Community-based Water Monitoring in the Philippines and Beyond: A Decade of Investment and Potential SANREM CRSP, Southeast Asia Program William G. Deutsch, Auburn University Jim L. Orprecio, Heifer International, Philippines

THEINVESTMENT Training Watershed Trends Group Formation Data Sets Action Strategies

PrimingActivities FirstWorkshop

Monitoring 58 sites on 16 waterbodies in 3 Provinces

Monitoring

Community Understanding of Watershed Processes  Seasonal  Multi-year  Upstream/Downstream  Inter-watershed  Climatic Events  Human Land Use

Total Suspended Solids 4,000 records from 16 waterbodies

Stream Discharge and Rainfall

Action Strategies  Environmental Education  Protection, Restoration  Advocacy, Policy  Spread

Environmental Education  Environmental Pen Pals  DECS Endorsement  TW in the Classroom

Protection / Restoration Watershed Council and TW Bamboo Streambank Restoration Project

Advocacy / Policy  Natural Resource Management Plans  MKAVI Development and Water Use  Policy Briefs for Congress and Clean Water Act

Spread  Bukidnon  Sarangani  Bohol  Baungon

THEPOTENTIAL Networking Quality of Life Institutionalization NRM Management Sustainable Groups Sustainable Programs

What’s needed in a post-SANREM world?  Organized Groups  Local Trainers  Water Monitoring Supplies (access, funding)  Information Management Systems  Action Strategies  Local Acceptance and Support  Partner Organizations  Technical Backstopping

Sustainable Groups  Local Trainers  Links to Local Government and Business  Local Support

Expansion in Southeast Asia  Thailand  Cambodia  China  Vietnam

Sustainable Programs Transformed Institutions  ICAAE/ICARA  HI Agroecology Initiative  HI/ICAAE MOA

Worldwide Network of CBWM Groups

Citizens have greater access to water info

CBWM – Part I

CBWM – Part II

CBWM – Part III

...SANREM Legacy