17 November - Calumpit, Bulacan
Site Visit Summary
The North Manila Bay Flood Protection Strategy team together with Wetlands International Philippines commenced the site visit in the municipality of Calumpit with a courtesy call with Mayor and other local officials. The team explained the rationale of the project and the site visit itinerary with them. The Mayor informed us the dredging project in Pampanga River. This was already forecasted with DPWH for year 2022.
During the site visit, approximately 15 random people were interviewed in Barangay Meysulao, San Miguel and Sapang Bayan which resulted in the household survey overview. At that tme of site visits there are still flooded areas in the barangays. According to the residence the flood will subside in 30 estimated days. Another part of the team did the survey type of the sit e visit which they collected photos materials. These can be used as a data gathering for the team especially for those who have been in the site.
The team had a Focus Group Discussion with Stakeholders composed of 30 fishers and farmers with the help of Calumpit LGU representatives. After presenting the options for Nature-based Solutions as flood protection measure there was a constructive dialogue held one of the main points was the community want to present us a solutions in flooding issu and they have apprehension for implementing the project. Due to the high attendance the team was successful in raising awareness about the strategy and Nature-based Solutions.
Site Visit Snapshots
Picture of the dike (upper and lower left) and mangroves (upper and lower right)