{"id":6104,"date":"2025-11-05T14:13:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courageous-peach-squirrel.62-72-47-242.cpanel.site\/koica-lays-the-groundwork-for-integrated-water-resources-management-in-the-philippines\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:13:53","slug":"koica-lays-the-groundwork-for-integrated-water-resources-management-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/koica-lays-the-groundwork-for-integrated-water-resources-management-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"KOICA Lays The Groundwork For Integrated Water Resources Management In The Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philippines, ranked as the world\u2019s most disaster-prone country for 16 consecutive years by the World Risk Index, faces an average of 20 typhoons annually, along with frequent floods and droughts that affect millions. <\/p>\n

To build resilience against these threats, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has been implementing the \u2018Capacity Building for Integrated Water Resources Management and Sustainable Development Project\u2019 since 2021. This initiative addresses the urgent need for an integrated approach to water governance, guided by key national strategies such as the Philippine Development Plan (PDP 2023\u20132028), National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP 2011\u20132028), and Philippine Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan (PWSSMP).<\/p>\n

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Technical-level officials took part in hands-on workshops and site visits during the KOICA-supported training program in Korea, enhancing skills essential for implementing IWRM at the national level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The USD 2.5 million project contributed to the delivery of water supply, sanitation, irrigation, and flood control services under the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) framework by enhancing the technical and institutional capacities of Philippine water agencies. Implemented by Yooshin Engineering Corporation and Dongbu Engineering, the project began with a comprehensive assessment of the Philippines\u2019 water landscape. This foundation enabled the identification of key development initiatives across water policy, water resources management, flood control, irrigation, and water supply and sanitation, culminating in a mid- to long-term roadmap for bilateral water cooperation. <\/p>\n

Through a series of training programs in Korea and local workshops, participating officials gained practical insights into Korea\u2019s integrated water management systems and policy frameworks. In partnership with the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev), KOICA extended support to key Philippine agencies, including the Department of Environment and Natural Resources \u2013 Water Resources Management Office (DENR-WRMO), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), National Water Resources Board (NWRB), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), and Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), to strengthen their capacities in sustainable and integrated water resource management.<\/p>\n

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Participants from KOICA, DEPDev, DENR, DPWH, NWRB, NIA and LWUA gather for a commemorative photo, marking the collaboration towards integrated water management in the Philippines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Undersecretary Joseph Capuno from the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development shares insights on aligning IWRM initiatives with the Philippine Development Plan (PDP 2023\u20132028).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Undersecretary Carlos Primo David from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources delivers a message of support, highlighting the importance of integrated governance for sustainable water management.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the Project Completion and Closing Ceremony held recently at The Westin Manila, senior officials and technical representatives from the six partner agencies presented their key achievements, institutional priorities, and proposed follow-up initiatives to sustain the project\u2019s momentum. The discussions underscored the importance of cross-agency collaboration to ensure effective water governance.<\/p>\n

Country Director JUNG Youngsun of KOICA Philippines emphasized the long-term vision of the initiative, saying that \u201cWe hope that the governance framework established through this project will serve as a foundation for the Philippines\u2019 integrated water management. Beyond capacity building, this project has laid the institutional groundwork for sustainable implementation.\u201d <\/p>\n

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KOICA Philippines Country Director JUNG Youngsun delivers his opening remarks at the Project Completion Conference of the \u201cCapacity Building for Integrated Water Resources Management and Sustainable Development Project,\u201d held recently at The Westin Manila.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By strengthening policy, institutional, and human capacities, the project directly advanced SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). Furthermore, it is expected to support the Philippine government\u2019s sustainable implementation of integrated water resources management through the Mid- to Long-Term Roadmap, serving as a foundation of unified water governance and improved transparency and efficiency in water resource management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new KOICA project focuses on strengthening institutional coordination for better flood control, drought mitigation, and water supply planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sustainability"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":{"nxtgen_comments":[{"1240":"good job koica n phil gov \ud83d\udc99 sustainable water is life!! \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded\r","1241":"\ud83d\udca7\ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf31\r","1242":"water project \ud83c\udf0f\r","1243":"sustainable \ud83c\udf3f\r","1244":"super galing ng collaboration \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\r","1245":"tamang partnership for good water governance \ud83d\udca6\r","1246":"sana hindi lang sa papel to \ud83c\udf31\r","1247":"so informative, love this \ud83d\udc95\r"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeninc.ph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}