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ADB TA 7566-REG: Enhancing the PhilippineEnvironmental Impact Statement (EIS) System

Improvement Initiatives

The Philippine EIS Systemp y(Regulatory Framework, Key Features, lesson learned andImprovement initiatives & directions)

by

ngr. ert onza esAssistant Director

Environmental Management Bureau

epar men o nv ronmen an a ura esourcesPhilippines

Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the government they represent. ADB does not guarantee theaccuracy of the data included in this presentation and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use.

Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.


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Legislative Frameworkegislative Framework

Presidential Decree (PD) 1151

Philippine Environmental Policy of 1977

Presidential Decree (PD) 1586

s a s men o pp ne nv ronmen aImpact Statement System (1978)


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En v i r o n m en t a l I m p act


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Environmentally Critical Projects (ECPs)nvironmentally Critical Projects (ECPs) Heav industries

Resource Extractive Industries Infrastructure Projects

o courses


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Environmentally Critical Areas (ECAs)nvironmentally Critical Areas (ECAs) areas declared by law as national parks, watershed reserves, wildlifepreserves & sanctuaries

Areas set aside as aesthetic potential tourist spots

Areas which constitute the habitat for endangered/threatened species ofindigenous Phil. Wildlife (flora & fauna)

Areas of unique historic, archaeological, or scientific interests Areas which are traditionally occupied by cultural communities

Areas frequently visited and/or hard-hit by natural calamities, geologichazards, floods, typhoons, volcanic activity, etc.

Areas classified as prime agricultural lands

Recharged areas of aquifers

Mangrove

Coral reefs


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projector undertaking?

No

No

Is proposed projectorundertakingan ECP? Test for

Non-

Yes YesEIS

Category A

Is it located in an ECA?

criteria(fail?)Yes Yes IEE

Cate or B

Category D

Issue CNC

No No

Category C


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Manuals and Guides Revised Procedural Manual

ugus

Handbook for the EnhancedEnvironmental PerformanceMonitoring and Audit System

(PEMAPS) (January 2005)

(February 2007)


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Enhancements

11 EIS Screening Forms

14 IEE Checklist Report Form Mainstreaming of Disaster

Climate Change Adaptation


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Post ECC Re uirements

MultipartiteMonitoring Team/

Monitoring Fund

Environmental


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Su ort S stem

EIS InformationSystem

-application status

On-line system for


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Where are we now?here are we now?In 2011:

ECCissued 3,589N ssue ,

NOVissued 284NOVresolved 124


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Where are we now?here are we now?Operational Challenges

Technical skills and capability Institutional limitations

External pressures


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Where are we now?here are we now?

Uniform enforcement acrossregions


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Facing the futureacing the futureEMB enhancement initiatives.

2. Simplified application requirements3. Streamlined procedures

. 5. Strengthened monitoring system

6. Capability building


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ADB TA 7566-REG: EnhancingDB TA 7566 REG: Enhancingthe Philippine EIS SystemI I i i improvement Initiatives


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Desired Outcome: Enhanced Philippine Environmental Impact

Environmental Screening and Compliance Monitoring

Outputs:

1. Revised EIA Screening Guidelines

2. Updated and Upgraded computer based ProjectScreening System

3. Institutionalized linkage for continuous updating of the

ECA Map

4. Online, web-based project screening information system5. IEC Materials and Plan

6. PEISS Im lementation Ca acit Mana ement S stem

7. Enhancement Compliance Monitoring System


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Improvement InitiativesProject Outputsroject OutputsOutput#2Output#1RevisedScreening Output#3InstitutionalizedlinkagesforSystem

Output#4

Webbasedproject

screeninginfosystem

u pu EnhancedCompliance

MonitoringSystem

On-line Information S stem

Output#5IEC

Materials and

Plans

Output#6Capacity

Development

Plan


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Subproject Updates:ubproject Updates: Revised screening guidelines:

u pu s

o Consultation worksho s conductedo Field validation conducted

o ns u ona coor na on n a eo Preliminar draft currentl bein

reviewed


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Subproject Updates:ubproject Updates: Enhanced PEISS information system:

o Consultation workshops conductedo Field validation conducted

being reviewed

o pec ca ons o suppor e ng

drafted


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an goo ay.

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