of coastal communities, conserve biodiversity, reduce threats to overfishing and illegal fishing, strengthen enforcement, pool internal resources, and leverage additional resources from outside the LGUs and communities.


4. URBAN ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT COMPONENT OBJECTIVES Expertise in UEM Sector Leader: Melisa Sapdoy Manila: Victor S. Luis (STTA, UEM Advisor), Leo Larochelle (STTA, Waste Management Advisor),

Wilman Pollisco (STTA, Policy and Legal Specialist), TBD (STTA, SLF Design), Theresa Yap (AP)

C. Visayas: Kent Omictin (AP, Negros Oriental), Apple Amor (AP, Oriental Negros), Stella Salas (Regional LGU Finance Specialist)

S.-C.Mindanao: Evelyn Sagun (Regional UEM Specialist), Diego Tautho (AP, Davao City), Rose Rontal (AP, Kidapawan) Virginia Magdolot (STTA, LGU Finance Specialist)

A UEM sector leader will manage the work plan assisted by STTA with expertise in enforcement, engineering design, facility management and operations. Regional specialists and APs will provide presence in the regions and will coordinate all UEM regional activities.

4.1 Project Objectives and Link to DENR Objectives EcoGov focuses on improving the management of urban environments, specifically improving the management of municipal solid waste and wastewater. The urban environment sector of EcoGov has two specific targets:

• CLIN 4: At least 100 LGUs diverting a minimum of 25% of their solid waste from disposal sites to composting and recycling; and

• CLIN 5: At least 26 LGUs investing in wastewater treatment facilities. Activities carried out by EcoGov to achieve these two objectives directly support the DENR’s MFO 1 (1.3 and 1.4) on plans and policies developed, promoted, implemented, monitored and evaluated; MFO 2 (2.1) on ecosystems and natural resources development, protected, conserved, enhanced and degraded ones rehabilitated; and MFO 3 (3.1, 3.2 and 3.3) on appropriate and comprehensive regulations and standards, implemented, monitored and enforced. These activities directly contribute to the implementation of the Clean Water Act, Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management Act, Ecological Solid Waste Management Act and Executive Order 774.

4.2 Status of the UEM Component The EcoGov team is currently working with 104 LGUs on solid waste management and 21 LGUs on wastewater management. These are cities and municipalities that border on or adversely impact the following freshwater and marine KBAs.


Table 9. Key Biodiversity Areas and EcoGov Waste Management Improvement Efforts Luzon Visayas Mindanao

KBA # LGUs KBA # LGUs KBA # LGUs

SWM WWM SWM WWM SWM WWM Cagayan River

22 Bohol Sea 12 3 Lake Lanao 1

Baler Bay 8 Danajon Bank

1 1 Ligawasan Marsh

14 3

Camotes Sea

3 Lake Sebu 1 1

Tañon Strait 9 1 Moro Gulf (Illana and Sibuguey Bay)

12

South Negros/Sulu Sea

6 1 Sulu Archipelago

2

Sarangani Bay

7 6

Davao Gulf 6 5

Total 30 0 31 6 43 15

While currently working with a significant number of LGUs, the sector is still behind in meeting the expected targets. As of the end of December 2008, 60 LGUs have met the 25% waste diversion target. This represents 67% of total five-year target. The team is currently assisting 44 other LGUs, most of which are already into implementation. It is projected that 90 LGUs will achieve this target by September 2009. Table 14 below presents more detailed achievements to date: Table 10. Progress in Solid Waste Management as of December 31, 2008

Indicator

Five-Year

Target Baseline 09/2004

As of Yr 3

09/2007 Yr 4

09/2008

Year 5 1st Qtr

Cumulative target based on annual work plans 0 63 81 90

LGUs with closed dumpsites or with controlled dumpsites 5 39 58 66

LGUs with enacted SWM ordinances 90 1 36 59 68

LGUs with completed, legitimized ISWM Plans 90 20 49 63 70

LGUs with ongoing IEC programs for ISWM 90 11 44 68 86

LGUs with operational composting and/or MRF 90 2 48 63 78

LGUs meeting 25% waste diversion goal 90 0 34 52 60


Indicator

Five-Year

Target Baseline 09/2004

As of Yr 3

09/2007 Yr 4

09/2008

Year 5 1st Qtr

LGUs with sanitary landfills 1

2 are operational 6 are under construction 4 have eng’g designs; with pending ECC applications 5 are under design

2 are operational 6 are under construction 4 have eng’g designs and pending ECC application 15 are under design

LGUs with cost recovery plans

12 were provided training and mentoring

2 with completed plans 8 with ongoing planning activity

Note: Achievement of 25% diversion is determined based on the following evidences: segregated collection, ongoing composting of biodegradables, organized recycling, significant waste diversion in a major point source, legitimized SWM plan, enforced ordinance, allocation of annual budget and ongoing IEC.

In wastewater management, 6 LGUs (Kidapawan City, Alabel, Bais City; Gen. Santos City, Polomolok; Tacurong City) representing 30% of the five-year target are considered to have met the investment requirement, per the agreed upon definition of this performance indicator. Table 11. Progress in Waste Water Management as of December 30, 2008

Indicator

Target

Baseline09/2004

Yr 3 09/2007

Yr 4 09/2008

Yr 5 1st Qtr

LGUs with investments in sanitation/WWM 20 0 0 6 6

Value of LGU Investments in WWM (PhP)

P16.0M

P16.0M

Estimated number of people impacted by LGU investments

160,350

(directly and indirectly)

160,350 (directly and

indirectly) LGUs trained in wastewater assessment 7

10 (7 have completed

assessments) LGUs developing WWM plans/ investment projects

6 14

20*

LGUs with cost recovery/ business plans for wastewater collection/ treatment/disposal services

1

5

(ongoing development)

* Includes LGUs which have met the criteria and have proposed additional investment projects.


4.3 UEM Strategic Approach for the 2-Year Option

4.3.1 Overall Strategies CLIN 4 has two (2) specific targets for the option years as shown in the table below. The project’s overall targets for the extension period are: 100 LGUs achieving 25% waste diversion and 26 LGUs investing in wastewater management facilities. In order to achieve these targets, our team will carry out the following general strategies. Expand LGU partners and focus limited resources to committed LGUs. The team will need to significantly expand the number the LGUs working with EcoGov on SWM and WWM. Our experience in the past years indicates that not all LGUs that come forward to receive EcoGov assistance actually deliver on their commitments. It is therefore important that the project:

1) Identify those LGUs that are truly committed to making investments in needed infrastructure, enacting ordinances and implementing management and performance monitoring systems that will enable them to recoup costs and ensure the infrastructure is being managed as designed.

2) Focus the limited project resources available on helping those committed LGUs overcome specific obstacles to the successful implementation of their projects.

Focus expansion activities on a few selected KBAs. We propose to select all new LGU partners based on their relationship to selected KBAs: Tañon Strait and South Negros/ Sulu Sea in the Central Visayas and Davao Gulf in Mindanao. These three KBAs offer a number of potential LGUs which can commit staff and financial resources and be motivated through EcoGov training and technical assistance to adopt a systematic and governance-enhanced process to plan and implement their investments in solid waste and wastewater management. Working with DENR regional and provincial offices and LGUs in these areas, our team will support the design and implementation of more systematic and comprehensive water quality testing of critical water bodies to establish baseline information and systems for monitoring water quality and its impact on human health, the local economy, and the aquatic ecosystems of the selected KBAs. Use a more comprehensive training program on SWM and WWM. Given that the overall resources available in Years 6 and 7 will be significantly less than what EcoGov project had in Years 1-5, the team will adopt an approach that extracts greater involvement and financial commitment by LGUs with substantially less investment in time and resources by EcoGov staff with individual LGUs. We can achieve this now because of the successful examples that now exist in the Philippines. We plan to adopt a more comprehensive training program approach that capitalizes and builds upon the existing successful examples and the considerable training materials already developed by EcoGov and other programs such as the Philippines Sanitation Alliance (PSA). The training program will help committed LGUs go through the process of characterizing the situation in their respective LGUs, developing plans and implementing specific investments to improve waste management in their LGU with lesser on-site mentoring by staff. Our team will develop the integrated training program in the third quarter of Year 5


and begin roll-out immediately. Our team has divided the training program into several distinct modules for both solid waste management and waste water management. The comprehensive training programs for SWM and WWM are outlined below.

SWM WWM Module Module Description Module Module Description

1 Legal Framework and Course Orientation (2 days)

1 Legal Framework and Course Orientation (2 days)

2 Assessment and Situational Analysis (5 days)

2 Assessment and Situational Analysis (5 days)

2a Orientation on assessment tools and process

2a Orientation on assessment tools and process

2b Analysis of SWM assessment results 2b Analysis of WWM assessment results 3 Solid Waste Management Planning

(7 days)

3a Development of SWM Strategic Framework Plan

3 Development of WWM Strategic Framework Plan (with Financing Planning)

3b Detailed SWM Planning, Financing and Cost Recovery, ISWM Plan writeshop

4 Project Planning and Project Feasibility Analysis for Selected Projects (3 days)

4 Project Planning and Project Feasibility Analysis for Selected Projects (7 days)

4a Wastewater Management Design and Technology Options andFeasibility Assessment

4b Technical Review of Proposed WTF Projects (with writeshop)

5 Sanitary Landfill Design (6 days) 5 WTF Detailed Engineering Design and IEE Preparation (3 days)

5a Orientation on SLF Design 5b Detailed Engineering Design and

Costing

5c Review of DED and IEE documents 6 Project Implementation and Support

(11 days) 6 Project Implementation and Support

(11 days) 6a Project Management and

Performance Monitoring 6a Project Management and Performance

Monitoring 6b Ordinance Formulation and

Enforcement Planning 6b Ordinance Formulation and

Enforcement Planning 6c Business Planning for Waste Management 6d Social Marketing, Communications

Planning 6d Social Marketing, Communications

Planning * Training days are for classroom training only. It does not include days to complete post-training tasks. By taking a comprehensive training approach, our team can reach a larger number of LGUs located in the three targeted KBAs, and through the training identify those LGUs willing to make and follow through on commitments to improve waste management in their respective jurisdictions. The core elements of this approach are:


• Invite a wide audience of LGUs, Provincial governments and national government representatives to attend training.

