Performance and Problems of Water Districts: Selected Experiences

While water districts, as local service providers of level III water systems outside of Metro Manila, are already important, the percentage of the national population serviced by them remains low. Why? What problems beset them? Read more...potable water, local service delivery, water district

Fishpen and Fishcage Culture in Laguna de Bay: Its Importance and Problems

With the debates going on regarding the DENR proposal on "zero fishpen/fishcage structure in Laguna de Bay," the need for more information and analysis on the pros and cons of the proposal becomes critical. This Policy Notes hopes to address this need.aquaculture, Laguna de Bay, aquaculture problems, fishpens, fishcages

An Analysis of the Utilization of Regional Fishing Ports in the Philippines

This paper investigates the issue of underutilization of Philippine regional fishing ports using secondary data from institutional resources and interviews with key informants. Analysis indicates that most of the existing regional ports are underutilized, having low actual usage to projected usage ratios. The paper argues that low commercial and aquaculture fish production contributes to the underutilization of ports.port reduction, utilization

Water Service Delivery on the Ground: Targets versus Realities (the Cases of Dumaguete City and Agusan del Sur)

How does Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental measure up to the UN-MDG target of having access to safe drinking water available to 86.6 percent of a country's population by 2015? Or to the Philippine government's target of providing such access to 92-96 percent of its citizens by 2010? How about the municipalities of Sibagat, Bayugan, and Prosperidad in the province of Agusan del Sur? How do they compare in terms of local water service delivery for their populations? This case study project conducted under the auspices of the PIDS and UNICEF provides some revealing answers.drinking water, water service delivery, potable water, safe drinking water, potable water system

Does Coastal Resources Management Help? Ask the Fishermen!

How do the intended beneficiaries of government-supported coastal resources management (CRM) programs assess the impact of said programs on their and the ecosystem's overall well-being? In a study where this Policy Notes was based on, the fishermen households themselves and not technical experts were asked how they perceive these CRM programs to have affected their lives and the resources in their ecosystem. Read on for some interesting answers.Fisheries Resource Management Project, coastal resources management, Panguil Bay, Fisheries Sector Program (FSP)

The Enviromental Impact of Economic Cycles

The rapid economic expansion experienced by the ASEAN region has been dampened by the onset of economic crisis. In the Philippines, the crisis has been aggravated by the problems of El Niño and La Niña. This paper looks into the environmental impacts of economic cycles and the current economic crisis through a brief theoretical and empirical review on the Philippine data. While the paper depends on the meager data available, this paper hopes to aid future discussion of policies for environmental management.Asian financial crisis, Asian crisis, El Niño phenomenon

Forecasting Natural Hazards and Disasters in Selected Southeast Asian Countries: The Need for Cooperative Action

With Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, and Viet Nam experiencing the increasing occurrence of weather and climate-related hazards and disasters in recent years, some of which they commonly share due to their close proximity to each other, it thus becomes important for them to cooperate and coordinate with one another in addressing said hazards and disasters.Southeast Asia, Philippines, weather, climate-related disasters, natural disasters

Assessing the Severity of Problems of Aquaculture in Laguna de Bay: Practitioners' Perspectives

Given the scarcity of public resources, it is important to assess and determine the severity and importance of problems in a particular sector in order to be able to prioritize efforts and resources to address them. This Notes fulfills this task as it looks into the current problems in aquaculture being experienced in the Laguna de Bay area, especially in the perspective of the fishpen and fishcage operators in the area.fishpen culture, fishcage culture, aquaculture, Laguna de Bay

The Enviromental Impact of Economic Cycles

The rapid economic expansion experienced by the ASEAN region has been dampened by the onset of economic crisis. In the Philippines, the crisis has been aggravated by the problems of El Niño and La Niña. This paper looks into the environmental impacts of economic cycles and the current economic crisis through a brief theoretical and empirical review on the Philippine data. While the paper depends on the meager data available, this paper hopes to aid future discussion of policies for environmental management.Asian financial crisis, Asian crisis, El Niño phenomenon

Industrial Growth and Environmental Protection in Metro Cebu: Some Challenges and Recommendations

Associated with industrialization is the aggravation of environmental problems. This issue looks into Metro Cebu manufacturing data to investigate industrial pollution and environmental protection. Findings in this issue can provide useful information for the development of recommendations pertinent to other industrialized areas.metropolitan structure, metropolitan planning and development, industrial growth, industrial pollution, environmental management, wastewater treatment facility, industrial waste, EIS system