1. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines Framework for the Preparation of the DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Team Leader: Doc Buboy

2. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Main Questions: Is it possible to attain “water for all” (for human use) —from source to tap? What have we done to achieve this, and how did we get here? Where do we want to go from here?

3. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Main TopicIssues and Concerns Topics for the Articles Concepts and Principles Human right to water vs. Water rights: State obligations, rights and responsibilities Citizens’ right to access to subsistence quantities of safe, potable water State obligations in ensuring equitable access to subsistence quantities, and in ensuring water quality standards Critique of the regalian doctrine governing state allocation of water

4. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Main TopicIssues and Concerns Topics for the Articles Concepts and Principles Concretization of the human right to water Citizens’ right to access to water vs. water rights or state allocation of water State obligations vis-à-vis citizens’ responsibilities in ensuring access to water for all, and in water resources management Options available to communities to operationalize the human right to water*

5. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Main TopicIssues and Concerns Topics for the Articles Policy Framework Laws, policies, rules and regulations governing water Regulation of water resources abstraction and utilization* Economic regulation of water and of the resource base* Local policy and regulatory options for the economic and resource regulation of water*

6. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Main TopicIssues and Concerns Topics for the Articles Policy Framework Laws, policies, rules and regulations governing water Critique on the institutional policies governing the operations of water service providers (size categories, credit worthiness, type of operator)* Operationalization of policies on gender, women, children and senior citizens on water service provision*

7. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Main TopicIssues and Concerns Topics for the Articles Policy Framework Politics and economics of water Criteria in the determination of size categories, level of credit worthiness, types of operators; models and evolution of WSPs* Alternatives to financial measures as indicators of WSP performance (social benefits and acceptability, environmental sustainability, bequeath values)* Economies of scale vis-à-vis environmental and social costs and impacts*

8. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Main TopicIssues and Concerns Topics for the Articles Policy Framework Politics and economics of water Variability in governance structures and mechanisms for water service providers Transparency and accountability practices in water service provision, economic and resource regulation of the water sector Graft, corruption and pursuit of vested interests in water sector projects, programs and policies

9. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Main TopicIssues and Concerns Topics for the Articles Conflicts in Water Use, Service Provision and Resource Management Conflicts involving area of operation Franchise areas, service areas, politico-administrative boundaries (urban vs. rural), cross-boundary and trans- boundary relations (RBOs)* Alternative arrangements for water service provision (centralized vs. decentralized; unitary vs. diversified)* Conflicts involving types of use Water user types, categories and classification; levels of priority in quantitative allocation*

10. Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies Visayas State University, 6521-A Baybay City, Philippines DRTS -Water Integrative Paper Main TopicIssues and Concerns Topics for the Articles Conflicts in Water Use, Service Provision and Resource Management Management of water bodies Indigenous systems of managing water bodies and watersheds* Local practices for sustainable water resources management and their implications to national policy* Critique of the ecological and economic sustainability of dams and other water impounding structures*