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Water Resources in the Philippines: Overview and Framework of Analysis

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Water Policy in the Philippines

Part of the book series: Global Issues in Water Policy ((GLOB,volume 8))

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This chapter provides the context, setting and framework of water policy analysis for this volume. It gives an introduction to the state of water resources in the Philippines, supply and demand situation and the extent of pollution of water bodies. It presents the framework of analysis that guided the discussion in the book. The framework showcases the water supply sustainability issues vis a vis the growing demand and the needed policy support to make this happen. Factors identified to drive water scarcity are the increasing population and urbanization, weak institutional arrangements in the water sector, lack of policy instruments and weak implementation of environmental policies and laws. The last part outlines the organization of the book.

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  1. Institute for Governance and Rural Development (IGRD), College of Public Affairs and Development, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

    Agnes C. Rola

  2. Department of Social Forestry and Forest Governance, College of Forestry and Natural Re-sources (CFNR), University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

    Juan M. Pulhin

  3. Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines

    Rosalie Arcala Hall

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  1. Institute for Governance and Rural Development, College of Public Affairs and Development, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

    Agnes C. Rola

  2. Department of Social Forestry and Forest Governance, College of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

    Juan M. Pulhin

  3. Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines

    Rosalie Arcala Hall

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Rola, A.C., Pulhin, J.M., Hall, R.A. (2018). Water Resources in the Philippines: Overview and Framework of Analysis. In: Rola, A., Pulhin, J., Arcala Hall, R. (eds) Water Policy in the Philippines. Global Issues in Water Policy, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70969-7_1

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