The state of water resources in the Philippines - Greenpeace
The state of water resources in the Philippines - Greenpeace
The state of water resources in the Philippines - Greenpeace
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Chloride (PVC) from <strong>the</strong>ir new mobile phone models and Brom<strong>in</strong>ated Flame<br />
Retardants (BFRs) from rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g applications.<br />
And to close <strong>the</strong> loop for <strong>the</strong> custody <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir end-<strong>of</strong>-life products, <strong>the</strong>se<br />
companies have established take back systems under an Extended Producer<br />
Responsibility (EPR) regime. In <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es, take back systems are still <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>ir <strong>in</strong>fancy as <strong>the</strong>y are all voluntary <strong>in</strong> nature. As far as EPR policy is<br />
concerned, <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es is lagg<strong>in</strong>g far beh<strong>in</strong>d some its neighbors <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. (An attempt was made by <strong>the</strong> EcoWaste<br />
Coalition and <strong>Greenpeace</strong> to kick start <strong>the</strong> discussion with <strong>the</strong> National Solid<br />
Waste Management Commission and <strong>the</strong> Environmental Management Bureau <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> DENR. <strong>The</strong> draft Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Order that would have set <strong>in</strong>to motion <strong>the</strong><br />
EPR policy discussions never left <strong>the</strong> Commission or <strong>the</strong> EMB's <strong>of</strong>fices.)<br />
VI. List <strong>of</strong> major reports on <strong>water</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />
International Reports<br />
• World Bank<br />
o Philipp<strong>in</strong>e Environment Monitor 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006<br />
o World Development Report 2004, Mak<strong>in</strong>g Services Work for Poor People<br />
o World Bank Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy 2003<br />
• World Health Organization<br />
o Philipp<strong>in</strong>es (2002)<br />
o Philipp<strong>in</strong>es Environmental Health Country Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
• United Nations Industrial Development Organizations - Industrial Policies<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Environment <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />
• United Nations Development Program - Human Development Report (2006)<br />
• Jo<strong>in</strong>t Monitor<strong>in</strong>g Report by WHO-UNICEF (2002)<br />
• FAO<br />
o AQUASTAT<br />
o Water Reports: Review <strong>of</strong> World Water Resources by Country<br />
• State <strong>of</strong> Water Resources Management <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> ASEAN (2005)<br />
• United Nation: Fresh<strong>water</strong> Country Pr<strong>of</strong>ile 2004<br />
• WHO/UNICEF Jo<strong>in</strong>t Monitor<strong>in</strong>g Program for Water Supply and Sanitation<br />
(2006)<br />
• Water Environment Partnership <strong>in</strong> Asia<br />
• JICA: Country Pr<strong>of</strong>ile on Environment<br />
• Regulat<strong>in</strong>g Public and Private Partnerships for <strong>the</strong> Poor: Urban Water<br />
Supply, Manila<br />
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