CAGAYAN
RIVER BASIN CAR, II and III
12 provinces
122 municipalities/cities
2,459 barangays
MONTHLY AVERAGE RAINFALL
1981-2010
1000
900
August has the
800
highest rainfall
700
amount Aparri
600
Tuguegarao
500 ISU-Echague
February and CLSU
March have 400 Baguio
Mean
recorded the 300
volume 100
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
EXTREME RAINFALL AMOUNT
1981-2010
1200
Highest
amount of 1000
rainfall:
1,085.8 mm 800
Aparri
recorded in Tuguegarao
Baguio City on 600 ISU-Echague
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
PAGASA BASELINE AND PROJECTION
PRECIPITATION
Increase in temperature:
2020: 0.7-1.1 degree Celsius
2050: 1.8-2.1 degree Celsius
Number of Days with Tmax > 350C
Province 2020 2050
OBS (1970-2000)
(2016-2035) (2036-2065)
Abra 110 130 627
Apayao 2,769 3,930 5,119
Aurora 397 819 2,008
Benguet 0 0 0
Cagayan 273 1,276 2,403
Isabela 2,769 3,930 5,119
Ifugao 0 0 0
Kalinga 2,769 3,930 5,119
Mountain Province 0 0 0
Nueva Ecija 1,293 3,271 4,796
Nueva Vizcaya 2,769 3,930 5,119
Quirino 397 819 2,008
Source: PAGASA , 2011
250
Runoff (mm)
200
Baseline
Series1
Both surface
RUNOFF (mm)
150 2020 Scenario
2050 Scenario
groundwater 50
recharge are -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
expected to 45
MONTH
increase in 40
30
2020 Scenario
decrease in 25
20
2050 Scenario
2050 15
10
5
-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
MONTH
300
250
Baseline
WATER YIELD (mm)
200
2020 Scenario
150 2050 Scenario
100
50
-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
MONTH
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
No date
1975
1986
1992
1997
2003
2012
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1996
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004
2005
2006
2010
2013
Source: NWRB, 2013
There are about 1,277 abstraction permits granted by NWRB in
CRB. Around 78% has been granted for surface water abstraction
while 22% for groundwater
2020 Consumption Rate: 25%
29595.68
2050 Consumption Rate: 65 %
24305.32
23452.19
11896.64
5309.69
6783.42
-80.99
-136.19
-187.09
-156.89
-11235.96
-20329.15
2020
2050
4.5%
55.8%
17.9%
4.2%
56.0%
18.1%
7.1% 54.2%
16.0%
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500 Region 2
2000 Region 3
1500 CAR
1000
500
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: CPH, PSA 2010 Source: NSWMC, 2016
Source: JICA, 2002 High coliform bacteria in surface water indicates that sewage from residences
and buildings are inflowing to the Cagayan River system (JICA, 2002)
Water Quality of Chico River
Standard
Criteria (DAO 2016- 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
08)
No criteria
TDS (mg/L) 233.96 145.56 178.67 50 169.07
set
Source: EMB-CAR
Chico River is classified as Class A water (Public water supply Class II – Intended
as source of water supply requiring conventional treatment (coagulation,
sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection) to meet the latest PNSDW
Land Cover Change from 2003 to 2010
LC 2003 LC 2010 AREA (Ha) PERCENTAGE
Closed Forest Annual Crop 2,835.30 0.40
Closed Forest Built-up 79.31 0.01
Closed Forest Closed Forest 466,427.05 66.17
Closed Forest Fallow 159.30 0.02
Closed Forest Grassland 2,965.16 0.42
Closed Forest Inland Water 2,165.08 0.31
Closed Forest Mangrove Forest 138.68 0.02
Closed Forest Open Forest 204,546.60 29.02
Closed Forest Open/Barren 97.47 0.01
Closed Forest Perennial Crop 431.40 0.06
Closed Forest Shrubs 13,605.53 1.93
Closed Forest Wooded Grassland 11,104.94 1.58
Open Forest Annual Crop 34,224.18 3.72
Open Forest Built-up 758.76 0.08
