Laguna Lake Development Authority

Institutional Development

 

Institutional strengthening of the LLDA has been an integral part of the project work. The project focused on planning and analysis for IWRM with emphasis on development of human and technical capabilities.

Impression on building with nature during the study tour

The objectives of the proposed institutional support were:

  • To support the set-up and development of an Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) unit within LLDA.

  • To strengthen the capability of LLDA staff through intense training in the technical aspects of IWRM.

  • To extend the knowledge and understanding of the land and water resources issues  in Laguna de Bay including possible resource use conflicts through the development and use of a comprehensive state-of-the-art Decision Support System.

 

It was recognized that a key to sustainable water resource management is the presence of sufficient well-trained and experienced staff in all disciplines needed to support planning, research, management and development processes.

Under the first year of the project, the training was focused to a large extent on the development of technical tolls for the IWRM unit.  Included was the Joint set-up of a GIS and an advanced and integrated modeling system (referred to as the LLDA Decision Support System).  To broaden the view of the staff, many project workshops were organized and a refresher course and study tour to the Netherlands were undertaken. 

The second year of the project addressed the need for dredging in the Lake, the possibility of drinking water supply and support to LLDA in dealing with proposed infrastructure works.

 

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