Philippine Dam Crisis: Contending the Deferment of the Laiban Dam Project
Philippine Dam Crisis: Contending the Deferment of the Laiban Dam Project 2013
Bulacan State University
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
City of Malolos, Bulacan
Philippine Dam Crisis: Contending the
Deferment of the Laiban Dam Project
BY
ALMAZAN, Erwin V.
ATIENZA, Joel Jeremiah G.
BERSABAL, Marvin R.
EUGENIO, Darwin B.
TOLOSA, Andrew Ian Grey J.
Group 6, ECE 4-A
(Accomplished August 16, 2013 in compliance to the requirements of the academic program “Environmental and Safety Engineering”, 1st Semester, SY 2013-2014)
Philippine Dam Crisis: Contending the Deferment of the Laiban Dam Project 2013
Abstract
Dams were once considered as prime catalysts to the advancement of human progress, harnessing commercial value from arid rivers at the expense, however, of the riparian people and environment within and beyond. In the Philippines, watersheds play a vital role of supplying agricultural, domestic, and industrial water especially to the urban population of Metro Manila. Such dependence led to the framing of the Laiban Dam
Project, seeking to inundate the ecologically-fit Sierra Madre share of Tanay in Rizal where at least 4,413 families of indigenous Dumagats and Remontados find more than home in such grounds they contend as their heritage. Upon dealing with such conflicts and other downstream consequences, this research study attempts to analyze relevant information regarding costs and expenses, land sustainability, probable risks, ecological factors, ethical considerations, and the existence of feasible alternatives and conservation measures which would prevent the construction of Laiban Dam.
Keywords: dam project, indigenous people, water crisis, sustainable development, downstream consequences, environmental hazards, ancestral domain, dam alternatives
Discussion
The existence of dams has undeniably been beneficial in sustaining the looming necessities of humanity by fulfilling the purposes of, but is not limited to,
Bulacan State University
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
City of Malolos, Bulacan
Philippine Dam Crisis: Contending the
Deferment of the Laiban Dam Project
BY
ALMAZAN, Erwin V.
ATIENZA, Joel Jeremiah G.
BERSABAL, Marvin R.
EUGENIO, Darwin B.
TOLOSA, Andrew Ian Grey J.
Group 6, ECE 4-A
(Accomplished August 16, 2013 in compliance to the requirements of the academic program “Environmental and Safety Engineering”, 1st Semester, SY 2013-2014)
Philippine Dam Crisis: Contending the Deferment of the Laiban Dam Project 2013
Abstract
Dams were once considered as prime catalysts to the advancement of human progress, harnessing commercial value from arid rivers at the expense, however, of the riparian people and environment within and beyond. In the Philippines, watersheds play a vital role of supplying agricultural, domestic, and industrial water especially to the urban population of Metro Manila. Such dependence led to the framing of the Laiban Dam
Project, seeking to inundate the ecologically-fit Sierra Madre share of Tanay in Rizal where at least 4,413 families of indigenous Dumagats and Remontados find more than home in such grounds they contend as their heritage. Upon dealing with such conflicts and other downstream consequences, this research study attempts to analyze relevant information regarding costs and expenses, land sustainability, probable risks, ecological factors, ethical considerations, and the existence of feasible alternatives and conservation measures which would prevent the construction of Laiban Dam.
Keywords: dam project, indigenous people, water crisis, sustainable development, downstream consequences, environmental hazards, ancestral domain, dam alternatives
Discussion
The existence of dams has undeniably been beneficial in sustaining the looming necessities of humanity by fulfilling the purposes of, but is not limited to,
References: American Chemical Society. (2013, July 31). Sediment trapped behind dams makes them 'hot spots ' for greenhouse gas emissions Cruz, N. (2009, July 31). Cheaper, faster alternative to Laiban dam. Philippine Daily Inquirer