• Make the training very hands-on, where participating LGU teams work on their specific projects.

• Training modules will be spaced to give LGU teams time to apply the lessons

learned in training as they continue to refine their plans and specific projects. • LGUs that complete all modules will come away with comprehensive plans for

their municipality/city plus specific plans and designs for the development, operation and financing of specific solid waste and/or wastewater collection and treatment/disposal systems.

This strategy will allow us to organize and make use of the considerable training materials already developed and facilitate the systematic development of the training capability and eventual turnover of the training tasks to DENR, PLGUs, academic institutions and other local service providers. Our team will implement at least one complete set of the SWM and WWM comprehensive training programs in Central Visayas (Dumaguete City or Cebu City) and Mindanao (mostly in Davao City). Tap EcoGov-assisted LGUs as learning sites and mentors. In addition to developing a comprehensive training program, our team will draw upon the EcoGov-assisted LGUs to serve as both learning sites and potential mentors/twinning partners with neighboring LGUs that are just beginning to develop their waste management plans and projects. EcoGov has already developed a number of these learning sites in various regions. Staff from these LGUs can be trained and mentored and assisted in the development of materials so they can become more effective communicators. Targeted assistance to current LGU partners. We realize that some LGUs will require specialized assistance to finalize projects and undertake SWM and WWM investments. The targeted assistance of EcoGov to these LGUs will be on the design, management and performance monitoring of infrastructure investments, forging private-public sector partnerships, developing cost recovery schemes, and the design and implementation of social marketing campaigns. The EcoGov team will continue to work with partner PLGUs to ensure that the scaling up process continues and that PLGU capability is upgraded to enable them to provide higher levels of assistance to their component LGUs.

4.3.2 Regional Activities

UEM Key Activities in Central Visayas • For the LGUs bordering the Bohol Sea, provide technical assistance for the 10 small

LGUs that are part of the cluster with Alburquerque to identify alternative disposal options.


• Work with the Bohol Environmental Management Office (BEMO) and DENR

PENRO and interested academic institutions to implement the integrated training programs on SWM and WWM for Bohol’s other LGUs. The Province will be encouraged to provide funding support for this.

• For LGUs impacting on Camotes Sea, work with Cebu Province to implement the

integrated training package in SWM for the 10 smaller LGUs that are part of the Northern Cebu cluster and the three other LGUs in Camotes Island. The Province will be encouraged to provide funding support for this.

• In Negros Oriental, expand the participation of LGUS bordering the Tañon Strait and

Southern Negros/Sulu Sea in WWM and SWM. Team will organize, fund and deliver the integrated training program on SWM and WWM for the LGUs that border these KBAs (including those in the Cebu island side of the Tañon Strait). The team will provide follow up targeted assistance for those that demonstrate a strong commitment to improving SWM as well as WW collection and treatment.

• Strengthen partnership with the academe in the implementation of the comprehensive

or specific training programs on SWM and WWM for LGUs. • With concerned PLGU and DENR EMB, provide TA and training on appropriate

SLF modules (construction monitoring, SLF management, performance. • Provide limited follow up support, in coordination with GDS, in the development of

wastewater collection and treatment system in Bayawan City.

UEM Key Activities in Mindanao • Focus the expansion of LGUs in Davao Gulf. The team will organize, fund and

deliver the integrated training program in both WWM and SWM for the 16 LGUs that border the Gulf and currently do not participate in any EcoGov activity. Team will provide follow-up technical support in the development and implementation of solid waste and/or wastewater collection, treatment and disposal systems.

• For current LGU partners with ongoing development of SWM and WWM projects,

provide TA and training to support the implementation of existing SWM and WWM plans.

• For the Sarangani Bay LGUs, provide technical assistance and training to six LGUs

(including Gen. Santos and Polomolok) interested in putting in-place septage collection systems linked to septage treatment facilities that already exist in Sarangani province. Provide technical assistance and training to 5 Sarangani LGUs in the management and performance monitoring of their septage collection and treatment systems.


• Given the current security situation in Basilan, Marawi City and Cotabato City, our team will provide technical assistance and training on a demand basis.

• For LGUs in Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay, we plan to only work with

the provincial government and strengthen its capacity to delivery technical assistance and training to LGUs in the province. The PEMO of Zamboanga del Sur may be encouraged to implement the integrated training programs for their other LGUs. Selected LGUs may also be invited to attend training on SLF development and management held in Central Visayas or South Central Mindanao.

• Provide technical assistance and possible small grants to test the use of collective

septic tanks and drain fields. • Strengthen partnership with the academic institutions in the implementation of the

comprehensive training programs on SWM and WWM for the LGUs. • For those LGUs currently being assisted in SLF design and those with operating

SLFs, provide TA and training on construction monitoring, project management and performance monitoring. This should be done with the concerned PLGUs and DENR-EMB.

UEM Key Activities in Northern Luzon

• EcoGov will provide limited technical assistance and training as resources allow for

participating LGUs in the management and performance monitoring of sanitary landfills. This assistance will be open to the existing seven (7) LGUs that were assisted in SLF design, with the concerned PLGUs and DENR-EMB Region 2.

• Invite other interested LGUs to attend other SWM training held either in Mindanao or

in Central Visayas. Table 12. Technical Assistance Focus for Years 6 and 7 by KBA

Current Number of

LGUs KBA Region/Province SWM WWM

Future Potential Focus for Years 6 & 7

Region 2 Nueva Vizcaya 15 Quirino 6

Cagayan River

Isabela 1

• SLF management and performance monitoring (and localize SLF O and M, and monitoring manuals.)

Region 3 Baler Bay Aurora 8 • SLF design and management and

construction/performance monitoring (invite to training in Central Visayas or Mindanao).

Region 7 Bohol Sea Bohol 12 3 1 Danajon Bank Bohol 1 1

• For the Metro Bohol cluster: TA to identify alternative SWM disposal options (i.e., alternative to Albur SLF)


Current Number of



• SLF management and construction/ performance monitoring.

• WWTF O and M and performance monitoring • PPP in SWM and WWM • Cost recovery planning

Camotes Sea Cebu 3 5 • SWM TA to other LGUs (including those part of the Northern Cebu cluster) through the PLGU.

• SLF management and construction/ performance monitoring

Cebu 1 13 Tañon Strait Negros Oriental 8 1 4

• Implement full cycle of comprehensive training in WWM and SWM (to be held Dumaguete). New LGU targets in Visayas will be from this KBA.

• PPP in SWM and WWM • Cost recovery and business planning

South Negros/Sulu Sea

Negros Oriental 6 1 • Include in WWM training above. Potential source of new LGU targets for WWM.

• SLF design, management, construction/ performance monitoring.

• Cost recovery planning Region 9 and ARMM

Lake Lanao Marawi City 1 • SLF design, management and construction/performance monitoring; and WWM training (invite to Mindanao training)

• Provide other support as requested Sulu Archipelago Basilan 2 • Provide support as requested by LGUs

Zamboanga del Sur 4 • Strengthen capacity of PLGU to support LGUs. TA in SWM will be provided by PLGU.

• SLF design, management and construction/ performance monitoring (either invite to Mindanao training or hold separate training for Western Mindanao LGUs))

Zamboanga Sibugay 5 • Very limited support and should be through PLGU.

• SLF design, management and construction/performance monitoring (invite to Mindanao or Western Mindanao training )

Sultan Kudarat 2 • Training in SLF management and construction/ performance monitoring

Moro Gulf

Cotabato City 1 • Provide support as requested by LGU Region 12

South Cotabato 7 1 Sultan Kudarat 2 1 North Cotabato 4 1

Ligawasan Marsh

Lanao del Sur 1

• LGUs with operating SLFs: training in SLF management and performance monitoring

• SLF design in construction monitoring, management and performance monitoring.

• WWTF management and performance monitoring

• Cost recovery planning


Current Number of



Lake Sebu South Cotabato 1 1 • WWTF management and performance monitoring

South Cotabato 1 1 • SLF and WWM operations, management and performance monitoring

• Cost recovery planning Sarangani 5 4 • STF operations, management and

performance monitoring • PLGU training on WWTF design • Cost recovery planning

Sarangani Bay

General Santos City 1 1 • TA in implementing septage collection/treatment program

• WWTF management • PPP in SWM and WWM • Cost recovery/business planning

Region 11 Davao City 1 • Provide support as requested

• SWM in pilot CRM barangays Davao del Norte 3 3 1 Davao del Sur 2 2 7 Davao Oriental 5

Davao Gulf

Compostela Valley 3

• Implement full cycle of SWM and WWM comprehensive training. New LGU targets will be selected from this KBA.

• WWM operations, management and performance monitoring for LGUs with previous investments

• PPP in SWM and WWM • Cost recovery/business planning

4.4 Critical Assumptions and Issues In implementing the 2-Year Option UEM work plan, the team assumes that: • LGU commitments to implement waste management plans, enforce local ordinances

and invest in waste management projects will not be curtailed or seriously disrupted by the leadership changes that may happen in May 2010.

• The peace and order in Mindanao, especially in ARMM provinces, will allow the team to continue the process of capacity building, site visits, collaboration, and enforcement.

• There will be increased effort and resources on the part of DENR for sustained and consistent enforcement of environment laws, regulations and standards.

• PLGUs will pursue their scaling up initiatives and that in helping their LGUs improve their waste management, they will uphold technical standards, systems, and governance processes.

• Sufficient private sector interest, especially from the business and tourism sectors, to partner with LGUs can be generated in key KBAs and major urban centers.


