Initiatives on Flood Management at the Local level:

HELP Davao Experience

HELP Davao Network
WHO ARE WE?

•is a SEC registered non-stock, non-profit Multi-Sector Network ofvolunteers and professionals with various backgrounds in technical,
political economic, planning and development, social, andenvironmental advocacies, commonly working together in ensuringthat stakeholders have access to sound science that can be used
to better inform complex decisions and hard choices in water
management

HELP Davao Network

WHO ARE OUR MEMBER-STAKEHOLDERS?

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City Mayor of Davao
Government Line Agencies (DOST, DENR, DA, DOT, DOH, NCIP,DCWD)
Non-government organizations (PCEEM, HELP-Davao, KFI, CRS,SALIGAN, IDIS, Davao Medical Society, RECORD Foundation)
Private Sectors (Federation of Davao Chamber of Commerce,
Aboitiz, HEDCOR, PBGEA)
People Organizations (Protect Davao River Movement, Protect
Bunawan River Movement, Federation of Federations of Urban ofPoor, Mindanao)
Media (Environmental Media in Action, PIA, SunStar)Management Councils (Watershed Management Coordinating
Committee, Watershed Youth Management Council, Davao Gulf
Management Council)
Academe (University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Davao
University, University of Southeastern Philippines, University ofimmaculate Concepcion, Southern Philippines Agri-business andMarine and Aquatic School of Technology )HELP Davao Network
WHAT DO WE DO?

To be involved in the process of policy and/or critical decision
making and planning in water management••

Acted as technical mediator when DCWD and Aboitiz competed forthe use of the same surface water for drinking and hydropower
Consulted when the City declared a ban on the practice of aerial
spraying by banana and pineapple plantations

HELP Davao Network
WHAT DO WE DO?

To promote pro-active participation in planning for water andwatershed management programs••

Acted as technical mediator when DCWD and Aboitiz competed forthe use of the same surface water for drinking and hydropower
Consulted when the City declared a ban on the practice of aerial
spraying by banana and pineapple plantations

HELP Davao Network
WHAT DO WE DO?

Enhance capability in water and watershed management
By facilitate participation of water leaders and water advocacy
groups in trainings, consultations and cross visitsHELP Davao Network
WHAT DO WE DO?

To develop a model on water and watershed management,conservation, and protection for replication by other watershedmanagement bodies

HELP Davao Network
WHAT DO WE DO?

To establish community-based water and watershed watch groups

HELP Davao Network
WHAT DO WE DO?

To promote water accessibility to marginalized sectors

HELP Davao Network
WHAT DO WE DO?

To conduct constant community-based consultation and information
dissemination

HELP Davao Network
WHAT DO WE DO?

Conduct baselines studies, surveys, and researches in water resource
management•A nationwide assessment of water safety systems and proceduresof water services providers including those in Davao Region is now
being conducted by HELP Davao Network.

Sustainability Science Project
Davao City

Learning from
Actual Experiences:

The hydro-hazards we faced inDavao Region

TYPHOON BOPHA(Pablo) 2012

Total Estimate Cost of Damage: PHP36,949,230,987.07(agriculture, infrastructure, properties)
Total Individuals Affected: 711,682 families
Total Casualties: 1,607 Filipinos
Reported Missing: 834 Filipinos
Other immediate problems:
WASH, Food Security, Health and Safety, Shelter, Logistics
and Communication, Education

The impact of Typhoon Bopha (Pablo)

Infrastructure andCommunicationIndustries, Businesses
and Private Properties

Agriculture

Education

Health and Safety

Livelihood

Environmental
Integrity

Lives

Baranggay Andap and New Bataan,

Compostela Valley Province
16 affected baranggays
46,309 affected individuals
126 casualties

Damages of theFlash Flood Incident in Davao City
(Matina Pangi River) - 2011

Infrastructures, Private Properties, and Businesses

Health and Sanitation, Safety, Households, Livelihood

Demonstration Site on:“Enhancing Resilience toDisasters of Urban Water
Systems of Mindanao”
in Philippines

3 Strategic Approaches:
Assess the state of the Urban Water
Systems in Davao City;Strengthen integrated planning and coordination to enhance
resilience in the management of the water systems;
Raise awareness on climate change adaptation among
stakeholders by demonstrating resilience.

A multi-stakeholder
collaboration
involving the key
actors in water
management/water
governance in Davao
Region: government
and non-government
agencies, academeand other research
institutions, privateinstitutions, and local
communities

Davao
River
Initiatives

Strategic Approach of the Sustainability
Science project:
Component • Database and Assessment using theGeographical Information System (GIS)
1

Component • Development of Plan and2Demonstration of Technologies

Component3• Capacity Building and Raising
Awareness on Climate Change
Adaptation

COMPONENT 1: Targets vs Accomplishments

TARGETS
Conduct Inventory

Development of Database

Analysis of Database using GIS

Linking the Database to various government and planningwebsiteCOMPONENT 1: Targets vs Accomplishments

TARGETSACCOMPLISHMENTS

Conduct Inventory

90% Accomplished

Development of Database

90% AccomplishedAnalysis of Database using GIS

On-going

Linking the Database to various government
and planning website

Website to be purchased

Database Developed:
1. List of Attributessource: Philippine Statistics Authority, City Planning andDevelopment Office, City Health Office, Bureau of Local Government
Finance, Davao City Water District, and Department of Social
Welfare & Development

2. Mapssource: City Planning and Development Office, Mines andGeosciences Bureau, City Engineers Office, Dept. of Public Works andHighways, UP Min DREAM LiDAR, Dept. of Science and Technology,National Water Resources Board, Dept. of Environment & NaturalResources, City Social Services & Development Office, Davao City
Local Government, Sangguniang Panglungsod, UP Mindanao,Ateneo de Davao University, National Irrigation Administration

