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E - Institutional Coordination and Support

Core Commitments and Linkages

The project is a proposed component of the World Bank/Global Environment Facility Pollution Reduction Investment Program for Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia. Its design reflects the lessons learned from the World Bank’s and GEF’s large portfolio of water pollution reduction projects, including the WB/GEF Danube/Black Sea Program.

The Government of the Philippines accords high priority to the pursuit of economic growth in a manner consistent with the protection, preservation and revival of the quality of its fresh and marine waters. It is a signatory of the Putrajaya Declaration of Regional Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Seas of East Asia and will participates in the proposed GEF/UNDP/IMO PEMSEA R Regional Projectgram on Building Partnership in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia.. It has requested Bank support for the project and has allocated the responsibility for managing the GEF project component to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Government body responsible for designing environmental policies and their enforcement.

The project will address a key element of the World Bank’s Philippines Country Assistance Strategy by aiming at improving public institutions and enabling the Government to deliver in areas where progress can be made quickly and success can be replicated. The establishment of operational linkages among public institutions involved in the management of the three key water bodies and the correction of the current fragmentation in jurisdictional boundaries, plans, policies and investment programs will help the Government in delivering better water pollution control services to the population.

Consultation, Coordination and Collaboration between and among Implementing Agencies, Executing Agencies, and the GEF Secretariat, if appropriate.

The project is part of the World Bank/GEF Pollution Reduction Investment Program for Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia, jointly developed in close collaboration with the GEF/UNDP/IMO PEMSEA initiative. PEMSEA’s main achievement has been the development of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of Asia (SDS-SEA), which was endorsed by the ministers of twelve East Asian countries in December 2003., and whichIt lays out a road-map for improving and sustaining the seas of East Asia, and i. It is on the basis of this strategy that the WB/GEF Investment Program was created. The Program, therefore, seeks to collaborate with the implementation action plans of PEMSEA, as well as other initiatives in the region such as the UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea and South China Sea .initiatives.

During project preparation a survey of on-going related activities among other implementing agencies, executing agencies, and the GEF Secretariat will be undertaken and a plan for appropriate collaboration will be conceived.
PEMSEA’s Secretariat has been briefed on the MTSP and will help to disseminate information about this project. PEMSEA’s Rregional Pproject - Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia - provides an extremely useful coordination function that the GEF-funded components of MTSP will seek to take advantage of in term of spreading the lessons learnt and especially the replicability potential of the joint treatment of septage/sewage process as a pollution reduction tool throughout the LMEs of East Asia.

Implementation/Execution Arrangements

The implementing agency for the project will be the World Bank, through the East Asia Urban Sector Unit (EASUR), which is responsible for the overall World Bank/ GEF Pollution Reduction Investment Program for Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia. The World Bank task team responsible for the MTSP will also supervise the GEF project.

The project will be executed by DENR with advisory support from the UNDP/GEF/IMO/PEMSEA. DENR will establish a subset of its Unified Project Management Office with qualified staff to provide overall management, coordination and monitoring of the project. (See Annex 2).
Guidance on technical aspects and monitoring-evaluation of project implementation will be provided by a Technical Committee (TC) comprising the core implementing institutions (DENR, PRRC, LLDA, MWSS, MWCI and MWSI). Since mainstreaming will be part of the overall strategy of the project, it is recommended that members of the TC will represent implementing agencies in the conduct of respective outputs and tasks. The participating agencies will establish and mainstream in their organizations, task project management sections (PMS) to coordinate specific tasks and serve as focal units of their respective organizations with the PMU. Within the structure of the LLDA, the PMO for the WB-funded LISCOP will serve as the PMS, similarly, the PMO of the PRRC and the MWSS Engineering Office will act as the PMS.
Overall policy guidance and advisory support for facilitating implementation of the project will be provided by a Coordinating Committee (CC) headed by DENR, and comprising of implementing institutions and the core Government core agencies to, including e the PEMSEA, Department of Finance (DOF), the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), the National Economic Development Agency (NEDA), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the Department of Health (DOH) as advisors.