5. GOVERNANCE AND ADVOCACY – CLIN 0001 Expertise in Governance and Advocacy Manila: COP, Rebecca Paz (DCOP), Zita Toribio (Policy and Governance Specialist),

Communications Specialist (TBD), Trina Isorena (GIS Specialist), Theresa Yap (AP), Wilman Pollisco (STTA, Legal Specialist), Rutth Gerochi (STTA, OD Specialist), STTAs on Social Marketing, Public-Private Partnership (TBD)

C. Visayas: May Ybañez (Regional Coordinator), Rosario Farrarons (Communications AP, Cebu)

S. Mindanao: Ferdinand Esguerra (Regional Coordinator), Floreen Bartulaba (Communications AP, Davao City), Regional Communications Specialist (TBD)

W. Mindanao: Edward Lim (STTA, Al Khalifa Advocacy Adviser) The Chief of Party (CoP) and Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) will provide overall direction and oversight of the component. The Manila team will consist of long-term specialists to lead critical GoAd tasks like national policy support, LGU governance self-assessment development and promotion of knowledge products, and development of communications programs. EcoGov will strengthen its communications teams both in Manila and core regions to manage knowledge product development and dissemination and to provide communications support to critical advocacy activities. Several STTAs will be engaged to support sectoral and regional teams on ordinance formulation, enforcement, organizational development, social marketing and advocacy. The Regional Coordinators, together with their IEC/APs will be responsible for managing all GoAd-related activities.

5.1 Project Objectives and Link to DENR Objectives Consistent with its target of 100 government institutions meeting good environmental governance index benchmark, EcoGov is improving local capacity for better environmental governance. The project assists partner LGUs improve the basis and processes for choosing options and making decisions so that these are consistent with the principles of good environmental governance — transparency, accountability, and participatory decision making. The project also helps LGUs and stakeholders make governance-oriented policies and carry out responsible actions in key functional areas, especially in procurement, budgeting, licensing and permitting, staffing, ordinance formulation and enforcement, conflict resolution, and collaboration. The project employs various communication, advocacy, and social marketing tools to help decision makers and their constituents become more aware of the costs and benefits of different actions. The results of the periodic self-administered governance performance assessments, technical studies, situational analyses, and consultations with local stakeholders provide the focus and substance for audience-oriented awareness, advocacy and social marketing campaigns. EcoGov currently works with DENR/FASPO for the adoption of ridge-to-reef or integrated environmental management in the implementation of specific projects such as the World Bank-funded ENRMP, the ADB-funded ICRMP and GTZ. DENR/FASPO has


a knowledge management function. It can play a critical role in promoting the replication of these approaches, and other EcoGov best practices not only in its donor-funded projects but also by DENR bureaus and field units.

5.2 Status of Governance and Advocacy Component Collective efforts of the GOAD team have enhanced environment governance performance of assisted LGUs. Results of the midterm assessment in 2007 showed that there was a general improvement in performance of the LGUs. The average index of LGUs surveyed increased from 0.63 (baseline) to 0.75 (midterm). The number of LGUs that are considered well performing during the midterm assessment increased from 19 to 53, with only 2 having a generally low rating. Table 13. Comparison of LGU Environmental Governance Index and Categories: Baseline

and Midterm Assessment Number of LGUs: Midterm Assessment (91 LGUs)

Index Category Northern

Luzon

Central Visayas

South-Central

Mindanao Western

Mindanao Total

No. of LGUs: Baseline- 2005

(82 LGUs)

1 Well Performing 11 21 15 6 53 19 2 Median 3 6 5 4 18 28 3 With generally low index 0 0 0 2 2 8 4 Over-specializing* 5 7 1 5 18 27 Ave. Cross Sector Index 0.75 0.63

* Overspecializing LGUs are those with a high index in one or two sectors only, usually the sector with EcoGov assistance. The third assessment is ongoing. Based on early indications, our team expects to achieve the 5-year target of 80 LGUs meeting good environmental governance. EcoGov and DENR are now working directly with 13 provinces and 150 municipalities and cities in 7 regions. As part of its scaling-up strategy, EcoGov is assisting the DENR and PLGU improve their capacities, through joint training, mentoring, study visits and access to knowledge products, to enable them assist their other LGUs. Through this approach, the reach of the project will be significantly expanded, potentially reaching 14% of total LGUs.

5.3 GOAD Strategic Approach for the 2-Year Option

5.3.1 General Strategies During the next two years, the EcoGov team will focus on putting in place the systems and arrangements that will sustain the environmental governance performance within existing LGU partners and expand the adoption of good environmental practices to more LGUs. To achieve these objectives, the team will employ the following strategies.


Continue to monitor and assess progress toward improved governance. Considering that 2010 is an election year, the team will plan and organize the conduct of the next assessment in early 2011. The timing will enable the team to feedback the results of the GSA to the LGUs before the close of EcoGov and help them map out actions that will sustain or improve their performance. We will engage the newly elected officials in the GSA and feedback activities and encourage more participation from non-LGU organizations to generate broader appreciation of the process and importance of the results, which may translate into greater support for the ENR projects and environmental governance processes that have been put in place. Discussions will be held with selected PLGUs and regional bodies to promote the use of the GSA tool to assess improvements in environmental governance practices among LGUs within their respective provinces. The use of the tool can be integrated into current incentive and awards systems that some PLGUs have developed to recognize good performing LGUs. Focus media and advocacy campaigns on the priority KBAs. The GoAd team will support the development and launching of targeted media and advocacy campaigns among LGUs within or bordering on priority KBAs to encourage individual and collective actions to promote public and private sector investments in biodiversity conservation. The campaign will initially focus on the Davao Gulf-Mt Apo Natural Park area where threats to both terrestrial and marine biodiversity coming from the urban, agricultural and industrial sectors seem to be highest. The campaign will highlight the need for LGUs and the national government to align policies for sustainability and conservation of biodiversity and tropical forests, to strengthen enforcement of laws and regulations, and to create incentives to increase public and private sector investments in threat reduction. Success stories here and in similar conditions abroad that highlight best practices in biodiversity conservation, benefits of collaboration and partnership; responsible tourism, and innovative approaches will be disseminated. We will translate the results of technical studies and assessments that we have undertaken in the area into advocacy materials. The project will co-host activities with partners (DENR, DOT, WWF, Davao Gulf Management Council, others) and participate in events in Davao City and other LGUs to advance our advocacy message. Develop provincial ENR organizations to sustain environmental governance practices. EcoGov teams have been working closely with ENR offices of our partner PLGUs, some of which are newly created or have been performing very limited ENR functions in the past. EcoGov will assist selected PLGUs to understand ENR mandates of LGUs and define the organizational structures, skill sets and budget resources that will allow them to perform these mandates in the long term. PLGUs that have jurisdiction over the focal KBAs will be given priority: Sarangani, Davao provinces, Zamboanga del Sur, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Cebu. Develop knowledge products to support scaling-up of best practices. With support from the technical sectors, GoAd will lead the consolidation and documentation of the approaches, best practices and lessons learned that have emerged over the life of the project. These knowledge products will be promoted as a means to encourage LGUs to sustain investments for improving good environmental governance. These knowledge


products will be major resources also for DENR, BFAR, PLGUs and other partners. These should facilitate the mainstreaming and institutionalization of EcoGov-tested approaches and processes, and the transition of DENR field units into LGU service provider roles. Peer reviews for some of the products with selected partners will be organized to ensure product usability. Develop a promotions plan for knowledge products and best practices. Activities will include:

o Working with DENR/FASPO to organize and facilitate regular “reflection” and sharing sessions on lessons learned, issues, and challenges in planning and implementing devolved ENR functions.

o Collaborating with the LMP, LCP and LPP for the dissemination of best practices through LMP’s Mayors’ Development Center (MDC), its NTV Lakbayin ang Pilipinas Program and the leagues’ national, regional and provincial conventions. Holding sharing sessions jointly with the LMP provincial chapters will be explored.

o Collaborating with provincial governments, DENR and DILG regional offices, local leagues in planning and implementing a “recognition” strategy for LGUs, communities, organizations, and champions of good environmental governance. We will explore how good performing LGUs can be recommended for the Galing Pook Awards, Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran, and other similar awards.

o Working with the ARMM regional government and regional agencies in Western Mindanao (i.e., Regional Development Council, DENR Region 9, Office of Muslim Affairs) to mainstream Al Khalifa in regional programs and activities. DENR Region 9’s initiative to create Al Khalifa Core Teams to mentor provincial field personnel will be showcased.

EcoGov will take advantage of national and regional events to launch its significant knowledge products. Photo captions and success stories can be disseminated broadly through their publication in newspapers and by uploading them in the EcoGov/DENR website and those of EcoGov’s key partners (leagues, DILG, NEDA, PLGUs and LGUs). EcoGov will also establish mutually beneficial relationship with media editors and beat reporters and DENR PAO central and regional office. Media visits and interviews with local champions will also be organized to get more coverage in the media and enlist media members as environmental governance monitors or advocates.

• Collaboration with partner projects to leverage EcoGov successes. With DENR-

FASPO as the lead convener, EcoGov will continue to collaborate with the World Bank-funded ENRMP, ADB-funded ICRMP, GTZ and other projects in the piloting of EcoGov key approaches in their respective project sites. There are opportunities to exchange ideas and experiences with the implementing teams of these projects in their work Ligawasan Marsh (ENRMP), Lake Lanao (INREM), Bohol (INREM), Davao Oriental (ICRMP), and Bayawan City (GTZ/GDS).


As follow up support to the Environmental Financing Conference being organized by DENR-FASPO (June 2009), EcoGov will provide technical assistance and participate in policy review/studies that may be needed to further strengthen PES as a major source of “environmental funds” for ENR activities at the community, local, provincial, and national levels.

• Integration of environmental governance in academic courses. We will provide

the needed support for further development and testing of the core environmental modules in the Ateneo de Manila School of Government and Silliman University. This may include assistance in the development of case studies based on the experiences of EcoGov partner LGUs. We will pursue expressed interest of engineering units of some universities in Central Visayas and Mindanao to use our WWM training materials in their engineering courses. Institutionalizing Al Khalifa in the MSUS will also be a key effort of the Option Period strategy.