Open Forest Closed Forest 126,257.33 13.73
Open Forest Fallow 20.44 0.00
Open Forest Fishpond 1.14 0.00
Open Forest Grassland 28,802.42 3.13
Open Forest Inland Water 3,488.97 0.38
Open Forest Mangrove Forest 115.74 0.01
Open Forest Open Forest 532,769.93 57.92
Open Forest Open/Barren 613.39 0.07
Open Forest Perennial Crop 5,093.66 0.55
Open Forest Shrubs 77,895.25 8.47
Open Forest Wooded Grassland 109,193.89 11.87
Non-conforming land
uses
Presence of built-up
areas in protection
zones
Presence of agricultural
lands in protection
zones
Land Capability Zones (Current)
Protection zone Production Zone
Land Cover
Protection Limited Agro- Production
Strict Protection Unlimited production
Buffer Production forestry Buffer
12 11
10 9 Overstocking
8 High ammonia level
6
6 5 Abrupt change of
4
2 water temperature
1
2
0 0 Low dissolved oxygen
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Parasite Infection
Year Insufficient water
supply from irrigation
Source: BFAR, 2014
Overfeeding
Volume of Commercial Fishery Production (m3)
1200000
1000000
800000
600000
400000
200000
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Source: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, 2015
Approximately 17% of
the total area of CRB
has high to very high
susceptibility to flooding
Source: MGB
Flood Susceptibility (Ha)
Province Grand
Low Moderate High Very High
Total
Apayao 291 837 502 1,630
Aurora 2 2,990 2,992
Cagayan 29,414 31,758 4,7438 37,396 146,005
Ifugao 2,095 2,984 5,982 741 11,801
Isabela 11,361 34,866 49,974 57,801 154,003
Kalinga 7,062 9,311 6,643 125 23,141
Mountain Province 15 789 11,17 11 1,932
Nueva Ecija 26 26
Nueva Vizcaya 8,659 9,824 16,848 2,651 37,981
Quirino 2,454 2,255 4,172 102 8,982
Grand Total 61,350 92,626 135,691 98,827 388,494
Flood Vulnerability Assessment
10 Year Return Period
Baseline 2020 2050
Inundated Area
Area (km2)
Flood Event Difference 2020- Difference 2050-
Current 2020 2050
Baseline Baseline
2yr 958.62 1052.75 925.47 94.13 -33.15
10yr 1663.92 1804.14 1718.94 140.22 55.02
50yr 2042.66 2236.40 2113.13 193.74 70.47
Flood events incurring the highest cost of damage in CRB
Damage to Damage to Total Damages Affected
Date Typhoon
Agriculture (‘000) Infrastructure (‘000) (‘000) Population
10/1/06 Typhoon Paeng 34,463,879.3 144,931.6 34,608,810.9 48
7/8/03 Typhoon Harurot 2,975,550.0 321,126 3,296,676 152
10/11/13 Typhoon Santi 2,929,012.0 16648 2,945,660 47
10/18/10 Typhoon Juan 2,563,766.3 893,209.5 3,456,975. 111
10/8/09 Typhoon Pepeng 1,925,816.2 238,856 1,925,816.2 7
12/2/04 Typhoon Yoyong 1,855,798.8 174,831.7 2,030,630.5 65
10/7/98 Typhoon Iliang 1,504,000.0 394,900 1,898,900 421
10/18/10 Typhoon Juan 1,040,661.0 1,040,661 4
8/27/11 Typhoon Mina 940,161.0 93,400 1,033,561 0
1/26/06 Monsoon Rains 754,521.9 70,300 824,821.9 7
Source: Office of the Civil Defense,2014
56% of the total area
of the river basin is
susceptible to
landslide
Source: MGB
Landslide Susceptibility (Ha)
Province
Debris flow Low Moderate High Very High
Abra 70 1755
Apayao 7 2955 23035 44513
Aurora 664 4139 12629 18779
Benguet 8 52 1569
Cagayan 9 51337 106892 142733 449
Ifugao 34085 37510 164751 484
Isabela 240680 162610 261335 360
Kalinga 214 50843 43145 169332 1576
Mountain Province 5 4912 38719 136238 904
Nueva Ecija 48 723 1400
Nueva Vizcaya 13651 46939 222776 4477
Quirino 27287 83348 169565 13020
Grand Total 235 426,422 54,6507 1,327,921 41,449
Source: Mines and Geoscience Bureau
Rain-induced landslide
susceptibility map for the
CRB using weights
derived from the AHP
analysis
Tuguegarao City
Solano
Educational
10%
3%
