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1 Completion report : The Coastal Resource Management Project- Philippines 1996-2004. 2004. CEBU CITY, Philippines . Citation: CRMP. 2004. Completion report : The Coastal Resource Management Project- Philippines 1996-2004. Coastal Resource Management Project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Cebu City, Philippines , 179 pp. This document 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 document may be reproduced or quoted in other documents as long as proper reference is made to the source.

2 Copy Editing, Layout and Design: Asuncion E. Sia, Leslie S. Tinapay Technical Editing: Alan T. White, Asuncion E. Sia, William P. Jatulan, Catherine A. Courtney, Rebecca Pesta o-Smith, and Evelyn T. Deguit CRMP Document No. 19-CRM/2004. Contents 6 i Contents Tables and Figures v Abbreviations and Acronyms vii Preface xi Project Highlights xv Chapter 1. Project Objectives and Results Framework 1. Introduction and Rationale 1. Mission, Objectives and Results Framework 4. Fine-tuning the Results Framework 5. Strategic objective 9. Intermediate results 9. Defining CRMP's Strategy 11. Meeting Objectives through Expansion 17. Project Implementation Components 20. Chapter 2. Implementation Achievements and Results 23. Strategic Objective Indicators 23.

3 Kilometers of shoreline under improved Management 23. Biophysical changes percentage change of fish abundance and coral cover inside and adjacent to marine sanctuaries 27. Intermediate Result Indicators 29. IR Improved local implementation of Coastal Resource 29. Management annual budget allocated for CRM 29. Resource Management organizations formed and active 30. Best CRM practices being implemented 31. IR Increased awareness of Coastal Resource Management problems and solutions 35. Widespread utilization of legal, jurisdictional, operational guides and training modules 35. Public awareness of CRM issues 36. IR Improved policy and legal framework 37. Harmonization of national policy for CRM 37. ii 6 Completion report : The Coastal Resource Management Project- Philippines 1996-2004.

4 Chapter 3. Technical Assistance at National and Local Levels 41. National Implementation Objectives and Indicators 42. Policy and Institutional Development 42. Approach and activities 42. Results and lessons 44. Information, Education and Communication 48. Approach and activities 48. Results and lessons 50. Local Implementation Objectives and Indicators 54. Approach and activities 55. CRM planning 56. MPA establishment 57. Enterprise development 58. Mangrove Management 60. Coastal law enforcement 61. Municipal water delineation 63. Fisheries Management 65. CRM monitoring and evaluation 66. Training, IEC and building networks for CRM 67. Expanding CRM nationwide 70. Approach and activities 70. Donor collaboration and leveraging 71. LGU clusters 72.

5 The Province 73. NGA coordination 74. CRM Certification System 75. Chapter 4. Managing the Project Performance and Lessons 79. Project Design and Organization 79. Project Planning Cycle 81. Importance of Management and Leadership 82. Cost-effectiveness 85. Lessons Learned in Project Management 86. Chapter 5: Challenge for the Future and Sustainability 91. What Worked at the Field Level 91. Objectives and scope of field audit 91. Key results and findings of field audit 92. CRM planning 92. Contents 6 iii CRM implementation structure 93. Monitoring and evaluation 94. Trends and impacts of CRM 95. Sustainability factors 95. Analyzing major sustainability issues 97. Capacity gaps at the local level 98. Weaknesses in multi-sector support mechanisms 100.

6 Inconsistencies, overlaps and conflicts at the national policy 100. level Closing the gaps 102. National CRM policy 103. Coastal and Marine Management Office 104. National benchmarking and reporting system 105. Comprehensive land use plan 106. Coastal law enforcement and municipal water delineation 106. Financing mechanisms for Coastal Resource Management 108. Major Lessons Learned from the CRMP Experience 110. Essential Actions to Expand CRM in the Philippines 115. References Used in Text 117. Appendices A. Performance Indicator Tables 121. B. Collaborating Institutions and Organizations 147. C. CRMP Training Courses for Coastal Management 153. D. CRMP Publications and other IEC Materials 156. E. Project Employees and Consultants 174. iv 6 Completion report : The Coastal Resource Management Project- Philippines 1996-2004.

7 Tables and Figures 6 v Tables and Figures Tables Performance objectives and indicators, as defined in the original CRMP design 6. Mayors' views on their Coastal Resource Management mandate and the Coastal environment 12. Comparison of key elements of CRMP project design and operational framework 14. Summary of mid-term evaluation results 18. Number of DENR-CMMO personnel that participated in ICM training 45. Benchmarks developed by CRMP to measure local government performance in CRM 55. What the public knows about CRM and their Coastal environment 69. CRM-certified local government units (Level 1) as of June 2004 76. Benchmarks for measuring LGU performance in CRM 77. Proportion of expenditure by budget line item (1996-2004) 85. Proportion of expenditure by implementation level and activity (1996-2004) 86.

8 Key sustainability factors identified in the LGU field audit 96. Policy directions for improved local governance and Coastal Resource Management in the Philippines 97. Figures Evolution of Coastal Resource Management in the Philippines 2. Results framework for CRMP implementation period December 1998-June 2002 8. Transformation of CRMP project design into operational fieldwork and implementation 13. Results framework for the CRMP extension period July 2002-June 2004 20. CRMP implementation components and sub-components 21. CRMP general location map (September 2004) 24. CRMP completion map (September 2004) 25. Completed and targeted kilometers of shoreline (1996-2004) 26. Average fish abundance for six sites inside and outside marine sanctuaries (1997-2003) 28.

9 Average change in coral cover relative to baseline in six sites inside and outside marine sanctuaries (1997-2003) 29. vi 6 Completion report : The Coastal Resource Management Project Philippines 1996-2004. annual LGU budget allocated for Coastal Resource Management in CRMP. Learning Area municipalities (1996-2003) 30. Coastal Resource Management organizations formed and active (1996-2003) 30. Number of local government units implementing Coastal Resource Management best practices (1996-2003) 31. Status of Coastal Resource Management implementation in CRMP-assisted local government units (2000-2003) 32. Number and area in hectares of marine sanctuaries in CRMP-assisted local government units (1995-2003) 33. Mangrove area under community-based forest Management agreement with people's organizations assisted by CRMP (1997-2001) 34.

10 Widespread utilization of legal, jurisdictional, operational guides and training modules developed by CRMP (1996-2003) 36. Harmonization of national Coastal Resource Management policy through national government adoption (1996-2002) 38. The Coastal Resource Management planning process adapted for philippine local government units 56. Sample chart showing fish abundance data taken from the Gilutongan Marine Sanctuary, Cordova, Cebu using participatory monitoring techniques 58. Law enforcement framework adapted for philippine local government units 62. CRMP partners 71. Major components of CRMP and their primary activities 80. Organizational chart of CRMP in 2003 81. Perceived positive impacts of the CRM planning process 93. Multi-sectoral system supporting CRM 98.