Saving a River: Why do local Goverments Matter?¹

Issue Date

2001

Abstract

studies show that rivers die due to improper waste disposal, water pollution from industrial and argricultural use and degradation of the forest reserve. Several Philippine national agencies are tasked to apprepriate, control and conserve water resources. Water laws abound, but implementation of these remains a problem.

This study investigates the national laws pertaining to river management, and the local implementation of these. The results showed that the Philippines has enough water policies; but that local implementation is lacking. Local goverment units do not have the needed ordinanaces for effective river management. The paper demonstrates the use of environmental economics methods to come up with market-based intruments for river management. A case study of a river in Lantapan, Bukidnon was used to illustrate rural household's valuation of the river resources. Local political economy can influence the adaption of these types of policy instruments.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of Environmental Science and Management

Volume

4

Issue

1-2

Page

57-67

Document Type

Article

Frequency

annually

Physical Description

tables,

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