Guidelines on the Implementation of Sustainable Integrated Area Development (SIAD) Strategy

February 15, 2017

DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 002-17

 

Pursuant to Section 16 and Section 23, Article II and Article XIII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Republic Act (RA) No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and Executive Order (EO) No. 192 that mandates the DENR to be the primary government agency responsible for the conservation, management, development and proper use of the country's environment and natural resources, specifically of biodiversity including those in reservation and watershed areas, and lands of the public domain, as may be provided for by law in order to ensure equitable and improved sharing of the benefits derived therefrom for the welfare of present and future generations of Filipinos, the Sustainable Integrated Area Development (SIAD) Strategy is hereby adopted.

SECTION 1. Basic Policy and Determination. — Pursuant to Section 16, Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, it is the policy of the State to protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature and Article XIII that provides for the promotion of social justice and human rights, including the commitment to create economic opportunities based on freedom of initiative and self-reliance. This Strategy is also the paramount policy response to Executive Order No. 1 (S. 2016) and the clamor of the Filipino people for a system of governance that will finally reverse centuries' worth of human suffering, environmental desolation, societal discrimination, moral hazard, and historical injustice towards activating the full potential of the Philippines within 15 years. All convergences (e.g.,JAO, MOA, MOU) involving DENR will also be subject to these SIAD guidelines.

SECTION 2. Scope and Coverage.— The SIAD Strategy shall cover, but is not limited to, river basins and watersheds. It shall initially be implemented within the 29 priority sites and expansion areas identified by the Department in 2016 (Annex A).Thereafter, starting 2017, SIAD shall be implemented in other areas of the Philippines as long as the implementers follow the principles and guidelines of this Order.

SECTION 3. Objectives.— The SIAD Strategy aims to apply area-based interventions, concepts on its natural resources development programs including but not limited to national greening program and integrated island development and takes into consideration vulnerability to climate change of Marginalized CSO Sectors including, but not limited to IPs, Urban Poor, Farmers and Fisher folks, Muslim Filipinos, Rebel Returnees, Youth, Vocational Work Force, men and women stakeholders and integrity in the development of ENR programs and projects.

SECTION 4. Definition of Terms.— For the purposes of this Order, the following terms shall be construed to mean as:

a) Gross National Happiness (GNH) — it measures the quality of a country in more holistic way (than GNP) and believes that the beneficial development of human society takes place when material and spiritual development occurs side by side to complement and reinforce each other (The Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH Research).The SIAD is in harmony with GNH.

b) Convergence — the integration, complementation and maximization of institutional, technical, financial and human talent, skills and networks, to promote Sustainable Integrated Area Development (SIAD) by maximizing societal partnerships through the complementation of efforts and resources between and among the government (including National Government Agencies [NGAs] and Local Government Units (LGUs)],Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) (including Academe, Basic Sector Organizations [IPs, Poor, Farmers and Fisherfolks]),religious groups, Rebel Returnees, Youth and Women Organizations, Professionals, Vocational Work Force, and businesses (including cooperatives and Social Enterprises) for the benefit of economically challenged, men and women living in natural resource dependent communities.

c) Municipal Waters — include not only streams, lakes, inland bodies of water and tidal waters within the municipality which are not included in the protected areas as defined under Republic Act No. 7586 (NIPAS Law), public forests, timber lands, forest reserves or fishery reserves, but also marine waters included between two (2) lines drawn perpendicular to the general coastline from points where the boundary lines of the municipality touch the sea at low tide and a third line parallel with the general coastline including offshore inlands and fifteen (15) kilometers from such coastline. Where two (2) municipalities are so situated on opposite shores that there is less than thirty (30) kilometers of marine waters between them, the third line shall be equally distant from opposite shore of the respective municipalities.

d) Strategic Planning — the broad stroke planning process that usually involves determining a vision, mission and goal and the use of a SWOT Analysis to further determine strategic possibilities and the identification of objectives, programs and projects.