Post-secondary
Elementary 3%
40%
High school
34%
Other
13%
Agriculture Public
Forestry and Administrative and
Fishing Defense;
63% Compulsory Social
Security
6%
0.800
0.700
0.600
0.500
0.400 2003
0.300 2006
2009
0.200
0.100
0.000
Enhancement of forest
Enhancement of forest Improvement of land Watershed information
protection and
cover use practices and data management
conservation
Comprehensive Research Restoration and Sustainable Agriculture Sanitation and Solid Waste
and Development Program Conservation Program Program Management Program
Poverty
Enhancement of skills and competence of labor Stimulate economic development that will create
force more livelihood opportunities in the river basin
Cause
Inadequate Institutional Mechanisms for Integrated Problem
and Coordinated Basin-wide Development Objective
Strategy
To promote the integration of plans and Program
programs of various agencies and LGUs Project
Development of framework
Communication plan
and mechanisms
Capacity Development
IEC Campaign Program
Program
WATER RESOURCES
35%
DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT
10%
WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT
34%
WETLAND
MANAGEMENT
1%
35,000,000 32,760,320
30,000,000 27,982,685
Php (‘000)
25,000,000
20,000,000
15,000,000
10,000,000
5,000,000
0
Short-term (1-3 Years) Medium-term (4-7 Years) Long-term (8-15)
Water
Water Collection and
Storage Program
Development of Water Impounding Infrastructure in Identified
Potential Dam Sites
Project Objective:
• To construct Dams or series of SWIS in rural and sub-urban areas within the Cagayan
River Basin
• To increase agricultural production even during dry season.
Location: Upstream and middle stream of Chico River, Mallig River, Siffu River, Pared
River, Tumauini River, Ilagan River, and Ganano River.
Location: The provinces of Quirino, Aurora, Isabela, Abra, Mt. Province, Cagayan, Benguet,
Nueva Ecija, Apayao, Nueva Vizcaya and Kalinga.
Proposed Lead Agency: DILG, LGU and building official in partnership with the Academe,
Cagayan River Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
Water Supply
Development Program
Construction of Water Supply
System
Project Objective: To install more water supply systems in Cagayan River
Basin to cover both the existing and future water demands.
Proposed Lead Agency: DILG, LGUs, LWUA, water districts, RWSAs, BWSAs,
and private utilities, Cagayan River Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
Strategic Irrigation Development for the Cagayan
River Basin (CRB)
Project Objective:
• To pursue the irrigation development of new areas and rehabilitation of existing
irrigation infrastructure
• To identify areas with irrigation potential, other than the NIA defined irrigable areas of
more than 100 ha with less than 3% slope, in order to increase cultivated land under
irrigation
• To assess the suitability of groundwater resources in identified specific sites for tube-
well irrigation
• To identify specific sites and assess the suitability of water harvesting and water
impoundment systems for irrigation
• To establish irrigation systems of varied scale appropriate for identified sites
• To include drainage system design as appropriate in areas experiencing water-deficit
problems during dry months and flooding during wet months; and,
• To enhance farmer capacity for irrigated agriculture and to develop the self-
management capability of beneficiaries and their organizations
Strategic Irrigation Development for the Cagayan
River Basin (CRB)
Location: Selected sites in the CRB and its sub-watersheds.