5.3.2 Regional Strategies

GoAd Key Activities in Central Visayas

• At the start of Year 6, conduct baseline environmental governance benchmark

assessments in 12-15 LGUs in Negros Oriental and Bohol. • Conduct the final GSA index in early 2011 followed by feedback and action planning

sessions to sustain and institutionalize the practice even after the EcoGov project has phased out. The action planning activity will serve as EcoGov’s closure activity with the LGUs. We will organize the participation of citizens and civil society in the feedback sessions to create adequate constituents who will demand good governance from their leaders.

• Link good performing LGUs to award and reward-giving bodies. We will hold

discussions with PLGUs on the use of GSA index results as a consideration in recognizing good LGU performance. EcoGov will assist interested partners LGUs complete documentary requirements to qualify for national or regional recognition.

• Organize a region wide workshop with PLGU partners to assess the scaling up

approaches and models (e.g., R2R/IEM in Bohol and Negros Oriental) and provide opportunities for LGUs and DENR to share lessons learned, identify skills gaps and constraints, and suggest measures to sustain and institutionalize the scaling up strategy.

• Organize best practices sharing sessions for a broader audience. We will collaborate

with the provincial leagues, PLGUs, DENR, DILG, BFAR, NGOs for the conduct of this event. We will use this event to bring to the attention of the Regional Development Council environmental governance issues in Central Visayas especially the lack of enforcement of environmental laws, environmental financing constraints,


and the need for institutional recognition of LGUs practicing good environmental governance initiatives.

• Continue to develop capabilities of provinces to scale up. Provide organizational

development support to PLGU ENR offices to enable them to perform effectively their legal ENR mandates. .

• With the PLGU, assist the Camotes Sea CRM Council and member LGUs develop

and implement a communications plan to promote public and private tourism-related and coastal resource management investments in Camotes Island.

• Assist pilot LGUs in Bohol and Negros Oriental (Bayawan City, Bais City, Talibon,

Maribojoc and Loboc) develop and implement communications/social marketing plans to achieve desired behavior in solid waste and septage management.

• Support further efforts of Silliman University to test and refine the core

environmental governance modules of the diploma course for LGU ENROs. The testing of the modules may be done with ENROs from EcoGov partner LGUs as participants. The EcoGov team should be able to provide information and materials that can be developed into case studies or discussion papers for the modules.

• Continue discussions with the University of San Carlos on the development of course

designs or curriculum on wastewater management. Encourage the university to invest or source out funds for the establishment of on-site wastewater treatment facilities which can serve as learning laboratory for WWM.

• In all sectors, develop and implement an intentional project phase out strategy with DENR, provinces, LGUs, and community resource managers.

GoAd Activities n Southern and Central Mindanao

• EcoGov-assisted LGUs in the Davao Gulf and North and South Cotabato not covered by previous GSA will undergo baseline assessment at the start of Year 6. In early 2011, the final GSA survey will be undertaken and will cover all partner LGUs in the region. This will be followed by feedback and action planning sessions which will serve as our closure activity with the LGUs in the region.

• Collaborate with various stakeholder groups in the Davao Gulf-Mt. Apo area such as

DENR, Dept of Tourism, academic institutions, Davao Gulf Foundation, Davao Gulf Management Council, business groups, WWF, and the media in planning and implementing joint actions to increase awareness on the benefits to the LGUs and constituents of conserving biodiversity in the KBAs and to advocate for the reduction of threats to Mt. Apo Natural Park (MANP) and Davao Gulf (e.g., illegal harvesting of resources, intrusion, erosion, pollution). The participation and cooperation of the private sector is critical to the campaign.


• Collaborate with the PLGU in developing and implementing a communications plan to promote private sector investment in the upland areas of Sarangani, particularly in Kiamba, Maitum and Malapatan. This will support the implementation of the individual FLUPs of LGUs and is consistent with Sarangani’s Environmental Code.

• Work with the Samal City LGU in developing and implementing a communications

plan to support the implementation of a local ordinance imposing user’s fee to tourists.

• Document experiences on public-private partnerships (all sectors), innovative

environmental financing schemes (PES, carbon credits) and climate change adaptation mechanisms and share with other LGUs.

• Conduct at least one regional sharing session, to promote EcoGov best practices. The

sharing sessions will be supplemented by the publication of short stories, photo captions and success stories in local newspapers. ARMM and Western Mindanao LGUs will be invited to these sessions.

• Engage the Davao provinces in scaling up EcoGov processes and approaches

particularly in LGUs bordering the Davao Gulf. This will be a major strategy to get as many as possible LGUs in the Davao Gulf taking actions to reduce threats to biodiversity.

• Increase the number of model/learning sites in the region and increase the features

being showcased in these sites. Assist these learning sites to develop appropriate information and promotional materials and initiate the recognition and use of these learning sites by DENR, DILG, PLGUs, leagues, NGOs and academic institutions.

• Help institutionalize collaboration between and among DENR/EMB, LGU clusters,

the private sector and media (i.e., GenSan City and other LGUs in Sarangani Bay, Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas, GenSan Chamber of Commerce) in the conduct of campaigns and special events (i.e., Earth Day, Environment Month). The participation of the media will intensify the advocacy campaigns on best practices in environmental management.

• Assist pilot LGUs in Davao Gulf and Sarangani Bay, including Lake Sebu, strengthen

their communications plans in support of solid waste and septage management. • Provide organizational development technical assistance to Sarangani Province to

strengthen its ENR office. The ENR related organizational development needs of the Davao provinces will be explored and also given priority, consistent with the project focus on Davao Gulf.

• Continue discussions with universities in Davao City and Gen. Santos City that are

interested to develop course modules or curriculum on wastewater management. Encourage the university to invest or source out funds for the establishment of on-site


wastewater treatment facilities cum learning laboratory. Encourage these universities to include in their extension services assistance to LGUs and waste generators the engineering design of WWTFs.

GoAd Activities in Western Mindanao

• The team will include Western Mindanao LGUs in the final GSA survey in early

2011. The results of the GSA will be fed back to the LGUs, who will then be assisted in preparing action plans to further improve their environmental practices beyond the project period.

• Encourage PLGUs to support the more advanced LGUs or clusters of LGUs so they

can continue to be learning models in the province and region. These learning sites will be critical for scaling up. The CRM activities in Illana Bay provide examples of good practices in coastal zoning, baywide ecosystem approach, fisheries management, MPA networks which are replicable in three other bays in the province.

• Work with the province of Zamboanga del Sur in developing and implementing a

communications plan that support efforts of LGUs in IBRA 9 to improve the management of their mariculture zone and to generate more public and private investments in coastal resource management and support facilities.

• Continue to support initiatives of DENR Region 9 and DENR ARMM to actively

advocate for the adoption of Al Khalifa. Build further the capacity of regional Al Khalifa Core Teams to mentor provincial field personnel by facilitating the conduct of regular discussions of Al Khalifa principles, and by assisting them prepare culturally sensitive communications materials.

• Provide advice and support to plans of MSUS to enhance course curriculum by

integrating environment governance and re-emphasizing moral and ethical conduct in environmental governance. Encourage MSUS leadership to provide through their various campuses extension services to MindanaoLGUs on environmental projects. We will support in particular efforts of MSU Marawi to enlist the participation of the Ulama Council of the Philippines, Darul Ifta of the Philippines, local imams and other Muslim religious leaders in a coordinative IEC campaign, development of khutba materials for mosques and subject contents in Madaris courses, and advocacy especially focused on environment and stewardship (Khalifa).

• To culminate the project’s Al Khalifa advocacy program, organize the Second

Summit on Al Khalifa towards the end of Year 6 for the sharing of experiences and successes of partners and stakeholders with a multi-oriented audience. The results of the summit will be translated into next steps which DENR, LGUs, academe, religious leaders and other partners and stakeholders can carry out on their own.


GoAd Strategies and Key Activities in Northern Luzon

There will be very limited GoAd technical assistance in Northern Luzon during the option years. The main GoAd activity will be the conduct of the final GSA and limited organization development assistance, which will be managed by the Manila team. • Facilitate GSA in 19 LGUs in early 2011. We will engage the provincial governments

in this activity to complement the Manila staff. Feedback sessions will be organized for clusters of LGUs which will be so assisted in preparing action plans to improve or sustain their GSA indices over time.

• Provide the DENR regional and provincial offices and PLGUs in the region with knowledge products that they can use to scale up and improve their own practices.

• Encourage PLGUs and DENR to recognize good performing LGUs by providing

them with incentives and recognition awards, utilizing LGU staff as resource persons in training and sharing sessions and promoting these LGUs as learning sites. EcoGov may provide assistance (completing documentary requirements) to LGUs which qualify for national level awards.

• If resources permit, provide organizational development assistance to Quirino

Province so it can effectively carry out the implementation of its Provincial Forestry Masterplan and Provincial SWM Plan.

5.4 Critical Assumptions and Issues In implementing the 2-Year Option GOAD work plan, the team assumes that:

• LGUs will continue to be supportive of the conduct of the GSA in their localities. • LGU activities that have a bearing on environmental governance will not be

disrupted by May 2010 elections. LGUs will in fact, strive more to improve their governance performance and use this as an agenda for obtaining more votes in the coming elections.

• There will be no major and prolonged disruption of activities due to peace and

order problems in Mindanao.


6. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION – CLIN 0006 CLIN 0006 of the EcoGov contract captures all costs which we cannot solely attribute to any single sector. This includes office rent and expenses, support costs (e.g., bank charges, property insurance), and the salaries of support staff. It also includes the labor hours of the DAI Home Office Project Manager and a portion of the labor hours of the Chief of Party. In Year 5 of the project, personnel in this CLIN were engaged in regular project maintenance activities such as property management and finance. During the 2-year option, this CLIN will continue to capture the labor efforts and costs associated with management of field offices, Home Office support, and the implementation the grants program and subcontracts for local service providers.

