Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the

Mona Grieser, Chief of Party, USAID Be Secure Project Paul Violette, Vice President, Environment & Infrastructure, AECOM

November 16, 2017 Presentation Overview

• Background on AECOM resilience projects with USAID, the Philippines

• USAID Be Secure Project • Resilient infrastructure • Resilience planning and emergency preparedness • Resilient water resources and services delivery

• Key Takeaways

• Q&A

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Background - AECOM Support to USAID • AECOM implements climate resiliency projects for USAID in priority geographies

• Relevant projects include o USAID/LAC PARA-Agua project o USAID/Pacific Climate Ready project o USAID/A&E Knowledge Management on Climate Resilient Infrastructure

• Support to USAID/Philippines on Water and Sanitation and Resiliency o USAID/Philippines Be Secure project o Philippines (2007-2017): LINAW, Philippines Sanitation Alliance o Asia (2007-2017): ECO-Asia, Waterlinks Alliance, ADAPT Asia-Pacific

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Background – Philippines

• 102 million people

• Rapidly urbanizing - 60 million (by 2030)

• Vulnerable to climate change impacts – high exposure to typhoons, flooding, drought

• Limited HH access to water supply (1.2 million) and sanitation (1.8 million)

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Background – USAID Be Secure Project

• $21.6 million (2013-2017) • Objectives: • Increase sustainable access to water supply and sanitation services (including building enabling environment and service provider capacities) • Strengthen resilience to climate- related water stress and extremes (including managing/evaluating data, planning for long-term, and developing local resilience) • National level policy efforts and field activities in 6 sites in and the

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Be Secure Focal Areas

PROVINCE KEY CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES City, Maluso, Tipo-Tipo, City * City, City City de Oro City* Peninsula *

CITIES DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (CDI) CDI is a USAID initiative working to strengthen the economic competitiveness and resilience of secondary cities outside of Metro . USAID provides specialized technical assistance, depending upon the needs of the six cities, City, City, Iloilo City, Puerto Princessa City, City, and Zamboanga City to assist the cities achieve resilient and inclusive growth.

*CDI City

Presentation Title November 21, 2017 Page 6 Context - Super

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Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Climate Resilient Infrastructure

Metro Water District BEFORE: Segments of the water transmission pipe critically exposed, putting supply to customers at risk. AFTER: Pipeline adequately placed and fully encased with reinforced concrete.

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Climate Resilient Infrastructure

AFTER

Ormoc Waterworks System BEFORE: Light material roofs and walls of the water utility’s pump stations blown, ceasing operations for days. AFTER: Reinforced concrete slabs and walls with concrete masonry put in place to sustain high winds.

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Climate Resilient Infrastructure

AFTER

Metro Water District BEFORE: During storm and heavy rainfall, heavy runoffs cause the water in the spring pond to become very turbid. AFTER: Revised design and installation enclosed the pond with reinforced structure to prevent surface runoff to contaminate the water.

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Climate Resilient Infrastructure

AFTER

Kananga Waterworks BEFORE: Leaks occurred around the spring box after Typhoon Haiyan. AFTER: Spring box leaks sealed and an additional spring box constructed to capture excess water during intense precipitation.

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Climate Resilient Infrastructure

AFTERAFTER

Palo National High School BEFORE: Water facilities destroyed by strong winds and storm surge. AFTER: Elevated tanks designed to withstand 315 kph winds. Cistern built as a secondary water storage and to ensure stability of water pressure during emergency periods.

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Climate Resilient Infrastructure Tacloban City Septage Management Facility • Build Back Better approach

• Partnership with UNICEF, Samaritan’s Purse

• Holistic effort – awareness AFTER raising, local ordinance & funding, design & construction oversight

• Innovative low-cost technology with lime stabilization

• Visitor’s Center

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Be Secure Project: Resilience Planning and Emergency Preparedness

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Resilience and Emergency Preparedness

• Downscaling climate information to regional and city scale, Manila Observatory modeling • Worked with the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) – weather research and forecasting, public outreach • Linked the US Florida Water and Climate Alliance with targeted water districts – integrating climate information into business and emergency response plans

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Resilience and Emergency Preparedness

Twinning: Province APSEMO and the Leyte Provincial Government • National law on disaster risk reduction and management • Albay Province located in typhoon belt and prone to natural calamities • Albay Province has set up the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) in 1995 • Goal: Leyte to develop and implement disaster risk preparedness standards, procedures and practices based on APSEMO practical experiences

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Resilience and Emergency Preparedness Twinning: Albay Province APSEMO and the Leyte Provincial Government Activities • Capacity building – governance, disaster response, information management • Engaged province, municipality, leaders (Executive Council), members, residents