Flood map sample (Lasang)

Flood map sample (Lipadas)

Location of DCWD Production Wells, Private
Wells & DCWD Reservoirs

COMPONENT 2OBJECTIVES
Conduct activities related to the assessment and demonstration oftechnologies for rehabilitation and upgrading of water conveyancesystem

Improvement of surface, groundwater and rainfall monitoring
systems responding to climate vulnerability

Development of plan to improve integrated management of theurban water system towards resiliency

Timeline: April – June 2016

COMPONENT 3OBJECTIVES
Conduct the various approaches in building
capacities towards urban water resilienceagainst disaster

Raising awareness on how the stakeholders,most importantly the general public, cancontribute towards climate change adaptation
Timeline: July – September 2016

Major Outcome 1:
Demonstration of technologies forrehabilitation and upgrading of water
conveyance systems(study on efficiency and effectiveness of existing water
conveyance systems vis-a-vis affected populations;
identification and pilot best water conveyance systems)

Major Outcome 2:
Improvement of monitoring systems
responding to climate vulnerabilities(Identification and evaluation of best monitoring/earlywarning systems and pilot/replicate these systems to otherareas)Major Outcome 3:
Developed/Improved
integrated management ofurban water systems
towards climate change(review of existing plans, gathering of bestpractices, recommendations for
upgrading/improvement ofold/damaged/outdated systems, workshop fordevelopment of resiliency plan – waterenergy-food nexus)

Major Outcome 4:
Improved capacities and awarenessamong educational institutions and local
communities in the context of climatechange adaption (develop sustainability sciencestrategy in enhancing resilience to disasters of urban waters,develop and disseminate communication packages on how
public can contribute to building disaster resilience in the region,build local capacities of water leaders in demonstrating
technologies and systems, and publicdissemination/dialogues/information drive on DRR and results ofinventories/database, and developed plans for improve urban
water systems

POLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY OPTIONSADVANTAGEDISADVANTAGE•An expanded disaster plan that The locals are familiar with the facilities
provides measures that would and could respondensure the protection of basic more quickly
structural services/facilities, thewater systems included. Among themaps in a barangay, there has to be
one which shows the exact locationof and corresponding road access tothose facilities. The barangay plan
must spell out how those structures
are to be protected in case of agreat flood and other disasters

The locals may not have the jurisdiction
on the facilities. For example, a broken
pipe bridge has to wait for DCWD
people even if the locals are handier•

A common inter-agency disaster Well-defined
accountability;
no Disaster team might be too legalistic
manual which spells out who should redundancyoftasks;
dedicated and bureaucratic in the midst of rescue
be doing what, when, where, and manpower and resources
and recoverywhy•

A manual per owner of the service Easier to craft
facilities (not just limited to watersupply but also power, road access,hospitals, communications, food)harmonized with the Preparedness
Plans of all the stakeholders

Harmonization may involve several
meetings and perspectives. Reaching a
consensus may take more time and cost

POLICY OPTIONSADVANTAGEDISADVANTAGE•

Regular interagency, interbarangay drills based on their
Disaster Plans

Kinks in operationalizing the plans
are ironed out;
camaraderie may lead to better
rapport when the real disastercomes•Show case model barangays Speeds up learning curve of the None
andappropriate,
practical concerned sectors; may boost
technology
morale of those involved•

Mainstream flood hazards A pro-active move which ismaps in the city and barangay cheaper in the long-term for thedevelopment plans
city and the affected residents

CostlyMaybe highly politicizedWAY FORWARD#PPA

PurposeConcernAgenciesTimeline

1

Water
Balance Study

A water balance study is essential forthe holistic / integrated managementof water resources of the city. It is
impossible to manage what we can notmeasure, thus quantitative data of thedifferent elements of the water cycle,
i.e. precipitation, evapotranspiration,extraction (surface and groundwater),and run-off, is an essential requirement
to understand urban water systems andits sustainable management.

DCWD

20172018(ST)

Integrative andCoordinative
Mechanism

PPRR
Area ofIntervention

Improved information andcommunication
technologies

Plan#PPA

2Update databaseon disasters andwater system

3Upscale EWS

PurposeConcernAgencies

Timeline

There is a need tocontinuously update thedatabase for climatic dataand UWS information inorder to identify effective
strategies forincreasing the resiliency ofinfrastructure, as well as
estimating
thehazard
exposure and its risk
relative to critical systemcomponentsofwaterThe
FGD
hasdeterminedsystems.
thatanumberofgovernment
agencies,
particularly DCWD, has no
EWS for disasters andmainlydepends
on911.Thus, there is a need fora EWS that actively involvesfacilitation
ofpublic
education and involvementof communities at risk,
aside from implementing
warningdevices
anddisseminating alerts.

DOST

20172018
(ST)

DOST

20172019(MT)

Integrative andCoordinative
Mechanism
Standardizationof output

PPRR
Area ofIntervention
PrepareImproved information
andcommunication
technologies

Standardizationof output
Improved information
andcommunication
technologies

Prepare#PPA

4 Health
study–

Purposewater

There is a need to have aconcretestudyonwaterborne diseases in
Davao City.Linking river
health to community healthcan instigate policy makers
inreinforcing
environmental laws, andmitigatewaterborne
exposures
andrelateddiseases.

Concern
Agencies
DOH
AcademeTimeline

20172018(ST)

Integrative andCoordinative
Mechanism
StandardizationofoutputMultidisciplinary

PPRR
Area ofIntervention
RespondHELP Davao Network (New Website)www.helpdavaonetwork.com

ありがとうございました
Dr. Anthony C. Sales, CESO III