Proposed Lead Agency: DILG, LGU, NIA, DA-BSWM; Cagayan River Basin
Management Council (CRBMC)
Groundwater Protection and Conservation
Project Objective:
• Develop an updated groundwater potential map for the river basin (including hydrologic
and lithological properties, current level of groundwater utilization, and potential areas
for spring development);
• Identify critical groundwater recharge areas to be recommended for declaration by the
LGUs or RB council as Protection Watershed Area ;
• Conduct Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment and identify areas vulnerable to land
subsidence, saltwater intrusion or groundwater pollution/contamination; and
• Vulnerable areas should be prioritized for engineering interventions and affected areas
be prioritized for declaration as Restricted or Controlled land use zones by LGUs or RB
council.
Location: Agroforestry production and all agricultural areas with greater than 18% slope
Location: All sites identified with a soil erosion index of greater than 5, open/barren, fallow,
grassland area will be subjected to FLR, but with varying site-specific interventions.
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR, DILG, LGUs, NGOs/POs, Cagayan River Basin Management
Council (CRBMC)
Ecological Solid Waste
Management Program
Facilitate Compliance to Local Government
Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan
Project Objective: To ensure the protection of public health and environment and to
utilize environmentally-sound methods and waste minimization measures, including
composing, recycling, re-use, recovery, green charcoal process, and others, before
collection treatment and disposal in appropriate and environmentally sound solid
waste management facilities in accordance with ecologically sustainable
development principles.
Location: All cities and municipalities within the Cagayan River Basin
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR and NNWRB collaboration with Local Water District,
Cagayan River Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
Watershed
Forest Restoration
Program
Conservation Farming Village
Project Objective:
• To sustain the protection, management, and development of forest lands within
Cagayan River Basin to address the key issue on denudation and degradation of forest
environment;
• To enhance farmers’ adoption of Sloping Land Management technologies;
• To capacitate key groups & stakeholders in the community to better manage fragile
upland resources;
• To conduct multi-stakeholder consultations to ensure upland community development
is on sustainable basis; and
• To establish linkages for capacity building and provision of support systems for
conservation farming.
Location: Agroforestry production and all agricultural areas with greater than 18% slope
Location: Soil erosion index >5 open/barren, fallow, grassland area will be subjected
to FLR, but with varying site-specific interventions.
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR, DILG, LGUs, NGOs/POs, Cagayan River Basin
Management Council (CRBMC)
Forest Protection
Program
Capability of LGUs and DENR to Enforce Forest
Protection Laws and Plans
Project Objective:
• To strengthen the capability of LGUs as well as DENR in order to strictly and
effectively implement forest protection laws and policies.
• To prevent the destruction of the remaining forest resources in the river basin. As
well as to protect it from informal land squatting.
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR, DILG, LGUs, Cagayan River Basin Management Council
(CRBMC)
CRB Management
Information System
Program
Watershed Instrumentation
Project Objective:
• To establish a network of instruments in the watershed to monitor climatological variables
such as rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation, among
others; and,
• To install several equipment for stream monitoring such as stream discharge, stream flow,
water quality and the like in selected major subwatersheds of CRB.