Results • Executive Order – institutional and financial requirements • Establishment of the Leyte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRMCC) • Dedicated funding to support PDRMCC

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Resilience and Emergency Preparedness Governance Changes: City Land Use Plans & LGU Policy Improvement • Assessment results used to • 1,753 people with increased update the Comprehensive Land capacity on climate change Use Plans, Comprehensive resiliency— ordinances passed. Development Plans and the • 4 LCCAPs approved (CDO, Ormoc Provincial Physical Framework and Zamboanga Cities; Basilan and Development Plans of focal Province). provinces and cities and the • 7 LDRR MPs approved (CDO, business plans of the Water Cotabato, Tacloban, and Districts. Zamboanga Cities; Basilan • Developed templates for Province, Palo Municipality, ordinances requiring efficiency Barangay Tacuranga in Palo). for all new construction. • 9 Enhanced CLUPs developed. • 5 septage management • 1 Enhanced Provincial Physical ordinances passed in CDO, Framework and Development Plan Cotabato, Isabela, Ormoc, (Basilan). Tacloban Cities. Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Be Secure Project: Resilient Water Resources Management and Services Delivery

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Resilient Water Resources & Services Delivery

Technical studies • Leyte Metro Water District – study and development of options to mitigate erosion risks for river water intake • IloIlo City and Water District – groundwater resources management plan and vulnerability assessment (VA) • Zamboanga City and Water District – hydrological VA and feasibility study for new water source • Metro Cotabato Water District – feasibility study for raw water intake, flood risk mitigation, new water source

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Resilient Water Resources & Services Delivery

Twinning: PH Water Districts and US Seattle Public Utilities • Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Zamboanga: projected increased temperatures and water resource deficit

• Seattle: recognized leader in demand forecasting and water conservation

• Goal: catalyze activities on water conservation and water demand management for Water Districts in Cagayan de Oro, IloIlo and Zamboanga

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Resilient Water Resources & Services Delivery

Twinning: PH Water Districts and US Seattle Public Utilities

Activities • Technical support and consultations, intro to process and technologies • Water Districts and Local Govts

Results • Eye-opener – vital water security via policies, technical strategies and fiscal incentives • City and Water District water conservation plans • Interventions: non-revenue water (NRW) reduction, water-savings fixtures, rainwater harvesting, public campaigns

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Resilient Water Resources & Services Delivery NRW Reduction for Cagayan de Oro Water District

• CDO anticipating drought and water supply provision

• NRW reduction – adaptation measure to reduce leakages, save water

• Activities: GIS database, network modeling, metering, zoning and leakage detection

• AECOM direct technical support capabilities

• 20% reduction target in NRW level

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Activities – Resilient Water Resources & Services Delivery Water Demand Management (WDM)

• Introduced WDM – national, local, industry

• Featured international experts to showcase best practices, policy measures, technologies

• Water audits, water conservation, media campaigns and awareness raising

• Draft national-level policy

• Outreach to private industries

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines

WATER ALLIANCE Activities – Resilient Water Resources & Services Delivery Septage Management

• Water resources protection against contamination and potential source • Jumpstarted local and national policy dialogues and local ordinances and tariffs • Financing discussions and facilitation • Infrastructure development and implementation

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Be Secure Results

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines 323 145 1,564,857 Increased capacity 45,649 of 323 water service Developed over 145 Delivered over 45,649 Access to improved providers to deliver policies, laws, and plans hours of training on water supply for water supply, that strengthen water improved water and 1,564,857 people. wastewater and wastewater sanitation practices. treatment or treatment services. sanitation services.

Reconstruction $42.7M Support 1,044,715 Leveraged over 34 $42.7M from private Repaired water systems Access to improved Developed 34 climate and public sources for 17 schools, 8 sanitation services for change tools for use by for climate change municipal buildings, and 1,044,715 people local government units. and disaster risk 4 health facilities related reduction efforts. to Typhoon Yolanda.

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Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Key Takeaways

• Enable better preparedness and response to future climate impacts, including risk assessment and data collection and validation gaps

• Mobilize stakeholders to become more engaged in planning and advocacy, from local to national level, for water security, including tools for stakeholders to build public awareness

• Recognize the political economy and landscape especially when involving local governments and their respective basic services providers, and develop tools to help them

• Reduce costs for water services providers and water users through increased, resilient water resources management

• Increase the attractiveness of septage/wastewater management as opportunity for reclaimed water and resource protection

• Partnerships remain important – leveraging funding, expertise and technology Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Q & A

Preparing Water Services for Climate Risks: Experience from the Philippines Thank You

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November 16, 2017