e) Action Planning — this is the core of SIAD implementation. Taking the indications of Strategic Planning further and putting flesh to the details of proposed objectives, programs and projects identified in the broader strategic planning process. It involves determining the activities that will achieve the identified objectives, programs and projects. It places a timeline into these objectives usually using a Gantt chart, and identifies the individuals or groups that are to be responsible for the implementation of the action plan. Then, it gives an estimate of the budget requirements for all the programs and projects and their activities, and finally monitoring and evaluation of the implementation process is undertaken.

f) River Basin — an area of land that drains water, sediment and dissolved materials to a common outlet at some point along the river or a stream channel. In the Philippines, river basin is defined as watershed with land area greater than 1,000 sq.km.

g) Social Entrepreneurship — the practice of combining innovation, resourcefulness and opportunity to address critical social and environmental challenges with the active engagement of tri-sectoral convergence partners as defined above.

h) Sustainable Integrated Area Development (SIAD) — a development strategy that addresses, in an integrated manner, the ecological, economic, political, cultural, societal, human and spiritual challenges and opportunities in a specific area context and uses the three-folding convergence approach as defined above to achieve integral sustainable development especially of poor and marginalized communities which are vulnerable to climate change with the integrity and intelligences of Nature at its core. The SIAD Strategy is grounded on the basic principles of the Philippine Agenda 21, the country's blueprint for integral sustainable development, specifically on the integration of the various overarching dimensions and components of sustainable development and the need for participation of government, business and civil society and local communities as provided for under E.O. No. 15, s. 1992 and E.O. 370, s. 1996.

i) SIAD Core Team — a Core Team that emphasizes the functions necessary in achieving collective impact in a multi-stakeholder process. Refer to Section 6.2 for the detailed functions of a core team.

j) Sub-watershed — a smaller geographic unit of watershed. Typically, it has a drainage area of two to fifteen square miles with boundaries that include the land area draining to a point at or below the confluence of two second order streams and almost always within the limit of a third order stream.

k) Watershed — a land area drained by a stream or fixed body of water and its tributaries having a common outlet for surface runoff. The watershed approach will be guided by the natural forest formations found therein.

l) Social Equity — the fair, just, and equitable access of all Filipino people, men and women in different segments of the population to the development and use of the country's natural resources, not only for the present generation but for future generations as well.

m) Systems Map — basis for strategic interventions indicated in DENR Central Plan, Philippine Agenda 21 and other national priorities. It contains the summary of challenges and opportunities within each SIAD priority area, and gender disaggregated list of all stakeholders (government agencies, CSOs, and businesses as detailed above in the convergence definition).

SECTION 5. Principles in the Implementation of the SIAD Strategy.—

5.1 Watershed as platform for planning.The watershed covering the ridge-to-reef features of the land shall serve as the common strategic planning platform for the formulation and preparation of the SIAD Action Plans. In the formulation of these plans, the analysis and assessment of the watershed or its sub-watershed area shall include all stakeholders (as detailed above in convergence) who may positively or negatively impact on the watershed, either within the territorial jurisdiction of an LGU and/or its adjacent LGUs. These plans shall start from the uplands to the lowland areas down to the coastal areas, including municipal waters, following the natural forest formations of the area.

Zonification of SIAD areas shall entail the delineation of said areas into Protection Zone and Production Zone. There shall be two (2) Protection Zones, Strict Protection and Restricted Protection Zones. The Strict Protection Zone shall include the following areas:

• All areas inside National Parks/Protected Areas covered by NIPAS law (RA 7586) with high to severe

• Proclaimed Watershed Reservations; (covered by Presidential Proclamations and/or other issuances)

• All Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs)

• All natural forests (i.e. old growth and regrowth) including those areas inside and outside of NIPAS areas, KBAs and proclaimed watershed reservations regardless of slope and elevation)

The Restricted Protection Zone shall cover areas including:

• All plantation forests, grasslands, brushlands, open and agricultural areas inside NIPAS and KBAs regardless of slope

