Lessons Learned, Best Practices,

and Success Stories of the

Integrated Coastal Resources
Management Project (ICRMP)
Mati City, Davao Oriental
 PRESENTATION OUTLINE
I. Overview
II. Challenges in the Community
III. Responses to Challenges
IV. Lessons Learned
V. Good Practices
VI. Success Stories
VII. Partnering
I. OVERVIEW
 The Philippines is part of the Coral
Triangle, also known as the “Amazon of
the Seas” for having the most number of
water resources.

 Seventy percent (70%) of citizens live in

coastal areas where fishing is the only
known livelihood.
II. CHALLENGES

Major Challenges:

Address the critical issues of

sustainable management and coastal
resources to help mitigate poverty
II. CHALLENGES
 To preserve mangrove areas which serve as natural
protection for the continuous livelihood of mangrove-
dependent communities against threats of storm
surge and coastal erosion.

 To provide alternative sources of income to the

community through strengthened partnering and
networking of various agencies (e.g. Environment
and Natural Resources Offices, Local Government
Units (LGUs), and People’s Organizations (POs), and
the community).
III. RESPONSES
 Implementation of the Integrated Coastal
Resources Management Project (ICRMP) which
promoted the “ridge-to-reef” approach in managing
sustained coastal resources.

 ICRMP is a six-year project (June 2007 – June

2013) aimed to sustain management of coastal
resources and to increase income for coastal
communities.
IV. LESSONS LEARNED
Community Acceptance

 Communication with the community should

be consistent to correct any wrong
impression that beneficiaries may have
about the project

Community Participation

 Sustainable livelihood and environmental

protection should be given equal importance
IV. LESSONS LEARNED
Local Governance

 Change in leadership may cause delays or

discontinuity of project activities and initiatives
(e.g. implementation of environmental codes and
management plans)

 Policy should be made mandating LGUs to ensure

the adoption of ICM plans

 Community involvement should be encouraged for

proper and successful project implementation
IV. LESSONS LEARNED
Convergence

 Upland and coastal management should be

done altogether

 The LGU’s political will and power to enforce

environmental legislation and ordinances is
important to the mobilization the project
objectives
V. GOOD PRACTICES
Ecotourism Strategy

 Introduce environment-friendly alternative sources of

income to the community.

 Establish and assist People's Organizations to

manage the Marine Protected Area (MPA) at the
community level through Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA)

 Practice comparing the damaged with the healthy

part of the MPA to encourage coastal and marine
resource protection
DAGHANG SALAMAT!