Location: Basin-wide
Indicative Implementation Schedule: Medium term (5 years) – purchase and installation; Long
term (15 years) - monitoring
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR, DOST, DILG, LGUs, Cagayan River Basin Management Council
(CRBMC)
Comprehensive Natural Resources
Assessment and Monitoring
Project Objective:
• To account all natural resources in the river basin;
• To monitor impacts of external and internal factors on the river basin’s natural
resources
• To aid the watershed management council in its decision-making
Proposed Lead Agency: DOST, DENR, SUCs, DA (BFAR, BSWM, etc.), Cagayan River
Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
River Basin Management Information and
Decision Support System
Project Objective:
• To increase utility of information from the database management system; and,
• To improve the management of CRB by providing an effective and efficient decision
support system
Location: Basin-wide
Location: Basin-wide
Proposed Lead Agency: DOST, DENR, DA, SUCs, Cagayan River Basin Management
Council (CRBMC)
Wetland
Comprehensive
Research and
Development Program
Wetland Mapping, Biodiversity
Assessment and Monitoring
Project Objective: To enhance the biodiversity and productivity in wetlands
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR, BFAR, DILG, LGUs, SUCs, Cagayan River
Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
Integrated Coastal Resources Management
Project Objective: The project development objective is to promote sustainable
management of coastal resources and increase incomes for coastal communities
Location: All sites identified with a soil erosion index of greater than 5, open/barren, fallow,
grassland area will be subjected to FLR, but with varying site-specific interventions.
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR, DILG, LGUs, NGOs/POs, Cagayan River Basin Management
Council (CRBMC)
Riparian Development Project
Project Objective: To restore and rehabilitate riparian zones and connected
wetlands through proper management and strict enforcement of existing laws and
regulations
Location: Basin-wide
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR, NIA, DPWH, DOTC, DILG, LGUs, SUCs, NGOs, POs,
Cagayan River Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
Sustainable
Agriculture Program
Sustainable Farming Project
Project Objective:
• To promote judicious and Science and Technology guided use of inorganic inputs;
• To reduce if not, totally do away with wastes from agricultural practices in the river
basin; and,
• To manage and monitor surface runoff from agricultural areas
Location: Agroforestry production and all agricultural areas with greater than 18% slope
Location: Basin-wide
Location: Sub-watersheds
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR-EMB, NWRB in collaboration with Local Water District,
CRBMC
DRR and
Management
Disaster Risk
Reduction and
Management Program
Improvement of Early Warning and
Forecasting System
Project Objective:
• Enhance and strengthen localization of risk knowledge and support decision-
making
• Installation and maintenance of stream flow/water level and rainfall gauging
apparatus; and dissemination of discharge warnings or flood
warnings/information
• To strengthen the capacities of vulnerable and marginalized groups to mitigate,
prepare, respond, recover, and minimize the effects of disasters.
Location: Middle reach and lower reach of major river systems in the Cagayan River
Basin
Location: Basin-wide
Proposed Lead Agency: DPWH, NIA, NWRB, DENR, Cagayan River Basin
Management Council (CRBMC)
Slope Stabilization Program
Project Objective:
• To identify areas susceptible to landslide or erosions.
• To plant species such as centrosema, kudzu and Collopogonium spp
• To implement different slope protection structures
Proposed Lead Agency: NWRB, DBM, WWF, DPWH, Cagayan River Basin
Management Council (CRBMC)
Restoration and
Conservation of
Watershed Resources
Forest Landscape Restoration
Project Objective: To sustain the protection, management, and development of forest
lands within Cagayan River Basin to address the key issue on denudation and
degradation of forest environment
Location: All sites identified with a soil erosion index of greater than 5, open/barren,
fallow, grassland area will be subjected to FLR, but with varying site-specific
interventions.
Proposed Lead Agency: DENR, DILG, LGUs, NGOs/POs, Cagayan River Basin
Management Council (CRBMC)
Conservation Farming Village
Project Objective:
• To sustain the protection, management, and development of forest lands within Cagayan
River Basin to address the key issue on denudation and degradation of forest environment;
• To enhance farmers’ adoption of Sloping Land Management technologies;
• To capacitate key groups & stakeholders in the community to better manage fragile upland
resources;
• To conduct multi-stakeholder consultations to ensure upland community development is on
sustainable basis; and
• To establish linkages for capacity building and provision of support systems for conservation
farming.