• Areas with high to severe erosion potential, areas with slope of 50 percent and above, and areas with a mean elevation of more than 1,000 meters above sea level including areas within Tenure Instruments; (DENR Administrative Order No. 15, Series of 1995)

• Strips of land of not less than 20 meters on both sides of principal river systems, its tributaries, and headwaters including areas within Tenure Instruments; (Presidential Decree No. 705 and Water Code of the Philippines)

• Areas with isolated patches of forest of at least five (5) hectares with rocky terrain, or which protect a spring for communal use; (PD No. 705)

The Production Zone shall have four (4) sub zones, namely: Highly Limited Production Zone, Moderately Limited Production Zone, Slightly Limited Production Zone, and Unlimited Production Zone.

The Highly Limited Protection Zone shall consist of the following:

• All plantation forests, open, brushlands, grasslands and agricultural areas outside of PAs and KBAs with high to severe erosion potential and with steep slopes

The Moderately Limited Production Zone shall include:

• All plantation forests, open, brushlands, grasslands and agricultural areas outside PAs and KBAs with low to moderate erosion potential and with moderate to steep slopes

The Slightly Limited Production Zone shall cover:

• All plantation forests, open brushlands, grasslands and agricultural areas outside of PAs and KBAs with slight erosion potential and with rolling topography

The Unlimited Production Zone shall cover:

• All plantation forests, open, brushlands, grasslands and agricultural areas outside of PAs and KBAs with nil erosion potential and with flat terrain.

5.2 Inclusive and expansive governance.All three actors in governance, namely, government, civil society and the private sector shall be actively involved in the formulation of SIAD Action Plans and its implementation. Collaborative partnerships among local government, business and civil society, including organized sectors in the community, and local communities shall be adopted as a governance strategy.

5.3 Convergence.The implementation of the SIAD Action Plan shall be done in collaboration with the stakeholders as identified in the definition above of Convergence. (Annex "B").

5.4 Social entrepreneurship.Development projects shall be packaged with economic improvement, particularly increasing incomes of people, mutually beneficial forms of economics (Associative Economics) and Social Equity are key components.

5.5 Evidence-based.All knowledge systems relevant to ridge-to-reef approach are to be considered for SIAD Strategy. For example, the 21st century context of the Inner and Outer Environments, gender differentiation as well as indigenous knowledge about biodiversity potentials are also important inputs for SIAD Strategy.

SECTION 6. Components of the SIAD Strategy.— The SIAD Strategy shall be composed of the following components:

6.1 Planning.A 6-year SIAD Action Plan shall be prepared by the SIAD Core Team for each of the identified priority and expansion areas. The SIAD Core Team will submit the plan to the DENR Regional Director who, in turn, will submit to the Undersecretary for Field Operations for initial review of completeness of requirements. If compliant, the plan shall be finally reviewed and evaluated by the Policy and Planning Service (PPS) within fifteen (15) working days based on the criteria provided under Annex "C".If in order, it shall be recommended to the Undersecretary for Policy and Planning, Undersecretary for Field Operations and Special Assistant to the Secretary on Civil Society for approval. If not in order, the Proponent will be informed of the results of evaluation and advised to submit a revised SIAD Action Plan based on the recommendation within ten (10) working days upon receipt thereof. The process flow for the review and approval of SIAD Action Plans is attached as Annex "D".

Once the SIAD Action Plan is approved, the SIAD Core Team shall prepare and submit an Annual Work and Financial Plan (WFP) for review by the PPS and approval by the Undersecretaries for Policy and Planning and Administration and Information Systems.

The Strategic Planning is to be done with all stakeholders in the SIAD area. The Action Planning will be continued and detailed by the SIAD Core team with the help of its Secretariat, and external local experts if necessary. It would be ideal if the SIAD Core Team would expand its membership on a temporary basis to include more stakeholders from government, business and civil society. This will make the action plan more accurate, comprehensive, and truly systemic.

To promote convergence and complementation and to ensure the effective implementation of the SIAD Strategy, partnership arrangements and/or co-management agreements through signing of Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding between and among all relevant stakeholders (as defined above in convergence) shall be encouraged.