6.1 Project Organization In the Option Period, the project’s structure remains largely unchanged from Year 5, although is more streamlined with the reduction in offices. As a result, changes have been made in personnel. Figure 5 shows the names, titles, and location of physical deployment for all full-time technical personnel on the project and STTA with a consistent engagement for the foreseeable future (The figure does not show administrative staff, nor does it show STTA who we engage for unique assignments of limited duration.) Personnel are arranged in a technical and geographic matrix. Sector Leaders provide the technical direction for the project and are the principal people responsible for achieving contract targets. Regional Coordinators provide the senior presence in field locations and have at least two roles: they are the principal governance and advocacy personnel in the field; and, they have administrative responsibility for local personnel and project property. In addition, the Regional Coordinators take on technical tasks as relevant (i.e., social marketing for May Ybañez, and communications for Fer Esguerra).


Figure 5. Anticipated Organizational Structure – October 2009

Christy OwenHome Of fice Project Manager

TBDCommunicat ions and Knowledge Products

Coordina tor

May YbañezRegional Coordinator

Cebu

Fer EsguerraRegional Coordinator

Davao City

Ed L imAdvocacy Advisor

(STTA)

Rosario FarraronsIEC AP (Cebu)

Flor BartolabaIEC AP (Davao)

TBDRegional Com Specialist

Bien Do lomFFM Secto r Leader

Trina IsorenaGIS Specialist

Justino BrionesFFM AP (Cebu)

Mer OlvidaForestry Specia list

Edwin CamachoFFM AP (GenSan)

Raoul GeollegueFFM Advisor (Davao)

Arun AbrahamChief of Party

Becky PazDeputy Ch ief o f Party

for Results Management

TBDCRM Coordinator

Annette MeñezCRM Advisor (STTA)

Perry AlilñoCRM Advisor (STTA)

Vincent LumbabCRM AP (Cebu)

Michelle Ba irdCRM AP (Davao)

Elgin AresgadoCRM AP (Pagadian)

Melissa SapdoyUEM Sector Leader

Victor LuisUEM Advisor (STTA)

Apple AmorUEM AP (Dumaguete)

Kent OmictinUEM AP (Dumaguete)

Evelyn SagunUEM Specialist

Mary Rose RontalUEM AP (Kidapawan)

Diego TauthoUEM AP (Davao)

Stella SalasLGU Finance Specialist

Zita ToribioPo licy Specialist

Thess YapTechnical AP


Changes in Personnel and Key Personnel in the Option Period

EcoGov is a large project with dozens of personnel and multiple technical areas. However, DAI does not anticipate any changes in Key Personnel for the Option Period. Slight changes in personnel to address project technical priorities, as well as resource restrictions, are summarized here: • Shift in role for Eng Lim from Regional Coordinator of Western Mindanao to Al

Khalifa Advocacy Adviser. In this position, Mr. Lim will be able to focus exclusively on the tasks surrounding the adaptation and instutionalization of Al Khalifa into the daily practices of members of the Muslim communities partnering with EcoGov. His participation will be on a short-term basis.

• Emphasis on staffing for completion of UEM targets. As opposed to the FFM and

CRM teams, UEM remains larger in number of personnel due to the continued challenges facing the sector.

• Increase in number of communications specialists. DAI has proposed two “TBD”

communications positions for the Option Period specifically to address the increased priority of getting the message out regarding EcoGov and the project’s legacy.

Infrastructure Changes in Year 6

EcoGov will continue to allocate office space in its Manila headquarters and a portion of administrative staff time to the PWRF contract to DAI. Project offices in Pagadian City and Solano will be closed by the end of Year 5. Office equipment assigned to these offices will be distributed to remaining EcoGov offices for continued use by the project. For equipment not needed for the remainder of the project, disposition plans will be submitted to USAID for approval to transfer equipment to eligible regional partners. Minimal staff and project resources will be allocated to continuing activities in Northern Luzon and Western Mindanao due to budget limitations and the need to focus on solidifying project gains in remaining areas of influence.

6.2 Grants Management The EcoGov grants program has proven to be a reliable mechanism for reaching communities and partners necessary for the successful adaptation of improved environmental management and governance of natural resources. A small grant fund will be available for targeted grants to address innovative solutions that assist EcoGov 2 meet stated targets. These are:

For all of EcoGov grants made in the Option Year period, the following will be required of the potential grantee as part of their proposal:


• Indicate clear linkage between biodiversity threats with targeted activities such that

proposed activities will mitigate, reduce, or eliminate biodiversity threats. • Geographical focus of new activities must be within one or more of the biologically

sensitive areas identified for EcoGov. • Identify which aspect of LGU efforts in CRM, FFM, or UEM the proposed

activitiy(ies) are supporting/building upon • Integrate climate change mitigation strategies as applicable • Include verifiable counterpart funding from a non-USAID source. This could be

either private sector, other donor, or from the organization themselves. Funds from the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (TFCF) would be considered as counterpart funding, for example. For grantees proposing livelihood activities, they must indicate a private sector contribution.

6.3 Indefinite Quantity Subcontracts for Local Service Providers A minimal pool of funds has been allocated for engagement of LSPs in the Option Period. DAI will not continue the IQS mechanism in the Option Period, instead, any awards will be made through open competition. Awards are anticipated to be targeted to meet needs not readily addressed by EcoGov staff capacities.

Annexes

YEARS 6 AND 7 WORK PLAN, OCTOBER 2009 – SEPTEMBER 2011 ANNEX A, page 1

ANNEX A. STATUS OF ACTIONS ON USAID-DENR MILESTONES AND BENCHMARKS

Recommendations Milestones & Benchmarks (for

June 08-June 09) Status as of December 30, 2008 Plans for Next Quarter 1. Ensure DENR ownership of:

o Processes, approaches, and

strategies in working with LGUs

o Knowledge Products including their use and dissemination to others

DENR 1) Issuance of Memorandum Circular

which provides guidelines for ENR devolution. The MC is expected to provide opportunities on how EcoGov best practices and approaches can be the starting point for ENR devolution among LGUs.

2) Developed a strategy for capacity building and training on environmental governance especially for non-EcoGov sites.

3) IEC on environmental governance developed and adopted

4) EcoGov processes and strategies integrated into KRAs and MFOs.

5) DENR devolution strategy for LGUs (as stated in the MC) adopted.

• Consultation meeting with Leagues

of Local Government Authorities (Provinces, Municipalities, Cities and Barangays) conducted to solicit comments and suggestions on the draft MC.

• Draft MC with USec for Policy and Planning

• Consultation with various DENR

offices and Leagues of Local Government Authorities in preparation for succeeding activities (i.e. capacity building and IEC campaign on ENR functions)

• Institutional strengthening Program

for LGUs will be undertaken within 1 year upon issuance of the Circular/Guidelines.

EcoGov TA (in Year 5 Work Plan) a) Support dialogues with DILG and

leagues on draft Joint AO (GoAd Sector Plan)

b) Facilitate dialogues with EMB, SWMC and regional offices for better coordination, harmonization of mandates, functions, and structures in support of LGU implementation of ISWM programs (UEM Sector Plan)

c) Develop training guides, manuals, materials on key EcoGov approaches in all sectors for use of DENR and LGUs (All Sector Plans)

d) Train DENR partners (at the regional, provincial, and CENROs) with on-site application using EcoGov environmental governance processes (All Sector Plans)

e) Partner with Silliman University and Ateneo de Manila University-School

• Facilitated and documented

discussions in Manila and Davao City (for Mindanao regions). Documentation submitted to FASPO, EMB and NSWMC.

• Ongoing in all sectors • Ongoing in all sectors. Training and

mentoring for the quarter focused on design of wastewater treatment systems (Regions 7, 11, 12 and ARMM), SLF design (Regions 7, 11 and 12); FLUP (Reg 2, 11 and ARMM); protected area management planning (Reg 11), provincial forestry master planning (Reg 2); CRM planning (Reg 9) and MPA monitoring (Reg 9).

• Silliman completed the design of

• Discussion of results of dialogues

with new NSWMC Director; drafting of executive orders/guidelines, if TA is deemed necessary.

• Continue development of

knowledge products. • Follow-up training and mentoring

on FLUP and co-management, CRM planning, MPA networking and M and E, SLF design and operations monitoring, wastewater assessments and design of treatment facilities.

• Validation of the certificate course

of Silliman with selected LGUs, finalization of design and selection of participants; start of the

ANNEX A, page 2 THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE 2 PROJECT


June 08-June 09) Status as of December 30, 2008 Plans for Next Quarter of Government in developing a certificate and graduate program on environmental governance especially for the LGUs of Lanao del Sur, Sarangani, and South Cotabato (GoAd Sector Plan).

certificate course for ENROs; Ateneo started its 2-year MPM program in Lanao del Sur last October 2008 (with 20 registrants from PLGU) while development of environment management modules is being completed.

environment modules in the MPM program for Lanao del Sur.

2. Promote EcoGov2 successes using its knowledge products from:

o Best practices o Learning sites o Innovations from pilots o Templates o Processes

DENR/FASPO Knowledge management strategy

plan adopted that may include: • Proceedings of various policy fora,

database, web page, project report documentation, lessons learned, list of experts, communities with best ENR practice, etc.

• Access of information • Inventory and review of existing

information, data, and knowledge products

• Orientation on KM conducted with

key DENR staff • Initial batch of IEC products

developed • FASPO website functional and

available • Inventory and review of KM products

on-going • KN needs assessment survey

conducted

• Conduct of GIS/Google earth

training for FASPO spatial database • Preparation of KM system including

infrastructure design

EcoGov TA: (in Year 5 Work Plan) a) Support the assessment of

DENR/FASPO knowledge mgt requirements (GoAd Sector Plan).

b) Conduct training on communication planning (and identify how EcoGov approaches and best practices may be integrated in DENR’s communication plan and strategies) (All Sector Plans)

c) Design and conduct pilot training on audience-oriented IEC/social marketing/advocacy for concerned DENR regions and central offices ((GoAd Sector Plan)

d) Complete all planned EcoGov knowledge products for the use of DENR, LGUs, and other partners (All Sector Plans).

