Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Service

Contact Details

Mr. Eddie Abugan / Ms. Evelyn JuanilloPPD Project OfficersForeign-Assisted and Special Projects Service (FASPS)3rd floor SECAL Bldg. DENR Comp., Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City

Tel. No.: (02) 926-80-65

Objective

Integrated Water Quality Management Project (IWQMP)

Description

The Project will improve the regulatory, monitoring and planning capacity of the DENR. By doing so, it will begin the process of establishing a comprehensive and integrated initiative to improve the water quality of Manila Bay and its tributaries.

The institutional mechanisms also need to be strengthened under this project. This will improve the capacity to plan and monitor the water quality of the Bay by the government ( with particular focus on DENR) and will set the pace for sustained improvements of water quality in Manila Bay.

Lastly, it is the vision of the project to contribute to the improvement of the water quality of Manila Bay leading to the attainment of Class SB waters.

Improving water quality monitoring will support the interventions needed under the Manila Flood Management Project specifically component 2 on Minimizing Solid Waste in Water Ways and Component 3 on Improving Hosing and Resettlement.

Components

Component 1: Strengthening Institutions and Policy Instruments;

Component 2: Decision Support System and Knowledge Management;

Component 3: Support to the Operation of Water Quality Management Areas (WQMAs);

Component 4: Project Management

Grant Amount

GOP

Fund Source

Project Duration

Implementing Agency

Sector

Regions

Provinces

US$ 7,400,000.00

US$ 9,800,000.00

Global Environment Facility (GEF) - World Bank (WB)

2017 - 2020

Departmenrt of Environment and Natural Resources

Environment (Water, Solid Waste)

NCR, III, IVA

Bulacan, ,Pampanga, Bataan, Cavite, Laguna

Accelerate the improvement of water quality of Manila Bay and its tributaries and ocntribute to teh conservation andsustainable use of resources of this water body