The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has launched a nationwide campaign to expand watershed conservation and protection efforts involving grassroots communities.
DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said Save Our Watershed (SOW) campaign will serve as a platform to encourage partnerships and collaborations from the national down to the grassroots level.
"We hope that the spirit of the 'Save Our Watershed' ripples through to all our DENR regional offices, foreign-assisted projects, and local government units with initiatives on watershed conservation," Cimatu said.
"There are more than 130 critical watersheds in the country that desperately need immediate protection and rehabilitation to minimize erosion and improve water yield. For us to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change-induced disasters, people’s support to government actions, therefore, is still the key," he added,
At the national level, the campaign seeks to craft a draft executive order that will serve as a blueprint for a harmonized and uniformed approach towards protecting, conserving, and sustaining the services provided by the country’s watersheds, such as water supply for irrigation and domestic use, power generation and biodiversity.