6.2 Institutional Arrangements and Implementation Mechanisms.The DENR will create a SIAD Steering Committee composed of eleven (11) members:

Chair:	Undersecretary for Policy and Planning
Co-Chair:	Undersecretary for Field Operations
Members:	Undersecretary for Administration and Information Systems
	Undersecretary for Legal Affairs
	Special Assistant to the Secretary for Civil Society
	Assistant Secretaries for Field Operations (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao)
	Assistant Secretary for Administration and Finance
	One Representative from Civil Society
	One Representative from Social Entrepreneurs

The tasks of the SIAD Steering Committee are to:

1. Prepare a policy for management and budgetary instruments for the smooth implementation of SIAD including, but not limited to, issuing the necessary technical bulletins and IRR specific to DENR's budgetary provisions in the GAA;

2. Select SIAD expansion sites;

3. Ensure that all key environmental laws are carried out in the SIAD process;

4. Provide the necessary scientific and technical data to and logistical support for these sites including GNH-related matters;

5. Mobilize the proper and appropriate involvement of CSOs, LGUs, and social entrepreneurs in the area;

6. Ensure the proper submission and oversight of Work and Financial Plans for the area;

7. Activate all the appropriate DENR staff in the field to competently and honestly participate and provide participatory leadership in the SIAD process;

8. Identify the team from the Central Office that will undertake an independent external audit of the SIAD programs; and

9. Take responsibility for other tasks that would emerge during the process.

The Policy and Planning Service together with the Financial Management Service shall serve as the Secretariat to the SIAD Steering Committee.

There will be SIAD Core Teams in all selected areas for SIAD implementation. The SIAD Core Team shall develop the SIAD Action Plans for each priority and expansion areas.

The SIAD Core Team will have the following essential functions:

1. Manage continuous local data collection and analysis;

2. Create a systems map of the key challenges and opportunities for the SIAD area;

3. The systems map as one basis for the actual Strategic Planning for the SIAD area.

4. The systems map as basis in the identification of all the stakeholders in the SIAD area that need to be involved especially those with existing and/or in-process initiative involving the development of the SIAD area;

5. Convene a participatory strategic planning session with all key stakeholders involved.

6. Ensure that the overall strategic direction for the SIAD area harmonizes with existing plans and initiatives in the area, whether from DENR Central, other National Government Agencies (NGAs) and pre-existing special bodies like the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development and DENR's own River Basin Councils;

7. Continue, with the help of the Secretariat, the detailed Action Planning needed to flesh out the strategies identified by the larger Strategic Planning group;

8. Reconvene the stakeholders to approve the details of the detailed action plans (including specific projects and initiatives) fleshed out by the SIAD Core Team and the Secretariat. This detailed Action Plan also lays out the appropriate roles and responsibilities of all the stakeholders involved in the SIAD process;

9. Ensure the timely implementation of the Action Plan with the appropriate participation of all stakeholders;

10. Nurture stakeholder relations, including but not limited to dyad or small-group stakeholder dialogues, to ensure the continued quality and high-energy involvement of all stakeholders;

11. Develop and agree on a local communication system for keeping all informed of the SIAD implementation process;

12. Coordinate outreach to the larger community beyond the immediate stakeholders; and

13. Mobilize the appropriate funding from DENR, NGAs, LGUs, CSOs, social entrepreneur and other sources as appropriate.

The following stakeholders will compose the SIAD Core Team:

Chair:	ARD for Technical Services/PENRO/CENRO as appropriate
Co-Chair:	To be self-selected among the non-DENR members of the SIAD Core Team
Members:
	-	LGU Representative
	-	CSOs (3 representatives; academe, and other groups)
	-	Social entrepreneur or business representative

The appropriate DENR member is the one that has jurisdiction over the area. For areas within two or more regions, the ARD having jurisdiction over the larger area shall chair the Core Team.