• Initial activity completed

• Design to be developed from report

and other inputs from expat communications consultant

• Design to be developed

• Ongoing in all sectors

• Training of FASPO on Google

Earth-based data banking and presentation.

• Finalize training designs and schedule • Finalize training design and schedules • Continue development of knowledge

products.

YEARS 6 AND 7 WORK PLAN, OCTOBER 2009 – SEPTEMBER 2011 ANNEX A, page 3


June 08-June 09) Status as of December 30, 2008 Plans for Next Quarter DENR 1) DENR devolution strategy for LGUs

adopted. 2) Inventory of LGUs’ ENR programs,

budget and personnel for programming (as inputs to devolution strategy, possible linkages with LGUs, etc.) conducted

3. Work to ensure sustainability at every level o Sustainability of DENR

strategy for partnership with and support or assistance to LGUs at the national and its field offices

o Sustainability of PLGUs partnership with and support to their LGUs

o Sustainability of LGUs as they plan and implement ENR initiatives

EcoGov TA: (in Year 5 Work Plan) a) Develop template for the inventory of

LGU ENR’s programs in all sectors (All Sector Plans to be coordinated by GoAd Sector)

b) Assist DENR in completing inventory of FFM, UEM, and CRM activities in all EcoGov-assisted LGUs using the template (All Sector Plans)

• Completed the IEM strategic

framework as basis for developing and assessing LGU-based ENR programs.

• Complete development of inventory

template using as inputs IEM framework, EcoGov milestones matrix and GSA tool.

• Initiate inventory with DENR staffs.

DENR: Organize Environmental Financing Conference to discuss sustainable financing options for ENR programs held. Topics may include: • What’s the strategic role of DENR • How can DENR tap other

sectors/donors • How can DENR channel funds

generated from PES back to communities and resource conservation

Target audience: DENR, DOF, LGUs, Donors, Private Sector, DILG, etc.

• The activity is planned for May

2009.

4. Develop and promote alternative financing options for: o DENR continuing programs

for partnering, supporting, and assisting LGUs (province, municipalities, cities)

o PLGUs support for and partnership with their LGUs (cities and municipalities)

o LGUs planning and implementation of their devolved ENR activities

o Communities ENR management activities

EcoGov TA: (in Year 5 Work Plan) a) Assist DENR/FASPO as it

coordinates with concerned sectors the design effort for the conduct of an Environmental Financing Conference in early 2009 (GoAd Sector Plan)

• Initial draft design prepared and

under discussion with FASPO.

• Finalization of design, formation of

working group, and consultations with other donors, partner agencies of DENR (i.e., DOF, DILG).

• Preparation of cases for presentation in conference.

ANNEX A, page 4 THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE 2 PROJECT


June 08-June 09) Status as of December 30, 2008 Plans for Next Quarter b) Prepare EcoGov environmental

financing cases for presentation during the conference (PES in the FFM sector, public-private partnership in all sectors, cost recovery and business planning in UEM/SWM, and use of LGU special account mechanism in all sectors) (All Sector Plans).

c) Support the participation of selected LGU and DENR participants to the conference (GoAd Sector Plan).

• Level of support to be determined

after agreement on design and cost-sharing arrangements.

Note: Updates on the status of the DENR milestones and benchmarks are provided by DENR/FASPO.

YEARS 6 AND 7 WORK PLAN, OCTOBER 2009 – SEPTEMBER 2011 ANNEX B, page 1

ANNEX B-1. YEAR 6 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: FFM SECTOR

Year 5 Year 6 Objectives/Key Activities July-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep

Responsible Persons

Objective 1. Improve the management of tenured areas (to meet natural forest and bare forestlands targets)

a. Assist LGUs and DENR facilitate the completion and approval of resource management plans of target tenure holders

• IRMP of community tenure and co-mgt areas (Sarangani) MO, EC

• Mt. Apo Natural Park PA plan RG b. Assist LGUs in co-managed areas of Sarangani organize

steering committees MO, EC

c. Assist LGUs and DENR facilitate establishment of IPR policy, farm planning and initial implementation within target tenure holders

• Co-mgt areas in Negros Oriental and Cebu RA, JB • Community tenure and co-mgt areas in Sarangani MO, RG, EC

d. Assist NCIP & CADT holders within MANP complete their ADSDPP and obtain management responsibility for CADTs within MANP

RG, BD

e. Assist PAMB improve fees collection system for MANP RG f. Facilitate support of DENR and provincial and municipal

LGUs to PO strengthening and livelihood activities RA, JB, EC, MO,RG

g. Advocate LGU budget support for target tenure holders of Sarangani and MANP

RG, MO, BD, EC

Objective 2. Complete current FFM/FLUP initiatives and assist LGUs develop FLUP implementation action plans

a. Facilitate FLUP formulation, legitimization and DENR approval in:

• Zamboanga del Sur RA

• Datu Unsay, Shariff Aguak and DOS EC, MO b. Together with DENR, assist LGUs with newly approved

FLUPs develop implementation action plans. RA, JB, EC, MO, BD

ANNEX B, page 2 THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE 2 PROJECT


Responsible Persons

Objective 3. Mainstream and scale up FFM practices a. Facilitate FLUP training for FLUP assistance teams/ TWG :

• FMB, Region 2, and Region 7 BD,TI, LSP • Regions 9 and 11 RA, RG, TI, BD • Region 12 and ARMM

RG, MO, EC,BD, TI

b. Joint documentation of alternative financing schemes adopted in selected FFM sites

• PPP in Kiamba MO • PES in Dimapatoy and special accounts in Bohol EC, JB

c. Draft knowledge products on alternative financing system for FFM:

• PPP MO • PES and co-management special accounts MO, EC, JB

d. Joint review, finalization and printing of knowledge products on PES, PPP and special accounts

BD, JB, MO, RG, EC

e. Conduct annual performance assessment of tenure holders including IPR holders

BD, RA, JB, EC, MO, RG

f. Advocate with provinces and DENR for inclusion of FLUP in regular budgets

JB, EC, MO, RG, BD

g. Provide technical guidance to TWGs in the review and analysis of FLUP data and maps in scaling up LGUs of Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, North Cotabato and Negros Oriental

BD, JB, EC, MO, RG,

Objective 4. Support implementation of sustainable financing initiatives

a. Replicate PES in Wao and Kiamba • Facilitate negotiations with LGUs and water districts for

the signing of PES MOA BD, MO. EC

• Facilitate organization of Steering Committees and TWGs MO, EC

• Assist LGUs and water districts jointly develop management plans (with cost estimates) for identified watersheds

STTA, BD, MO. EC

• Facilitate negotiations and signing of water conservation agreements (which include farm plans) with IPR holders

MO, EC, BD



Responsible Persons

b. Establish FFM special account and/or guarantee fund in Bayawan, San Miguel, Alcoy and Dalaguete

RA, JB, STTA

c. Continue implementing public-private supported agroforestry initiatives in Maasim and Kiamba, Sarangani

• Facilitate negotiations and signing of MOA between LGUs and CONAL (or other private investors) for the development of carbon sink or similar projects

BD, MO

• Assist in developing protocols in selecting IPR beneficiaries, payment schemes and joint monitoring of IPR holders

MO, EC, BD

• Assist in developing and signing of conservation agreements (with farm plans) with IPR holders

MO, EC

• Conduct joint assessment of performance of IPR beneficiaries

MO, EC

d. Conduct carbon baseline studies in two sites and explore carbons markets as source of financing

STTA

Objective 5. Support local and national policy and advocacy a. Document and release success stories on FLUP

implementation, resolving conflicts, investments, and the economic impacts of secured property rights.

MO, RG,EC,JB, BD

b. Assist LGUs in Bohol and Sarangani develop FFM “learning sites” (develop brochures/ presentation materials, train LGU/PO resource persons and develop orientation designs)

BD, JB, EC, MO

c. Organize field visits to learning sites among LGUs, partners and other stakeholders

BD, JB, EC, MO, RG,

d. Organize policy forum to advocate for incentives to local tenure holders (e.g., decentralizing approval of communal tenure instruments, deregulation of harvesting planted trees, etc.)

BD, JB, EC, MO, RG,

BD – Bien Dolom RA – Rudy Aragon TI – Trina Isorena EC – Edwin Camacho RG – Raoul Geollegue JB – Justin Briones MO – Mer Olvida STTA – Short Term Technical Assistant


ANNEX B-2. YEAR 6 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: CRM SECTOR

Year 5 Year 6 Objectives/Key Activities Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep

Responsible Persons

Objective 1: Continue assisting LGUs in the implementation of CRM/FRM management plans

1.1. Improved fisheries management in LGUs with CRM/FRM management plans

a. Assist in the implementation of gear/species management, registration linked to licensing, fish catch monitoring

• Pilar and Carmen, Cebu Province • Davao City

AP, HA, PA

• Labangan, ZDS in conjunction with IEC/advocacy for Al Khalifa

AP, FP, EL

b. Monitoring of seaweed pilot activities for selected municipalities in Illana Bay including IEC on good practices in coordination with the Provincial Agricultural Office

AP, FP, AM

c. Implementation of IEC and advocacy plans in support of fisheries management (Camotes Islands, Illana Bay, Davao Gulf)

APs, Com Specialist, IEC

d. Trainings on IEC materials and message development in support for registration and licensing and CRM (Illana Bay)

AP, FP, IEC

e. Advocacy support for regular annual budget allocation (Camotes Islands, Illana Bay)

RCs, APs

f. Regular meetings with FRM bodies/CLETs or FLET (CV, WM, S/CM)

AP, HA, FP

g. Review of CRM/FRM plans with inputs on adaptive management for global climate change and biodiversity