Location: 5,850,000,000.00
Proposed Lead Agency: TESDA, CHED, SUCs, RBCO, DILG and LGUs, Cagayan River
Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
Infrastructure
Development Program
Improvement of Roads, Transportation, Power and
Telecommunication Infrastructures
Project Objective:
• To construct, widen, or retrofit key existing infrastructure facilities throughout the
river basin;
• To evaluate existing facilities and transportation systems in the area;
• To retrofit key facilities and transportation systems when necessary; and
• To repair damaged facilities and transportation systems.
Location: Sub-watersheds
Location: Basin-wide
Proposed Lead Agency: Academe, NGO in partnership with DA and DENR, Cagayan
River Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
Cottage-based Enterprise Development
Project Objective:
• To assess the availability and abundance of non-wood raw materials;
• To determine the appropriate technologies and skills required to process raw
materials into marketable products;
• To determine potential capital sources and market for the end products through
feasibility studies; and,
• To organize and train cottage-based enterprise organization
Proposed Lead Agency: DILG, LGU in partnership with DTI, DOST, DENR, DA and
NGOs (for capacity building), Cagayan River Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
Community-based Ecotourism Site Development
Project Objective: To protect the integrity of the river basin by providing the local
community an alternative and non-natural resource extractive rural livelihood, and
promotion of ecological awareness and cultural values appreciation.
Potential ecotourism sites such as river, waterfalls, caves, and agricultural farms in
CRB
Location:
Indicative Implementation Schedule: 10 years
Proposed Lead Agency: DILG, LGU, DTI, DENR, Cagayan River Basin Management
Council (CRBMC)
Payment for Ecosystem Services
Project Objective:
• To identify ES prospects and potential ES buyers and sellers; and,
• To enhance the institutional and technical capacity of the institutions involved in
the management of the river basin to develop and implement PES
Location: Basin-wide
Location: Basin-wide
Proposed Lead Agency: DILG, LGU, RB Council, TESDA, DTI, NCIP, Cagayan River Basin
Management Council (CRBMC)
Institutional
Capacity Development
Program
Strengthening of River Basin Organization
and Institutional Linkages
Project Objective: The project intends to equip the organization with technical
(scientific knowledge, tools and techniques) and non-technical skills (community
organizing and community mobilization) to carry out their functions, role and
mandate in ensuring the implementation of the Integrated River Basin Management
Plan (IRBMP)
Location: Basin-wide
Location: Basin-wide
Proposed Lead Agency: DILG, LGU, NCIP, RB Council, civil society and NGOs,
Cagayan River Basin Management Council (CRBMC)
IEC Campaign
Program
CRB Master Plan Caravan/Roadshow Project
Project Objective:
In general, the project aims to generate popular stakeholder support for the
implementation and adoption of River Basin master plans as the framework for
local and regional development planning.
Location: Basin-wide
Location: Basin-wide
OBJECTIVES
• To improve and maintain water quality in the river basin
• To manage water resources to address the increasing
demand of its various uses; and,
• To strengthen implementation of water-related laws and
policies
GOAL
Watershed Management
OBJECTIVES
• To rehabilitate and reforest denuded areas
• To ensure proper land use allocation in the river basin
• To develop systems that would enhance monitoring and
assessment of resources in the river basin; and,
• To recognize the importance of indigenous people and
local knowledge
Wetland Management
GOAL
Well-managed wetland and coastal ecosystems for
sustained aquatic resources
OBJECTIVES
• To manage and conserve aquatic resources; and,
• To integrate wetland management plans into other
management plans
Disaster Risk Reduction & Management
GOAL
Improved resiliency and adaptive capacities of
communities from various climate-related hazards and
impacts of climate change
OBJECTIVES
• To develop climate-adaptive structural measures and
improved designs and standards of infrastructures
• To reduce risks and impacts of climate-related hazards
and enhance coping capacities of communities
• To improve early warning systems in the river basin
GOAL
Economic Development
OBJECTIVES
• To provide opportunities for alternative sources of income
• To reduce poverty in the river basin
• To ensure inclusive growth and development
• To develop mechanisms for payment of environmental
services