Coastal Resource Management Project-Philippines (1996-2004) Special End-of-Project Report ModelingModeling thethe WWayay Lessons in Developing Capacities for Coastal Management in the Philippines Modeling the Way: Lessons in Developing Capacities for Coastal Management in the Philippines 2003 PRINTED IN CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES Citation: CRMP. 2003. Modeling the Way: Lessons in Developing Capacities for Coastal Management in the Philippines. Special Report (1996-2004), Coastal Resource Management Project, Cebu City, Philippines, 111 pp. This publication was made possible through support provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms and conditions of Contract No. AID-492-0444-C-00-6028-00 supporting the Coastal Resource Management Project. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USAID. This publication may be reproduced or quoted in other publications as long as proper reference is made to the source. CRMP Document No. 13-CRM/2003 ISBN 971-92753-3-2 contents Tables and Figures ....................................................................................................................... v Preface ........................................................................................................................................ vii To Our Partners........................................................................................................................ viii Project Highlights ....................................................................................................................... x Chapter 1. Evolving the Project Framework................................................................................ 1 Spelling Out Our Mission ......................................................................................................................................4 Fine-tuning Our Results Framework ................................................................................................................. 6 Strategic Objective ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Intermediate Results .................................................................................................................................... 7 Defining Our Strategy ............................................................................................................................................8 Covering the Distance ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 2. Achieving Critical Mass: Walking the Distance, Going the Extra Mile .................. 16 Strategic Objective Indicators ............................................................................................................................ 16 Kilometers of shoreline under improved management ................................................................................. 16 Percentage change of fish abundance and coral cover inside and adjacent to marine sanctuaries .................. 18 Intermediate Result Indicators ........................................................................................................................... 20 IR 1.1 Improved local implementation of coastal resource management .................................................... 20 Annual budget allocated for coastal resource management .............................................. 20 Resource management organizations formed and active .................................................. 21 Best coastal resource management practices being implemented .................................... 21 IR 1.2 Increased awareness of coastal resource management problems and solutions ................................. 23 Widespread utilization of legal, jurisdictional, operational guides and training modules............................................................................................... 23 Public awareness of coastal resource management issues ................................................ 24 IR 1.3 Improved policy and legal framework ............................................................................................ 27 Harmonization of national policy for coastal resource management ............................. 27 Beyond Target Projects .................................................................................................................................... 29 Chapter 3. At the Frontline: Participatory Governance and Coastal Management ................. 30 Building Local Capacity in Coastal Resource Management ..........................................................................31 Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment..................................................................................................... 33 Planning ................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Marine Protected Area Establishment .............................................................................................................. 35 Enterprise Development ..................................................................................................................................... 36 Mangrove Management ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Coastal Law Enforcement ................................................................................................................................... 41 Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................................................................. 44 Training, Information, Education & Communication and Building Networks for Coastal Resource Management .......................................................................................................................... 45 What We Learned ................................................................................................................................................. 49 mo d el i ng t he way LESSONS IN DEVELOPING CAPACITIES FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES iii Chapter 4. Beyond the Community: Support Structures and Mechanisms for Coastal Management...................................................................................................... 54 Achieving “Critical Mass” .................................................................................................................................. 54 Moving Coastal Resource Management Beyond Sectoral Confines ........................................................... 58 Defining Collaborative Mechanisms ................................................................................................................. 59 Donor collaboration and leveraging............................................................................................................ 61 Local government unit “clusters” ............................................................................................................... 62 The Province .............................................................................................................................................. 63 Coordination between national government agencies .................................................................................... 65 Feedback and Incentive Systems........................................................................................................................ 66 What We Learned ................................................................................................................................................. 69 Chapter 5. Challenge for the Future: Zooming in on Key Sustainability Issues...................... 72 Capacity Gaps at the Local Level ...................................................................................................................... 73 Weaknesses in Multi-Sectoral Support Mechanisms...................................................................................... 74 Inconsistencies, Overlaps, and Conflicts at the National Policy and Program Level ............................... 75 Closing the Gaps .................................................................................................................................................. 77 National coastal resource management policy ............................................................................................. 78 Coastal and Marine Management Office................................................................................................... 79 National benchmarking and reporting system............................................................................................. 80 Comprehensive land use plan...................................................................................................................... 80 Municipal water delineation ....................................................................................................................... 81 Coastal law enforcement ............................................................................................................................. 82 Financing mechanisms for coastal resource