Engr. Joselito M. Riego de Dios Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up Water Safety Conference 2010

OUTLINE  Introduction of WSP in the Philippines  Capacity Building Project on WSP  National Strategy on WSP Scale-up Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Introduction of WSP in the Philippines  WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality 3 rd edition, 2004  2007 Phil. National Standards for Drinking Water  Pilot Project thru WHO/AusAID supported bi-regional project (2006 – 2008) Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Pilot Project DOH – WHO - MWSI partnership Development of tailored workshop and presentation materials on WSP for the Philippines. Development of WSP for Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI) training of WSP Team drafting of WSP Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Roll – out : Capacity Building Project for Water Districts  World Health Organization (WHO), Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Waterworks Association (PWWA) Partnership Established Core of WSP Trainers Developed Training Modules on WSP Conducted Series of Training on WSP 135 water districts 472 participants 16 WSP drafted Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

WSP Training Module Module 1: Presentation of the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water Water Borne Diseases and Outbreak in the Philippines Overview of WSP Module 2:Assembling a Team Describing the System and Constructing a Flow Diagram Workshop Output 1 and Presentation Module 3:Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis Workshop Output 2 and Presentation Module 4:Overview of Control Measures Overview of Operational Monitoring, Emergency Planning, Corrective Actions and Critical Limits Workshop Output 3 and Presentation Module 5:Development of Management Plan Overview of Internal Auditing, Verification and Validation Overview of Program and Management Procedures and Documentation Workshop Output 4 and Presentation Module 6:Overview of Gap Analysis & Organizing the Parts of a Water Safety Plan Gap Analysis and Completing the Parts of a Water Safety Plan Workshop Output 5 and Presentation Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Other Related Activities  Advocacy and dissemination Integration in ADB and WB project activities WSP in various forum Philippine Society of Sanitary Engineers conference PWWA conventions (2007 – 2009) 2 nd National Sanitation Summit 2008 National Consultation on Environmental Health for Sanitary Engineers 2009 MWCI has drafted their WSP (2010) Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

National Strategy for WSP Scale-up  Policy and Institutional development  Capacity Building  Water Safety Development  Advocacy  Support to WSP  Evidenced-based studies Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Policy and Institutional Development  Technical assistance team that can support water utilities in developing and completing WSPs  Clearinghouse that can review completed WSPs  Monitoring and evaluation system that will track the  progress of WSP implementation and determine its effectiveness  Surveillance agency that can verify if water safety plan is working  Policy issuance for institutionalizing water safety plan in the program of water utilities. Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Capacity Building  Training for all water districts and other relevant agencies  Accreditation of training institutions for WSP  Certification systems for WSP competencies (preparation, review and auditing)  Integration of water safety plan into university curricula Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Water Safety Development  WSP for all water districts in urban areas  WSP for rural water supplies and community-managed schemes  Auditing and verification program for WSP Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Advocacy  Advocacy to policy makers, regulators, educators, water suppliers, donors  Conduct national consultation on WSP  WSPs as a tool for water quality monitoring  Compilation and publication of WSP  Sharing of experiences in various forum  Documentation of best practices Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Support to WSP  Regional laboratories for urban and rural monitoring  National WSP practitioners association with a website Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Evidence-based studies  Cost benefit and cost effectiveness of WSP  Economic losses due to waterborne disease outbreaks Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up

Conclusion  Water safety plan promotes innovation in water quality management.  WSP should be built on partnership and continuous collaboration Water Safety Conference November , Kuching, Malaysia Philippine Strategy on Water Safety Plan Capacity Building and Scaling up