PP, HA, AP

• Camotes Sea cluster HA, AP • IBRA-9, Zamboanga del Sur FP, AP

1.2. Improved implementation of other CRM zones a. Assistance in the implementation of plans in mangrove

management zones

• Tudela, Poro (Camotes Islands) AP, HA • Pilar, Camotes AP, HA • Dinas in conjunction with IEC/advocacy for Al Khalifa FFM, AP • Davao City FFM, AP, PA



Responsible Persons

b. Assistance in support of tourism zone management including waste management in coastal settlements

• Camotes Islands AP, STTA (tourism) • Davao Gulf AP, UEM

c. Implementation of IEC and advocacy plans in support of zone management

AP, Com Specialist, IEC

d. Improving financial management system for zone implementation

AP, Finance

Objective 2: Continue to strengthen existing marine sanctuaries within established MPA networks

a. Strengthening of MPA management bodies and their linkage to the inter-LGU or cluster level management through TA in enforcement and IEC

• Bohol (DuGJan), South and North Negros Oriental AP, HA • IBRA 9 - Cluster 1 and 2, Illana Bay, Zamboanga del

Sur AP, FP, PA

• Davao Gulf (SanPaSaDa) AP, PA b. Compliance and performance M&E (no fishing in the no-take

zone and reduced illegal fishing outside the MPA) APs, HA, FP

c. Technical biophysical M&E (14 MS which have been benchmarked)

• Camotes AP, STTA • Davao Gulf AP, STTA

d. Follow up trainings on participatory biophysical M&E • Camotes Sea LGUs (Cebu) • Bohol & Negros Oriental clusters

AP, HA

• Illana Bay clusters AP • SanPaSaDa MPA Network (Santa Cruz, Panabo, Samal

City and Davao City) AP, HA, PA

e. Implementation of IEC and advocacy in support of MPA management with orientation on linkage to UEM, biodiversity conservation and climate change

AP, Com Specialist, IEC

f. Improving financial management system and fund leveraging for MPA management, e.g., through Public Private Partnerships

PA, RCs, Finance

g. MS enforcement assessment and planning workshops APs



Responsible Persons

Objective 3. Continue assistance to facilitate coordination and sustainability mechanisms among LGUs, NGA (e.g. DENR and BFAR) and other stakeholders

3.1 Strengthen MPA Networks a. Preparation and adoption of inter-LGU management plans

and/or Strategic Action Plans (SAP)

• Bohol (DuGJan) HA • Negros Oriental (south and northern clusters) AP, HA • SanPaSaDa initiative for DGMC AP, PA

b. Inter-LGU MPA forum (State of the Coasts) • Bohol and Negros Oriental AP, HA, MY • SanPaSaDA MPA network AP, PA, FE

c. Implementation of IEC and advocacy in support of the MPA networks

APs, Com Specialist, IEC

d. Improving financial management system, fund leveraging and external/private partnerships

• Bohol, Negros Oriental AP, HA, MY, Finance

• IBRA-9 MPA clusters in Zamboanga del Sur AP, Finance • SanPaSaDA MPA network strengthening AP, FE, Finance

3.2 Strengthen inter-LGU alliance in coastal/fisheries enforcement

a. Preparation and adoption of inter-LGU management plan and/or Strategic Action Plan (SAP)

• Camotes Sea CRM Council HA, AP • IBRA-9, Zamboanga del Sur FP, AP

b. Inter-LGU /Provincial CRM Forum (State of the Coasts) as a mechanism to improve private partnerships

• Camotes Sea cluster (Cebu) AP, HA, MY • Provincial CRM Summit (Zamboanga del Sur) AP, FP

c. Implementation of IEC and advocacy in support of inter-LGU CRM

RC, Com Specialist, IEC

Objective 4. Develop and disseminate knowledge products a. Piloting of Al Khalifa in selected barangays in Tungawan,

Dinas and Labangan AP, EL



Responsible Persons

b. Modules on CRM zoning, MPA Establishment, Strengthening, M&E and Inter-LGU CRM programs, e.g., enforcement and IEC

AM, PA, HA, Com Specialist

c. Success stories and CRM good practices AM, PA, CRM and GoAd teams

Objective 5. Embedding Biodiversity and GCC concerns a. Promotion of CRM good practices based on lessons learned

through the participatory and technical M&E, IEC advocacy and CRM governance activities with explicit links to their relation to biodiversity conservation, and regular uploading to project website

GoAd and CRM teams

b. Make explicit orientations on GCC embedded in the state of the coasts reports being undertaken in Camotes, Illana Bay and Davao Gulf

GoAd and CRM teams

c. Collaborate with other projects and initiatives for improving biodiversity conservation in MKBAs in Central Visayas and Mindanao (e.g., CTI, ICRMP)

PA, AM, RCs

PA – Perry Aliño GoAd - Governance/Advocacy AM – Annette Meñez IEC – Information, Education, and Communication staff HA – Hazel Arceo RC – Regional Coordinator AP – Assisting Professional RS – Regional Specialist MY – May Ibáñez STTA – Short-Term Technical Assistant EL – Eduard Lim FE – Ferdinand Esguerra


ANNEX B-3. YEAR 6 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: UEM SECTOR (SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT)


Responsible Persons

Objective 1. Expansion of SWM TA to new LGUs in priority KBAs

1.1 ID and select LGUs for training a. Initial assessment of SWM status, interest of Davao Gulf

and Tañon Strait LGUs to receive EcoGov TA, commitment to provide counterpart funds; select potential LGUs

RP, MS, ES, RC

b. Conduct orientation on SWM and Legal Framework (Module 1)

• Tañon Strait LGUs MS, AA • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT

c. Confirm commitments, MOA signing RCs, ES 1.2 Provide technical training on SWM planning

a. Module 2a: SWM Assessment and Situation Analysis (Orientation on Assessment Tools and Process)

• Tañon Strait LGUs MS, KO/AA, IEC • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT, IEC

b. Module 2b: SWM Assessment and Situation Analysis (Analysis on SWM Assessment Results)

• Tañon Strait LGUs MS, KO/AA, IEC • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT, IEC

c. Module 3a: SWM Strategic Framework Planning • Tañon Strait LGUs MS, KO, AA • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT, MR

d. Module 3b: Detailed SWM Planning and Writeshop • Tañon Strait LGUs MS, KO, AA, SS, TY • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT, MR, SS, TY

e. Module 5a: Orientation on SLF Design • Tañon Strait LGUs MS, KO, STTA • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT, STTA

f. Module 5b: SLF Detailed Engineering Design • Tañon Strait LGUs MS, KO, STTA • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT, STTA

g. Module 6b: Ordinance Formulation and Enforcement Planning



Responsible Persons

• Tañon Strait LGUs AA, STTA • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, STTA

h. Module 6d: Social Marketing, Communications Planning, and PPP

• Tañon Strait LGUs Com Specialist, AA,/KO, IEC, RC, STTA

• Davao Gulf LGUs Com Specialist, ES, IEC, RS

1.3 Follow-up/post-training assistance to LGUs a. Completion of pre-training and post-training requirements/

activities ES, APs

b. Assistance in legitimization of plans ES, RCs c. On-field assistance on initial implementation of activities

leading to 25% diversion ES, APs

Objective 2. Continued assistance to current LGU partners a. Follow up on submission to EMB of completed designs and

IEE; and issuance of ECCs ES, KO, DT

b. Module 6a. Project Management and Performance Monitoring for SLFs

• Northern Luzon LGUs (Aritao, Bambang, Bayombong, Bagabag, Solano, Maddela,Cauayan)

MS/ES, STTA

• Central Visayas LGUs (Talibon, Jagna, Duero, Toledo, Compostela, Alburquerque)

MS, KO, STTA

• Mindanao LGUs (Alabel, Kiamba, Isulan, Surallah, Kabacan, Digos City, Lebak, Kalamansig, Kidapawan, Pres. Roxas, Tacurong, Wao)

ES, DT, STTA

c. Test run SLF monitoring by PLGUs and DENR-EMB regional staff

• Northern Luzon (NVizcaya, Quirino) MS/ES

• Central Visayas (Bohol, Negros Oriental, Cebu) KO

• Central Mindanao (Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Sarangani)

ES, DT

d. Monitoring of waste diversion performance of LGUs; provide technical advice on initiatives on PPP, ring-fencing/special accounts, financing

ES, APs, SS, STTAs



Responsible Persons

Objective 3. Build capability of PLGUs, DENR and other partners on SWM; mainstream best practices

a. Formation/reconstitution of provincial SWM core teams/trainers (DENR-EMB, DILG, academe, NGOs)

ES, RCs

b. Orientation on comprehensive SWM training program and mentoring on use of training guides, materials (series; modules will be grouped)

RP, MS, ES

• Central Visayas • Mindanao (2 sessions; to include Western Mindanao,

ARMM and )

Objective 4. Develop knowledge products RP, MS, ES, TY, Com. Specialist

a. Complete development of SWM module designs and materials

b. Documentation of best practices (not included in previous documentation)

RP - Rebecca Paz KO - Kent Omictin MS - Melisa Sapdoy AA - Apple Amor ES - Evelyn Sagun MR - Mary Rose Rontal TY - Theresa Yap DT - Diego Tauitho SS - Stella Salas STTA – Short-Term TA RC – Regional Coordinator AP - Assisting Professional IEC - Information, Education, Communications staff


ANNEX B-4. YEAR 6 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: UEM SECTOR (WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT)


Responsible Persons

Objective 1. Expansion of WWM TA to new LGUs in priority KBAs

1.1 ID and select LGUs for training a. Initial assessment of interest of Davao Gulf, Southern

Negros and Tañon Strait LGUs to receive EcoGov TA, commitment to provide counterpart funds; select potential LGUs

RP, MS, ES, RCs

b. Conduct orientation on WWM and Legal Framework (Module 1)

