World Bank2013-07-312013-07-312003-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14697The Water Resources Sector Strategy (WRSS) supports implementation of the Bank's 1993 Water Resources Management Policy, using the experience updated internationally, with water resources and management. This country Water Resources Assistance Strategy (CWRAS) identifies the Philippines principal water resource challenges, the current situation, how the Bank is assisting at present, and what it should in the future. In summary this strategy can be summarized as follows: 1) Bank assistance should translate the rhetoric of water conservation, and sustainability, into practical-realistic programs, and policies; 2) focus should be on promoting cooperation of local government units (LGUs), and water users themselves, and, on following a "bottom-up and top-down" approach, that includes active participation of water users, in addition to developing infrastructure, and management into water resources projects; 3) water resource management (WRM) initiatives should respect cultural practices, which have evolved to provide sustainable WRM in a micro-watershed context. Indigenous water systems provide clues to how WRM should be rooted in the socio-cultural context; and, 4) prioritize support for the use of economic instruments in managing river basins, facilitating private sector participation I the water supply and sanitation sector, and supporting the decentralization of responsibilities for WRM.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWATER RESOURCESWATER MANAGEMENTASSISTANCE STRATEGIESWATER RESOURCES CONSERVATIONSUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITYPROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONPOLICY FRAMEWORKLOCAL GOVERNMENTWATER UTILIZATIONWATER USER GROUPSPARTICIPATORY METHODSPROJECT COMPONENTS DESIGNCULTURAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGERIVER BASIN PROGRAMSPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONDECENTRALIZATIONWATER SUPPLY PROJECTSACCESS TO EXPERTISEAFFORDABLE WATERAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAQUACULTUREASSIMILATIVE CAPACITYBOARD MEMBERSBODBROAD RANGECAPACITY BUILDINGCIVIL SOCIETYCLIMATE CHANGECOASTAL WATERSCOASTAL ZONESCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCONJUNCTIVE USECONSTRUCTIONDEFORESTATIONDISCHARGEECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INSTRUMENTSEFFICIENT USE OF WATEREMPLOYMENTENVIRONMENTAL FLOWSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL NEEDSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEVAPOTRANSPIRATIONEXPLOITATIONEXTERNALITIESFARMERSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD MANAGEMENTFLOW REGULATIONFORESTRYGLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIPGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER PUMPINGGROUNDWATER RESOURCESHOUSEHOLDSHYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINDIGENOUS WATERINDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERINLAND FISHERIESINVENTORIESINVESTMENT PROGRAMIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATION MANAGEMENTIRRIGATION SYSTEMSLAKESLAND TENURELAND USELAND USE MANAGEMENTLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL WATERLOCAL WATER UTILITIESMANAGEMENT OF WATERMANGROVEMETROPOLITAN WATERWORKSMUNICIPAL USESNATIONAL WATER RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCESPARTICIPATORY APPROACHESPIPELINEPOINT SOURCESPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION DISCHARGEPOTABLE WATERPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPRIVATE FINANCINGPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPROJECT MANAGEMENTPROTECTED AREASPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTSPUBLIC WORKSQUALITY OF WATERQUALITY OF WATER RESOURCESQUALITY WATERRAINFALLRAW WATERREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTREGIONAL WATER RESOURCESREGULATORY MECHANISMSRESERVOIRSRIVER BASINRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENTRIVER BASINSRIVER FLOWRIVERSSALINITYSANITATION SECTORSANITATION SERVICESSECTORAL WATERSERVICE AREASERVICE PROVISIONSEWERAGE INFRASTRUCTURESEWERAGE SYSTEMSMALL TOWNSSOIL MANAGEMENTSOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICESSUPPLY OF WATERSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USESUSTAINABLE USESUSTAINABLE WATERSUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENTTOWNSTRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTSTRANSPARENCYURBAN AREASWASTE WATERWASTE WATER TREATMENTWASTEWATERWATER ALLOCATIONWATER ALLOCATIONSWATER BODIESWATER COMPANYWATER CONSERVATIONWATER CORPORATIONSWATER DEMANDWATER DISTRICTWATER DISTRICTSWATER MANAGEMENTWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSWATER PARTNERSHIPWATER POLICYWATER POLLUTIONWATER PRICINGWATER QUALITYWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER SAVINGSWATER SECTORWATER SECTOR REFORMWATER SERVICESWATER SHORTAGESWATER STRATEGYWATER SUPPLYWATER SYSTEMSWATER TREATMENT PLANTWATER USEWATER USERWATER USERSWATERSHEDWATERSHED MANAGEMENTWATERSHEDSWETLANDSWILLINGNESS TO PAYWTPWorld Bank10.1596/14697