Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Loren seeks intensified watersheds protection

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Loren Legarda defended herself yesterday over criticisms that she is a political turncoat for shifting loyalties from one political party to another.

“Government must pursue urgent measures, including comprehensive watershed management, enhancement of irrigation efficiency, introduction of low water use crops and efficient farming practices, recycling of water and improvement of monitoring and forecasting systems for floods and droughts,” she said.

The country has 412 principal river basins in 119 proclaimed watersheds, a total of 99 lakes, 16 of which have an area more than 400 hectares, and groundwater reservoirs that cover 50,000 square kilometers and have a storage capacity of 251,100 million cubic meters.

But this abundance of water resources masks a potential water crisis. Legarda said. Today, the Philippines ranks among the lowest in terms of freshwater availability per capita at 1,907 cubic meters, compared with the average of 7,045 cubic meters worldwide and 3,668 cubic meters in Asia. Four regions— Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Central Visayas - face the dire prospect of decreasing water quality and quantity. Angat Dam is the sole source of Metro Manila's water supply.

Via: http://lorenlegarda.com.ph/news_079_Loren_seeks_intensified_watersheds_protection.php

3 comments:

  1. Find alternatives on how to prevent the effects of climate change thank you sen. loren for seeking ways on how to ease the burden of this country advance happy birthday madame

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  2. higit na dapat n pgtuunan ng pancin ang mga bgay na gnito kesa sa pagpaplitan ng mga bgay n wala nmn ng ktuturan at puro lng bngayan sa senado sana yung mga ibang senators ntin ang giwn din yung part nila pra masolusyonan yung isyu about the el nino tgilan n nila ang bngayan at hindi nmn ito nakakatulong sa mga problema ng bayan bkit di nila tularan si sen.loren na mas inuuna ang kapakanan ng byan kesa sa srili

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  3. dapat nga ata yung mga senators na puro n lng way ang gingawa eh mg resign n lng ktulad nung cnv ni sen.mirriam defensor santiago.ang pinkamganda nilang gwin eh umiicip ng mga alternative ways on how to solve the problems of this country and make sen.legarda as their model on doing such things mas mgiging okei pa pag gnun mas matutuwa mga tao sa knila

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