PART II - Project Development Preparation

A - Description of Proposed PDF Block B Activities

The activities during the PDF-B grant period are described below:
Activity 1: Review institutions & policies, identify overlaps, and prepare TOR for streamlining institutional arrangements.
A joint team of national and international consultants would be contracted to:

(a) Rreview the current institutional responsibilities for water pollution control within the Laguna Bay-Pasig River-Manila Bay watershed area^⁴Manila Bay region; identify the institutions’ manpower strength and calibers; key objectives; size of investment, and operational budgets, and actual water pollution control activities; value-added elements, gaps, and needs; overlaps in policies, jurisdiction, development plans and other.; and

(b) Pprepare TORs for the formulation of convergence mechanisms and alternatives for streamlining institutional responsibilities. These would allow for the identification and implementation of various institutional and governance arrangements, which would achieve within a reasonable time frame the highest cost benefit and least cost solution for water pollution control within the watershed areaManila Bay region. The consulting team would also support DENR in conducting the requisite workshops and seminars.

Activity 2: Review baseline conditions within the watershed areaand coastal ecosystems and prepare TORs for an integrated watershed investment program.

Preparatory activities for establishing the attainment plan for the CWA will require a joint team of national and international consultants to be contracted to:

(a) Rreview available information on designated uses and socio-economic conditions within the major sub-basins of

the watershed area.bay, river, lake and tributary waters;

(b) Cconsult with stakeholders on major pollution sources and identify non-attainment

areas within the watershed, three bodies of water, as well as existing and proposed strategies and programs for the prevention and reduction of pollution within it. the Laguna de Bay-Pasig River-Manila Bay watershed; and

and coastal area management program, including an investment plan for pollution control withand a

corresponding socio-economic impact analysis onf the Manila watershed areaBay region. The investment

plan will ascertain and define , among others the scope for public-private sector investments and ODA donor

support to operationalize the watershed investment program.
Activity 3: Pre-feasibility Study on a Joint Sewage-Septage T reatment Plant.

A joint team of national consultants would be contracted to:

(a) Iidentify design parameters for an STP accepting septage, and jointly with MWCI and MWSI identify one STP in planning or design stage suitable for testing a prototype sewage-septage treatment system.;

(b) Ccomplete a pre-feasibility study of the selected system to identify optimal quantity of septage, required modifications in the design and operation of the STP, estimated costs for the required design, engineering and equipment changes, as well as forecast increased operating costs for the STP.; and

(c) Fformulate a monitoring and evaluation program to determine the performance efficiency and effectiveness of the joint sewage-septage treatment plant, including quantitative and qualitative parameters necessary for environmental and cost-benefit analyses, and an overall appraisal with regard to septage collection and disposal within the region.
Activity 4: Stakeholder Engagement Plan, and M&E Plan.

In addition to the overall MTSP monitoring and evaluation program, a specific monitoring and evaluation program for the GEF components’ objectives, outputs, and inputs will be developed. Stakeholder participation will be critical during both the preparation and implementation stages. A consultant will therefore prepare a “stakeholder assessment and consultation plan” at the start of the assignment to support project preparation, which will be followed by the preparation of a comprehensive consultation plan to guide project implementation.

Activity 45: Conduct workshops, and build consensus, and prepare a among sStakeholder Plans.

A key component of the PDF-B project will be the stakeholder consultation and consensus-building process. DENR will organize a number of workshops to identify existing issues and constraints with respect to integrated management of the watershed areathree bodies of water, particularly with regard to water pollution control, financing and investment programs, and the development and implementation of a prototype project on a joint sewage-septage treatment facility. The consensus among stakeholders would be transformed into MOAs or similar agreements that confirm financial (both in-kind and direct) arrangements for the implementation of the GEF-funded activities-supported project. The aforementioned consultants will assist the executing agency in the organization and implementation of the workshops. Study visits for management and technical national professionals would also be organized.

Activity 56: Preparation of GEF project brief / documents.
A consultant experienced in GEF project preparation would be contracted to assist DENR in the preparation of the necessary documents for GEF and World Bank appraisal.

