Drivers of water governance reforms in the Philippines

Creator

Agnes C. Rola, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Corazon L. Abansi, University of the Philippines Baguio
Rosalie Arcala-Hall, University of the Philippines Visayas
Joy C. Lizada, University of the Philippines Visayas
Ida M.L. Siason, University of the Philippines Visayas
Eduardo K. Araral, NUS - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Issue Date

2016

Abstract

This paper analyses the enabling conditions for a water governance model responsive to future Philippine water requirements. Using the stage-based approach to institutional reforms, it assesses the outcomes of previous water governance reforms, such as conflicts in customary and formal rules; urban and rural; upstream and downstream; and the contestations in water supply privatization in Metro Manila. The analysis suggests that past water governance reforms were symbolic and procedural, and structural changes to support the legal frameworks were not achieved. Based on the case findings, the authors support the current reform agenda of implementing a decentralized framework of water governance at a watershed scale.

Source or Periodical Title

International Journal of Water Resources Development

ISSN

0790-0627

Volume

32

Issue

1

Page

135-152

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Subject

customary rules, integrated water resources management, Philippines, privatization, water governance

Recommended Citation

Rola, A.C., Abansi, C.L., Arcala-Hall, R., Lizada, J.C., Siason, I.M.L., Araral, E.K. (2015). Drivers of water governance reforms in the Philippines. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 32 (1), 135-152. doi:10.1080/07900627.2015.1060196.

Identifier

doi: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1060196.

Digital Copy

yes