Project ID

32

Focus / Field

Environment

Country / Region Implemented

Philippines

Name of Project / Activity

Clean Water

Project / Activity URL (if any)

https://www.greenpeace.org/philippines/story/1367/greenpeace-launches-project-clean-water/

Target Location

Philippines

Purpose of Project / Activity

Purpose: Aims to catalyze action to protect Philippine fresh water sources, country's existing legal andpolicy frameworks for water use, quality control, and management.

Target of Project / Activity

Target: Safeguard the country's precious fresh water resources from contamination

Contents: Citing the urgent need to safeguard the country’s precious fresh water resources fromcontamination, Greenpeace today launched ‘Project: Clean Water,’ an initiative that aims to catalyze
action to protect Philippine fresh water sources. The launch coincided with the release of the report“The state of water in the Philippines,” a comprehensive survey of available information regarding water
resources in the Philippines, focusing on the issues of pollution, especially of drinking water andfreshwater sources, and water scarcity. It also reviews the country’s existing legal and policy
frameworks for water use, quality control, and management. Based on the said research, Greenpeacecited that:Project / Activity Contents

1. the quality of fresh water sources is steadily declining while the costs of obtaining clean water isrising;
2. although many laws have been enacted to protect water, such as the Clean Water Act, these areamong the most blatantly abused environmental laws because of poor enforcement;
3. although government agencies monitor water quality, the parameters are severely limited and do notinclude many toxic substances from new technologies, including some of the most harmful compounds
known to humans, such as persistent organic pollutants or POPs; and4. declining water quality is compounded by the problem of water scarcity which is now a very palpablethreat, making access of clean water is more difficult. “Water is a renewable resource but it is not aninexhaustible resource. What our research presents is just a bird’s eye view of bigger problems tocome if we don't take serious steps to protect our fresh water sources,” said project lead Greenpeace
Southeast Asia Toxics campaigner Beau Baconguis.
The Philippines has an abundance of fresh water resources but ranks second lowest among Southeast
Asian countries with fresh water availability. Experts have also predicted that by year 2025, wateravailability deficit would take place in several river basins such as in Pampanga and Agno, in PasigLaguna, in Cagayan Valley, all other regions in Luzon, in Jalaur and Ilog Hilabangan, and in the islandof Cebu in Visayas(1). Water pollution, climate change, and inadequate management of water
resources are expected to aggravate the problem of clean water availability and access.

Name of Implementing Organization

Greenpeace Philippines

Organization URL

https://www.greenpeace.org/philippines/

Location of Head Office (City, Country)

Manila, Phillippines

Category (Public / Private / NPO)

Private Company/Organization

Annual Budget
Source of Funds

Donation/Grants

Base of Activity

Philippines and 26 independent national/regional organisations in over 55 countries across Europe, theAmericas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific

Number of Staff (paid)

2000

Number of Volunteers
The above information is current as of September 2022.