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The Philippine Environmental Governance 2 Project

EcoGov, a USAID Grant

The EcoGov Project is a Technical Assistance Grant

from the US Government to the Government of the

Republic of the Philippines (GRP).

DENR is the major technical counterpart for implementing the Project under the MOA signed by USAID, DENR, and the DILG on June 9, 2005.

USAID Technical Assistance Contractor:

Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI)

Implementation phases:

Phase 1: Dec 1, 2001 – Nov. 30, 2004

Phase 2: Dec 1, 2004 – Sept 30, 2011 (includes two-

year extension)

Scope and Coverage

ENR sectors covered:

Forests and forestlands

Coastal resources

Urban environment

Geographical coverage:

Conflict-affected Mindanao

(Southern, Central, and

Western Mindanao, ARMM)

Central Visayas

Northern Luzon

EcoGov strengthens local capacities to carry out sound environmental governance policies and programs, and ENR functions that have been devolved or decentralized under various laws and administrative issuances.

Target clients: LGUs (provinces, cities, municipalities),

individually and/or in clusters DENR Bureaus and field units

Communities, as resource managers and stakeholders

Key Partners: LGU leagues

PLGU DENR, BFAR. DILG

Academic institutions

Related donor-funded projects

Local service providers

NGOs

Clients and Partners

EcoGov is expected to contribute to

the overall effort to:

Reduce over-fishing, illegal and destructive fishing

Reduce illegal logging and conversion of forests

Improve management of solid and liquid wastes

Promote good governance practices

EcoGov is expected to contribute

to these goals:

Biodiversity conservation

Food security

Climate change mitigation and adaptation

Conflict resolution and peace building

The Urban Environment Management

Component of EcoGov

.

Solid Waste Management:

90 LGUs diverting 25% of waste from disposal to

recycling and composting (plus 10 more LGUs in the

extension period)

WasteWater Management:

20 LGUs with investments in sanitation projects (plus

6 more LGUs in the extension period)

Indicator: Number of LGUs diverting 25% of waste from disposal to

recycling and composting

Definitions: Diversion = reducing biodegradable and recyclables brought to waste

disposal facility through composting, recycling and other recovery

methods. The aim is to reduce the % of these types of waste to total

waste disposed.

Evidences of significant waste diversion:

a. Legitimized ISWM plans and annual budget for implementation

b. Ordinances being enforced

c. Operational composting facility d. Organized and strengthened recycling sector

e. Ongoing IEC program on waste segregation, composting and recycling

f. Waste diversion of at least 25% in specific, major point sources, i.e.,

public market, business district, urban barangay, schools, etc.

EcoGov Performance Indicator for SWM

Phase 1 and early part of Phase 2:

Selection of LGU partners was based on demand.

Since the middle part of Phase 2:

Priority given to the bigger LGUs

LGUs that border marine key biodiversity areas (MKBAs)

PLGUs and their pilot scaling-up LGUs

Extension period of Phase 2:

Focus on priority MKBAs (Davao Gulf, Tanon Strait, South

Negros)

PLGUs that cover these MKBAs

Strategy for Site Selection

LUZO

N

VISAYAS

MINDANAO

South China Sea

North Philippine Sea

South Philippine

Sea

Sulu Sea

Visayan Seas

Celebes Sea

Marine bio-geographic

regions

Key Biodiversity Areas:

Cagayan River (SWM)

Baler Bay (SWM)

Bohol Sea (SWM, WWM)

Camotes Sea (SWM, WWM)

South Negros/Tanon Strait (SWM, WWM)

Davao Gulf (SWM, WWM)

Sarangani Bay (SWM, WWM)

Ligawasan Marsh (SWM, WWM)

Lake Sebu (SWM, WWM)

Illana Bay (SWM)

Sulu Archipelago/Basilan (SWM)

Lake Lanao (SWM)

UEM Support to

Biodiversity Conservation

.

Forms of Technical Assistance:

Training, coaching and mentoring (directly by EcoGov

staff and/or through local service providers)

Cross visits; participation in sharing events

Technical advice, information

Technical and policy studies

In some areas, small grants to POs, NGOs,

academic institutions

SWM Technical Assistance to LGUs

.

SWM planning and

legitimization,

following the

requirements of RA

9003 and its IRR.

Module 1

ISWM Orientation

Module 2

SWM Assessment • WACS

• KAP

Module 4

SWM Plan Formulation

Module 5

Project Management

and Financing

Module 3

Study Tour

Legitimization

SWM PLANNING MODULES

Approved Plan

SWM Technical

Assistance to LGUs

.


Implementation of waste

diversion activities:

waste segregation

promotion (IEC/social

marketing; incentive

systems; piloting)

ordinance formulation and

enforcement

Implementation of waste

diversion activities:

segregated collection

system

composting

establishment of linkages

with junkshops,

consolidators, recyclers,

processors


.

