“Pursuing Innovations in Development and Environment”
Ecological Sanitation in the Philippines (ISSUE Programme 2004-2006)
Dan Lapid Center for Advanced Philippine Studies
ISSUE Programme 2003-2006
•December 2003 – Mayor Ortega expressed interest in Ecosan •March 2004 – Orientation Seminar in CSF •August 2004 – Consortium signed MOU
October 2004 – 1-wk City Level Planning Workshop
Barangay Level Orientation and Workshop
Barangay Level Sanitation Assessment
Household Level Orientation
March 2005 Formal Launching of Ecosan in the Barangay led by the City Mayor
First 20 Bowls were made of Fiber Glass
Urine Diverting Dry Toilet (UDDT)
Construction
Urine Diversion toilet w/ wash bowl UD toilet bowl
Wash bowl
Ash
Urine Diversion toilet w/ wash drain
Primary storage
San Fernando, LU, Philippines
DMMMSU Ecosan Toilet
Fishermen’s Village San Fernando City
Ecosan with Bonsai Garden
Simple grey water management San Fernando, LU
Month 6 Month 1
Direct use – urban agriculture
San Fernando, LU, Philippines
Direct use – urban agriculture
San Fernando, LU, Philippines
January 2007 Assessment • Main Targets – – – –
Capacity building 200 ecosan in two bar One school ecosan One in Botanical Garden – Ecosan training for City staff
• Achievements – – – –
Numerous workshops 145 constructed 3 Ecosan in schools One constructed in Botanical Garden – 2 int’l trainings – 1 local training
January 2007 Assessment • Main Targets – Logistics system in CSF – Sanitation Plan – Promote to other environmental sectors – Clean Water Act
• Achievements – Collection and storage – San Plan approved by City Council – PEN and PACE – Ecosan included in IRR
Philippine Ecosan Network • CAPS • DOH (Dept. of Health) • DILG (Dept of Interior and Local Government) -GTZ • PCWS/STREAMS • WB-WSP • USAID PSA • BNS-BORDA • ADB
Philippine Ecosan Network • Formed October 2005 • Activities: – Integrate Ecosan in Clear Water Act (2005) – First Sanitation Summit (July 2006) – Regional Summits (2007) – IYS 2008 Launchings – Second Sanitation Summit (July 2008) – Legislative Reform-Ecosan Act (2007)
Ecosan as defined in the Clean Water Act… “..as an approach with the objective of closing the nutrient loop between sanitation & agriculture” (Article 2. Definition of Terms)
As defined in the CWA Ecosan incorporates ecological principles: 3.Conscious conservation of resources 4.Recycling and reuse 5.Minimization of energy and water use 6.Pollution prevention 7.Rendering recyclables (human excreta and greywater) safe for reuse
CWA Section 7, Item 7.2 • Exemption from wastewater charges and liabilities. – LGUs undertaking or about to undertake Ecosan technologies... shall be exempted from wastewater charges or other liabilities for seven years from effectivity of the Act…
Ecosan Bill • House Bill No. 3279 is an Act mandating the adoption and implementation of ecological sanitation as a method of sustainable urban development program and institutionalizing the integrated support and facilities towards sustainable urban environment development, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes.
Other Ecosan projects: Quezon City, Metro Manila Santa Rosa, Laguna (DOH) Danao, Cebu Anda, Pangasinan SCOTIA-USAID: Tingloy, Batangas Cebu City Balicasag, Bohol El Nido, Palawan GTZ Bayawan City, Negro Oriental Cagayan De Oro In the making: Sorsogon Province Bais City Puerto Princesa
Bohol Ecosan
Dan’s Ecosan
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