ROLE of

HYDROLOGY in
WATER
RESOURCES
PLANNING
and
 To define problems on watershed and mitigation in the Philippines.
 To cite current problems in watershed management and watershed
protection in our country.
 To cite and identify the agencies involved in the collection of hydrologic
data in the Philippines.
 To collect and process hydrology data for current and future water
resources development and management
 To access hydrology data for water resources and to ensure available
information to execute the development and management plan
 To prepare hydrology services (flood and drought) for major river basin.
 Water Resources Management and Hydrology is responsible to help and
support the department in executing successfully it's main functions
towards a nation free from flood through coastal engineering,
rehabilitation and river management, urban drainage engineering and
flood mitigation through the functions of these sections:- - Information
and Hydrology Management Section - Hydrology Instrumentation Section
- Flood Forecast Section - Water Resources and Hydrology Section
• Estimating the Impacts of
Climate Change

• Impacts on Water
Resources and Hazards
 Watershed
A complex idea can be
conveyed with just a single
MANAGEMENT
still image, namely making
it possible to absorb large
And Watershed
amounts of data quickly.

1
 “
Watershed?
A watershed is a natural system
whose boundary is determined on
the ground by the highest points
or ridgelines near or around a
water body
 At least one billion
cubic meters of prime
The Philippines is facing unprecedented
topsoil are eroded
destruction and pollution of its natural
every year. 30% of the
environment. Less than a MILLION
MILLION rivers have died.
hectares of tropical rain forests in the
Philippines remain, compared to

29,999,991 There has been a

tremendous loss of
biodiversity on land and in
waters and thus a drastic
HECTARES in 1950

29,999,990 reduction in agricultural

and marine productivity.
 Factors Affecting
Watersheds
• Human activities such as upland agriculture, land
conversions, destructive mining, and illegal
logging, among others, have caused the
degradation of watersheds in Southeast Asia,
particularly in the Philippines.
 The Role of the
Philippine Government
• Republic Act 7586
otherwise known as the National Integrated
Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992
provides the legal framework for the establishment
and management of protected areas in the
Philippines. The Law defines protected areas as the
identified portions of land and/or water set aside by
reason of their unique physical and biological
significance, managed to enhance biological
diversity and protected against destructive human
exploration.
THE
THE CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTION OF
OF
THE
THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES
Article 11 of the Constitution maintains that the
State shall protect and advance the right of the
people to a balanced and healthful ecology in
accordance with the rhythm and harmony of
nature.
 • For one, watershed
management is multi-objective.
CHALLENGES IN
WATERSHED
WATERSHED • Watersheds are composed of a
conglomeration of many different
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT && ecosystems.
GOVERNANCE Want big impact?
Use big image. • Watersheds also encompass
many different local government

“
units (LGUs), settlements, and
natural ecosystems, which make
the decision-making process a
problem.

. 11
WATERSHED
WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT IN
IN
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CHANGE
Want big impact?
Use big image.
Thus, to have effective watershed management strategies, an
integrated watershed management framework must be
developed. The framework needs to consider the trans-
boundary nature of physical and human systems within a
watershed, thus the legal and institutional arrangements should
go beyond the traditional geopolitical boundaries.

12
 Ecological Sustainability

GUIDING • The technologies and production

processes involved in using and
developing a watershed’s natural
PRINCIPLES resources should not have adverse
environmental effects.

FOR Social and Cultural

IMPROVED Sustainability

WATERSHED • The use and development of the

watershed’s resources should be
compatible with the culture and values
MANAGEMENT of the people affected by it and should
strengthen community identity.
 Economic Sustainability
GUIDING
• Resources must be used and managed in
PRINCIPLES an economically efficient manner and must
benefit the greatest number of people.
FOR
Institutional Sustainability
IMPROVED
• Community-based organizations,
WATERSHED NGOs, LGUs, and national agencies
involved in watershed management
planning, implementation, and
MANAGEMENT monitoring should have the financial
and human resources to sustain the
delivery of services.
an
k
yo