Disposal management (started in 2007):

RCA establishment and management

SLF soil permeability testing

SLF design and IEE preparation

SLF construction monitoring

SLF O and M; performance monitoring

LGU clustering (common SLFs)

EcoGov SWM TA to LGUs

Life-of-Project

Target

Total Achieved to Date LGUs Currently

Being Assisted

90 LGUs with 25% waste

diversion

80 LGUs (89%) 104 LGUs

Other targets:

LGUs with access to

sanitary disposal facilities

22 directly assisted in

SLF design; 3 others

provided technical

advice

4 SLFs under

construction; 3 are

operational

11 LGUs being

assisted in dev’t of O

and M manual

27 LGUs

plus 15 LGUs in two

clusters

Status as of June 2009

Life-of-Project

Target

Northern

Luzon

Central

Visayas

South-Central

Mindanao

Western

Mindanao

90 LGUs

with 25%

waste

diversion

26 LGUs

(of 30 LGUs)

23 LGUs

(of 31 LGUs)

24 LGUs

(of 32 LGUs)

8 LGUs

(of 11 LGUs)

Nueva Vizcaya

Quirino

Aurora

Cebu

Negros

Oriental

Bohol

Sarangani

S. Cotabato

Cotabato

S. Kudarat

Davao City

GenSan City

Davao Norte

Davao Sur

Zamboanga

del Sur

Zamboanga

Sibugay

Basilan

Marawi City

Status by Region as of June 2009

Improving the functionality of

LGUs

setting up SWM organizations/

ENROs; establishing accountabilities

strengthening of SWM Boards

formation and strengthening of

Barangay SWM Committees

establishment of M and E systems

annual budgeting

setting up SWM accounts/

ring fencing

cost recovery planning

EcoGov TA to LGUs:

Beyond Technical Solutions in SWM

.

Promoting good governance

practices — transparency,

accountability and

participatory decision-making:

Examples: informed decision-making

multi-stakeholder

involvement; consultations

legitimization of plans; public

hearings

governance-enhanced

ordinances

feedback and reporting


.

Promoting public-

private sector

partnerships (PPP)

and inter-LGU

agreements (e.g.,

clustering)


.

Promoting culture-sensitive approaches Example: use of Al Khalifa (The Steward) principles in

Muslim areas


Helping address site-specific problems


Burning of sugarcane thrash waste

in Negros Oriental. About 11 tons of

cane thrash are produced per

hectare of sugar cane. Burning is

the traditional practice.

Use of plastic floats in

seaweed farms. About 7,200

pieces are used per hectare

and these are discarded every

3 months. One LGU has 700

hectares of seaweed farms.

Integrating SWM into the

ridge-to-reef resource

management framework


To reduce pollution threat to coastal/

marine habitats, fisheries, and coastal

tourism

EcoGov did studies and submitted recommendations to

DENR related to —

The process of reviewing and approving SWM plans

Phased compliance to SLF requirements (categories of SLF)

Development of IEE checklist for SLFs

Modification of WACS procedures (from 7 to 3 days)

Development of provincial level clustering strategy

Deputation and training of enforcers

Sharing of SWM fund between national and local governments

Policy Related Initiatives

EcoGov is working with 11 Provinces to scale up

SWM

Assistance to MLGUs is done through the PLGU and

DENR; PLGU provide staff and funding support for

the training of MLGUs

In the process, PLGUs and DENR (and ther partners)

are trained to become future service providers to

other MLGUs

The development of learning sites and working

models in the province/region is part of the strategy

EcoGov knowledge products are designed to

facilitate the scaling up process.

The Scaling Up Challenge

At least 50 MLGUs were assisted through this

process; more LGUs are expected to be reached by

PLGUs and DENR even after project phase out.

PLGUs capability and funding support to SWM has

improved significantly

It has improved PLGU-DENR collaboration

PLGUs are gaining enough confidence to expand to

the wastewater management

Scaling up and mainstreaming will be EcoGov’s

focus in the extension period (2010 and 2011).

The Scaling Up Challenge: Initial Results

“Un-informed” decision-making; slow pace of

decision-making by LGUs

Off and on enforcement of local ordinances

Limited funding for SWM facilities and the operation

of these facilities (exacerbated by the thinking that

SWM should be a free service of the LGU)

Limited understanding of SLF design and operation

principles and standards

In urban centers, especially in Mindanao: limited

options re management of non-traditional

recyclables, e-waste, non-industrial THW

Implementation Issues: LGU Level

Performance monitoring and enforcement tend to

focus on disposal management and establishment of

facilities (e.g., MRFs)

Regulatory mindset; insufficient technical assistance

or support to LGUs

Limited local service providers; limited capabilities

Unclear messages regarding “zero waste” and

sanitary landfills

Lack of incentives for clustering, private sector

involvement and investments in SWM services

Implementation Issues: Support Institutions

PLGUs, with DENR, can play significant roles in SWM:

with training, they can be effective TA providers to LGUs

they can support and facilitate decisions and actions best

taken at sub-provincial and provincial levels (e.g., clustering

of LGUs, developing external markets for recyclables,

promotion of SWM among large industries or sectors)

they can extend financial support or leverage funding for

their LGUs

they can support the development of learning models/sites

SWM can be included in their regular monitoring of LGU

performance; basis for incentives

Lessons Learned and Recommendations

There is need to develop more local service providers that LGUs

can access. Training of local service providers should be

directed at areas where serious gaps are evident such as social

marketing, cost recovery, design and operation of SWM

infrastructure, closure and rehab of open dumps, others.

The development of working models and learning sites in the

regions will accelerate the scaling up process. Their geographic

distribution can be planned; they can be networked. Models

should showcase as well the non-technology aspects (e.g.,

good governance, cost recovery) of SWM.

Develop internal capability of DENR to respond to changing

needs of LGUs in SWM. With current emphasis on disposal

management, DENR-EMB staff will need to be retooled so they

can be effective TA providers, monitors and enforcers.

Lessons Learned and Recommendations

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