B - PDF-B Outputs

Full set of GEF Project brief/ documents;

TORs for the formulation of convergence mechanisms and alternatives for streamlining institutional responsibilities among the Laguna de Bay, Pasig River and Manila Bay management regimes within the watershed area;

TORs for the formulation and implementation of an integrated watershed and coastal area management program, and investment plan withand the corresponding socio-economic impact analysis;

Pre-feasibility study of the selected system to identify optimal quantity of septage, and required modifications in the design and operation of the STP;

Expressed commitment/Memorandum of Agreement with institutional partners, including the MWSS, MWCI, MWSI, LLDA, DENR, PRRC, Local Governments, and IFIs and donors.

C - Institutional Arrangements

The government will designate the DENR as the primary agent for the project, which will oversee the execution of the PDF-B activities. Implementation will be done in coordination with the core team composed of LLDA, PRRC, and MWSS and with advisory support from the UNDP/GEF/IMO/PEMSEA. The DENR will be responsible for contracting international and joint venture consultants in the development of project proposals, consistent with the Bank’s guidelines on procurement.

D - Timeline & Budget

See Annex 1. The PDF-B funded activities are expected to begin immediately after GEF approval of the proposal in June 2005 and will be completed by May 2006. The budget estimate is presented below:

Cost Estimates for Manila PDF-GEF Proposal

Manila PDF Activities	Total	Bank Executed	DENR Executed
Manila PDF Activities	US$
1. Review institutions, policies, overlaps, alternatives	50,000	10,000	40,000
2. Baseline condition and & investment program	100,000	20,000	110,000
3. Pre-feasibility study for prototype sewage-septage treatment plant.	130,000	20,000	80,000
4. Preparation of GEF project brief/documents	30,000	10,000	20,000
5. Conduct consensus-building workshops	40,000	0	40,000
TOTAL	350,000	60,000	290,000

Part III – Response to Reviews

A - Convention Secretariat

B - Other

Annex 1 - Timeline and Budget: Manila Component Activities

PDF B BUDGET – Part 1
Activities	Deliverables	Costs (US $)		Organization Responsible for Deliverable	Deadlines
Activities	Deliverables	GEF PDF B	Co-Financing
1. Review institutions, policies, overlaps, alternatives	Institutional report/TOR on convergence mechanisms, responsibilities	50,000	0	DENR and core team	September 2005
2. Baseline condition and investment program	Baseline study and indicators; and TOR for watershed investment plan and socio-economic impact analysis	130,000	0	DENR and core team	February 2006
3. Pre-feasibility study for prototype sewage-septage treatment plant	Pre-feasibility study of sewage-septage treatment plant, including M&E program	100,000	0	DENR, MWSS, MWCI, MWSI	May 2006 (excluding evaluation)
4. Prepare GEF project document	GEF project Document for WB approval (including stakeholder engagement plan and M & E plan)	30,000	0	World Bank, DENR and core team	May 2006
5. Conduct workshop, study visits	Workshops, study visits, seminars	40,000	0	DENR and core team	May 2006
TOTAL		350,000	0

Annex 2 – Proposed Implementation Structure: IMBCS/MTSP

Coordinating Committee

Technical Committee/

Core Implementing Agencies

DENR for

Manila Bay region

PRRC for Pasig River

LLDA for Laguna Lake

Manila Bay

MWSS, MWCI, MWSI for sewerage and sanitation

PMU

(DENR)

1 For the purposes of this project, septage is the material removed from residential septic tank. Industrial septage, containing toxic compounds, heavy metals, oils and other materials, requires special handling, treatment and disposal, and is not subject of this project.

2 The definition of watershed area covered by the project consists of the Laguna Bay and Pasig River drainage basins, as well as the respective coastal waters under the administrative jurisdiction of cities and municipalities within MM.

3 The definition of watershed area covered by the project consists of the Laguna Bay and Pasig River drainage basins, as well as the respective coastal waters under the administrative jurisdiction of cities and municipalities within MM.

4 The definition of watershed area covered by the project consists of the Laguna Bay and Pasig River drainage basins, as well as the respective coastal waters under the administrative jurisdiction of cities and municipalities within MM.

Manila 13 May 2005

PDF-B and GEF Pipeline Entry

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