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PHILIPPINE CASE STUDY 2011 REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE LONDON DUMPING CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOL BANGKOK THAILAND. CAPT LYNDON F LATORRE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD. BACKGROUND. BACKGROUND. MC 01-2006 “ Rule Prohibiting the Dumping and Discharging of Waste and Other Harmful Matters
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PHILIPPINE CASE STUDY2011 REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE LONDON DUMPING CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOLBANGKOK THAILAND CAPT LYNDON F LATORRE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD
BACKGROUND MC 01-2006 “ Rule Prohibiting the Dumping and Discharging of Waste and Other Harmful Matters Disposal shall be done . . . . . . .only in the area designated by the PCGbased on the following coordinates : . . . . . . . . . .
MAIN ISSUE AND PROBLEM • UNMONITORED DUMPING ACTIVITIES • MANY COASTAL COMMUNITIES COMPLAINED OF UNEXPLAINED GARBAGE • DISPOSAL FOR DREDGED MATERIALS • HIGH COST OF DUMPING • NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS/ ALTERNATIVES • MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE • ALTERNATIVE USE FOR DREDGED MATERIALS • STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS • INTER-AGENCY COORDINATIONS • DUMPING AT SEA AS THE LAST REMEDY
CURRENT EFFORTS • UPOC (UNDERWATER PLACEMENT OVERHEAD CAPPING) • USE DREDGED MATERIAL FOR RECLAMATION • COAST WATCH SYSTEM/ VESSEL TRAFFIC MONITORING SCHEME • CONCURRENCE OF THE PROTOCOL FROM AGENCIES
CONSTRAINTS AND BARRIERS • ALTERNATIVE DUMPING FOR DREDGED MATERIAL NOT IN PORT DEVELOPMENT • AFFECTED COASTAL INHABITANTS-NIMBY (NOT IN MY BACKYARD) • AREA OF HIGH MARINE BIODIVERSITY
NEXT STEPS • RATIFICATION OF LONDON DUM[PING PROTOCOL AND SUBSEQUENT ENACTMENT OF A SIMILAR LAW • INFORMATION AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
REFERENCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION • PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD • UP MARITIME INSTITUTE • NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON MARINE SCIENCES • PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY • ENVIRONMENTAL AND MANAGEMENT BUREAU OF DENR