• Tañon Strait and Southern Negros LGUs MS, OK (with EMB) • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT (with EMB)

c. Confirm commitments, MOA signing RCs, ES 1.2 Provide technical training on WWM planning

a. Module 2a: WWM Assessment and Situation Analysis (Orientation on Assessment Tools and Process)

• Tañon Strait and Southern Negros LGUs MS, KO • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT

b. Module 2b: WWM Assessment and Situation Analysis (Analysis of WWM Assessment Results)

• Tañon Strait and Southern Negros LGUs MS, KO • Davao Gulf LGUs Central Mindanao ES, DT

c. Module 3a: WWM Strategic Framework Planning • Tañon Strait and Southern Negros LGUs MS, KO • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT

d. Module 4a: Project Planning and Feasibility Assessment (Wastewater Management Design and Technology Options)

• Tañon Strait and Southern Negros LGUs MS, KO, STTA • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT, SSTA

e. Module 4b: Project Planning and Feasibility Assessment (Review of Project Design and Writeshops)

• Tañon Strait and Southern Negros LGUs MS, KO, SS, STTA • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, DT, SS, SSTA

f. Module 6b: Ordinance Formulation and Enforcement Planning



Responsible Persons

• Tañon Strait and Southern Negros LGUs KO, STTA • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, STTA

g. Module 6d: Social Marketing, Communications Planning • Tañon Strait and Southern Negros LGUs KO, Com Specialist,

IEC • Davao Gulf LGUs ES, Com Specialist,

IEC 1.4 Follow-up/post-training assistance to LGUs

a. Completion of pre-training and post-training requirements/activities

ES, APs

b. On-field assistance in technical evaluation of proposed project sites

MS, ES, APs, STTA

c. Assistance in approval/legitimization of plans ES, RCs, APs

Objective 2. Continued assistance to current LGU partners on project implementation

a. Completion of design of proposed WTF of Bayawan City MS, KO, STTA b. Monitor progress of WTF projects with LGU investments

(GenSan City, Kidapawan, Tacurong, Bais, Polomolok, Talibon, Loboc)

APs

c. Provide training and TA on the management and performance evaluation of operating WWTFs

MS, STTA

d. Follow up and provide advice on financing of WTF projects with completed designs (20 LGUs)

SS, STTA

e. Provide training and monitor performance of 6 LGUs with septage collection systems linked to existing STPs (Sarangani LGUs and Malalag), enforcement of ordinance, IEC, collection of fees; provide advice as needed

ES, STTA

f. Assist in drafting agreements for PPP initiatives and use of STF facilities by other LGUs (e.g., Alabel-GenSan/Polomolok; Malalag-Digos)

STTA

g. Provide TA on enforcement of septage ordinances in Davao Gulf and South Cotabato LGUs

STTA

h. Provide training and TA to improve social marketing campaigns on septage management

Com Specialist, IEC, STTA



Responsible Persons

Objective 3. Build capability of PLGUs, DENR and other partners on WWM; mainstream best practices

a. Formation of core team of trainers from DENR-EMB, PLGUs, academe, professional groups)

ES, MS, STTAs, RCs

b. Orientation on comprehensive WWM training program and mentoring on use of training guides, materials

RP, MS, ES, STTAs

• Central Visayas • Mindanao

c. Continue discussions with interested universities on the development of WWM curriculum/course modules and on-site WWM facilities

ES, MS, RCs, STTAs

Objectives 4. Develop knowledge products RP, MS, ES, TY, Com. Specialist

a. Complete development of WWM module designs and materials

b. Documentation of best practices RP - Rebecca Paz KO - Kent Omictin MS - Melisa Sapdoy DT - Diego Tauitho ES - Evelyn Sagun AP - Assisting Professional TY - Theresa Yap STTA – Short-Term TA SS - Stella Salas IEC - Information, Education, Communications staff RC – Regional Coordinator


ANNEX B-5. YEAR 6 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: GOAD SECTOR


Responsible Persons

Objective 1. Assist MLGUs improve their environmental governance performance

a. Identify additional LGUs (20-30) that will be included in the final GSA survey (priority KBAs: Davao Gulf , Tañon Strait and Southern Negros); conduct benchmark GSA

RCs, ZT, regional teams

b. Organize feedbacking/sharing of results of 2009 self-administered GSA survey, and action planning RCs, regional teams

c. Plan the conduct of the 4th GSA survey; prepare the tools (during the lull in LGU activities due to the local elections) ZT, RCs

d. Visit selected LGUs (with scores < 0.75 ; with new LCEs/Vice Mayors) to follow up GSA improvement action plans and orient newly elected officials on environmental governance and GSA

RCs, ZT

Objective 2. Strengthen capability of PLGUs and DENR to scale up/mainstream EcoGov approaches and processes

a. Continue to develop, test and package different knowledge products to be used in technical training of DENR and PLGU TWGs and other partners (manuals, resource books, training guides, assessment tools, M and E tools, prototype designs, model ordinances, good practices)

Technical teams, TY, Com Specialist

b. Assist selected PLGUs (priority: Zamboanga del Sur, Sarangani, Davao Provinces) develop their ENR organizations (direction, functions, structure, staffing, budgets, systems, linkages) and programs based on LGU ENR legal mandates

RCs, STTA

c. Organize KP review sessions, and “reflection” and sharing sessions within DENR (with FASPO as convener) COP, DCOP, SL

d. Support formation and training of regional/provincial core

teams/trainers on EcoGov tested processes and best practices

RCs, SL, regional teams

e. Plan with DENR regions, DILG, PLGUs, local chapters of LGU leagues the conduct of regional/provincial sharing sessions on good practices (for Regions 11, 12, 7 with pax from ARMM, Region 9)

RCs, IEC

f. Assist PLGUs develop incentive and rewards systems for LGUs that consider good environmental governance performance.

RCs



Responsible Persons

g. Support initiatives of DENR Region 9 and ARMM to institutionalize Al Khalifa in regional offices (i.e., Al Khalifa core teams); assist prepare Al Khalifa-based communications materials

EL, FE, IEC

Objective 3. Strengthen collaboration and partnership with relevant institutions and organizations at the national and local levels

a. Continue sharing/exchange of information and knowledge products with other FASPO projects — ENRMP, ICRMP, INREM, GTZ

COP/DCOP, SLs

b. Contribute to the design of DENR-organized policy fora and of joint events (e.g., biodiversity, climate change discussions/workshops) with partners; participate in ENR-related national and regional events and activities organized by partners; use these events to promote knowledge products

COP/DCOP, SLs, Com. Specialist, ZT

c. Provide follow-up support to the Environmental Financing Conference; participate in policy review/studies related to environmental financing; document and share EcoGov experiences on PPP, PES and innovative environmental financing schemes

COP, ZT, SL, STTA

d. Support the testing, evaluation and enhancement of environmental governance core modules of the MPM Program of Ateneo and the certificate training program of Silliman University

COP/DCOP, SLs, RCs

e. Support the development/integration of waste management in the curriculum of at least two universities (Central Visayas and Mindanao)

UEM team, RC

f. Support the institutionalization of Al Khalifa in the Mindanao State University System EL, FE

g. Support participation of Ulama Council of the Philippines,

Darul Ifta of the Philippines, local imams and other Muslim religious leaders in IEC campaigns, development of khutba materials for mosques and Madaris courses; organize the Second Summit on Al Khalifa.

EL. FE, IEC

h. Help institutionalize collaboration between and among DENR/EMB, LGU clusters, the private sector and media (e.g. Gen San City and other LGUs in Sarangani Bay, KBP, Gen San Chamber of Commerce) in the conduct of campaigns and special events in South and Central Mindanao

FE, IEC



Responsible Persons

i. Support application of good performing LGUs in the Galing Pook Awards, Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran, and other similar awards.

RCs, regional teams

Objective 4. Conduct audience-oriented awareness, advocacy, social marketing and investment promotion campaigns in support of improving environmental governance in selected KBAs

a. Establish/strengthen collaboration with stakeholders in Davao Gulf-Mt. Apo area (DENR, Dept of Tourism, academic institutions, Davao Gulf Foundation, business groups, WWF, media); plan and implement joint actions to increase awareness and advocate for the reduction of threats to MANP and Davao Gulf (e.g., illegal harvesting of resources, intrusion, erosion, pollution).

FE, UEM, CRM, FFM teams, Com Specialist, IEC

b. With the PLGU, develop and initiate implementation of an upland investment promotion plan (focus on terrestrial KBAs in Sarangani) that will support the implementation of Sarangani’s Environmental Code and individual MLGU FLUPs.

FE, FFM team, IEC

c. Assist the PLGU develop and initiate implementation of an investment promotion plan for mariculture in Illana Bay Region 9

Com Specialist, STTA, CRM team

d. With the PLGU, assist CSCRMC develop and implement a communications plan for coastal tourism related investments (PPP) in Camotes Island

Com Specialist, MY, IEC, CRM team

e. Develop communications plan to support implementation of UEF of Samal City (Davao Gulf) Com Specialist, FE,

CRM team, STTA f. Assist LGUs bordering Davao Gulf, Sarangani Bay, Lake

Sebu and Visayan Seas improve their communications/social marketing plans to support solid waste and septage management (to reduce threats to marine biodiversity)

STTA, FE, UEM team, IEC

g. Develop science-based, audience-oriented communication materials to support the above awareness and advocacy campaigns, including climate change

Com. Specialist, SLs, RCs, TY, ZT

COP – Chief of Party FE – Fer Esguerra RC – Regional Coordinator DCOP – Deputy Chief of Party MY – May Ybanez SL – Sector Leader/Coordinator ZT – Zita Toribio EL – Edward Lim IEC – Information, Education, TY – Theresa Yap Communications staff STTA – Short-Term TA

The Philippine Environmental Governance 2 Project (EcoGov 2)

Unit 2401, Prestige Tower F. Ortigas Jr. Road (formerly Emerald Avenue)

Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605 Philippines

Tel. (632) 635-0747 Fax: (632) 637-8779 http://ecogovproject.denr.gov.ph

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