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GTZ's Bohol Integrated Water Resource Management Project (BIWRMP)
The BIWRMP is a project of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the Provincial Government
of Bohol, effectively the third phase of the GTZ support to the DILG Water Supply and Sanitation
Management Office, which has been expanded to assist the Provincial Government in planning water
supply and wastewater disposal in accordance with the principles of integrated water resource
management.
The key outputs or results expected from the project are as follows:
- the Provincial Water Supply, Sewerage and Sanitation Sector Plan (PW4SP) will be used as a
guide for the monitoring, coordination and implementation of projects;
- participatory approaches will be formulated and applied with LGUs and local communities in
the use of the PW4SP as basis for projects identification and development towards integrated
water resource development;
- policies and strategies will be promoted to support the targets outlined in the National Master
Plan for Water Supply, Sewerage and Sanitation for the various sectors;
- solutions to address water-related problems will be tested and demonstrated;
- monitoring information on integrated water resources management (IWRM) will be made
available at all levels;
- appropriate action for IWRM will be recommended and its implementation assured.
The PPDO currently serves as the coordinating body for the planning and water-related issues.
United National Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)
The UNFPA 6th Country Programme of Assistance for the Province of Bohol is a five-year program
expected to run from 2005-2009, in the pilot municipalities of Carmen, Talibon, and Ubay, Bohol.
The Provincial Government and Municipal LGUS of the abovementioned municipalities will be the
lead project partners, assisted by LIKHAAN (the lead local NGO), the Commission of Population
(POPCOM), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd), and the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
To contribute to the overarching goal of the 6th Country Programme of Assistance to improve the
reproductive health status of the Filipinos through better population management and human
development, Bohol and three project municipalities plan to follow the proposed three-fold approach of
the UNFPA 6th Country Programme of Assistance. These approaches, also called the program
components, are made up of Reproductive Health, Population, and Development Strategies and
Gender.
The underlying assumption is that gender-sensitive reproductive health strategies can be
operationalized in a population and development strategies framework. Proposed strategies will focus
on reducing fertility, improving maternal health, promoting adolescent reproductive health, and
addressing and preventing STDs including HIV/AIDS, especially for the poor and vulnerable sectors.
Each component has specific outcomes and outputs align with the UNDAP framework of results,
interpreted as they are needed in the province, and in the three municipalities in particular.
Philippines-Australia Technical Support for
Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (PATSARRD)
PATSARRD is a tri-partite project of the Philippine National Government (through the Department of
Agrarian Reform, the implementing agency), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the
United Nations ( the executing agency), and the Australian Government (through AusAID, the funding
institution). The project covers Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) in five priority provinces, one
which is Bohol.
The project aims to:
- increase the ability of agrarian reform beneficiary families (ARBs) to influence their own wellbeing
by incorporating cost-effective, sustained and participatory planning processes into
regular DAR and LGU operations:
- strengthen and establish mechanisms for cooperation between departments, LGUs, universities,
private firms, donors and others working to improve ARBs' economic and social conditions;
- develop innovate approaches to beneficiary economic development (farm and non-farm)
including marketing and micro-finance services, with emphasis in private sector involvement;
and
- pay particular attention to gender and equity issues and to the institutionalization of activities
and processes within DAR and other agencies.
It was launch in March 21, 2003 in Bohol, to give technical support to the government in implementing
the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). Major types of assistance include planning,
beneficiaries' economic development, monitoring and evaluation and support services coordination and
integration, which includes the operationalization of the KALAHI Farmer's Center (KFC). The KFC
was launch on August 11, 2003, primarily to provide required services and facilities to increase income
in priority areas of development, namely ARCs and KALAHI Agrarian Reform Zones.
LandCare
LandCare is an Australian-initiated methodology advocating partnership among the community,
government and business to 'do something practical' about protecting and repairing the environment,
especially in the area of land degradation.
LandCare in gaining momentum across the world with Australia playing a key role in assisting other
countries through to develop landcare programs. Landcare is now underway in the USA, Philippines,
South Africa and New Zealand.
In the Philippines, the project is implemented via a partnership of the Australian Centre for
International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Australian Agency for International Development
(AusAID), and the International Centre for Research in AgroForestry (ICRAF), and is officially known
as the "ACIAR-AusAID Philippines-Australia Landcare Project". Its pilot sites in Bohol are located at
the Carood and Inabanga watersheds.
The Philippine-Australia Human Resource Development Facility (PAHRDF)
In August 2004, the Governments of Philippines and Australia launched the Philippines-Australia
Human Resource Development Facility (PAHRDF).
The facility aims to achieve sustainable and equitable development in the Philippines, by providing
long-term scholarships as well as short-term specialized training, to improve governance and
management in these key public and private institutions.
PAHRDF brings a new approach to structured HRD inventions (such as post graduate study and
customized training and development) by focusing more on the specific HR needs of key institutions
that are engaged in planned change for improved service delivery.
The Facility will operate for 5 years. Within this time frame, the Facility will aim to increase the
capacity of targeted institutions to reduce poverty and contribute to sustainable and equitable
development.
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