In selecting the three (3) CSO representatives, it would be important to take into consideration the special circumstances prevailing in the area as reflected in the stakeholders' map. In some of DENR's SIAD areas, there are groups that are in conflict with each other. This is especially true with the SIAD in conflict areas like in Mindanao. But conflict situations also prevail in other areas. As there will be minimal or zero trust in such situations, then it would be important for the representatives of the conflicting group to be represented in the SIAD Core Team.

Such an arrangement would insulate the process from being labeled by one or the other group as guilty of favoritism or partiality. That would also most likely bring about a healing process as the conflicting parties will get to know each other better and find ways to work together for a larger objective. This process will bring about trust.

The third member CSO should come from the academe if found in the SIAD area. If not, then a representative from the general CSO population can be chosen through a process determined by CSOs themselves.

The SIAD Core Team will form a Secretariat that will handle the day-to-day responsibilities of handling the SIAD process especially the preparation, support for and implementation of the Strategic Planning Process as well as the Action Planning Process.

The SIAD Audit Team shall be in charge of the overall monitoring and evaluation.

Chair: Secretary

Co-Chair: Representative of Office of Civil Society and Societal Partnerships

Members: Undersecretary for Policy and Planning

Undersecretary for Legal Affairs

Undersecretary for Administration and Information Systems

External Auditors (3)

6.3 Financial Support. All WFPs shall be submitted to the Policy and Planning Service, through the Planning and Programming Division (PPD), for review/evaluation and endorsement. The DENR identified projects/activities shall be funded from the regular DENR Programs/Activities/Projects (PAPs) pursuant to Special Provision of Item 9 of the DENR budget under RA 10924. On the other hand, those that are considered non-DENR PAPs identified in the SIAD Strategy shall be funded by partner agencies, LGUs, private sector, among others.

For all Projects/Activities in the SIAD areas that are over and above the regular targets of the Department or not within the regular PAP (i.e., livelihood activities) but within DENR mandate, the proponent shall submit a request for additional fund with corresponding Work and Financial Plan to the Undersecretary for Policy and Planning for consideration.

6.4 Fund Management Mechanism for SIAD.Other mechanisms for funding SIAD areas may be explored, such as "Trust Account" by identifying a trusted fiduciary institution, an LGU or a CSO subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations. This Trust Account will be managed by the SIAD Core Team, where each member of the SIAD Core Team will have oversight and responsibility of said Trust Account.

6.5 Training.All SIAD Core Teams and their Secretariat need to be conversant with the complexities of the SIAD process and substance. Training will be essential in creating successful SIAD initiatives throughout the country while ensuring the increased adaptive capacities of vulnerable and marginalized sectors thru resilient ecosystems.

Training of Trainers and Other Essential Personnel.The first set of training will be training for future trainers. This will involve the training of all members of the SIAD Steering Committee and its Secretariat as well as the SIAD Core Teams and their Secretariat. The training of the SIAD Core Team can be done on an Island Region (NCR, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) or a Regional basis.

These trainers will then be responsible for training all SIAD stakeholders in crafting the SIAD Plans and implementing SIAD.

All evaluators of SIAD Plans will also undergo training in the SIAD process. Greater knowledge and proficiency will enable evaluators and monitoring staff to spot deviations or violations of the SIAD process.

The Training Team will consist of the Undersecretaries of Policy and Planning, Field Operations, and the Special Assistant to the Secretary on Civil Society. They will design and handle the training process and determine and mobilize whatever assistance they need for the process.

The Training Team will involve the other Undersecretaries who will then speak on their areas of responsibility and expertise. Selected CSOs with scientific and/or SIAD experience can also become resource persons for this Training of Trainers.

Training of SIAD Stakeholders.Once the training of trainers is done, the graduates can then take responsibility for echoing and handling the training needs in their respective SIAD areas, especially the preparatory training of SIAD stakeholders before the actual Strategic Planning Process.

6.6 Funding of CSOs Engaged in SIAD.It is the DENR policy for the community to directly benefit from all the SIAD programs. Concretely, this means that members of the community shall be directly engaged and shall implement developmental programs, projects, activities, such as, but not limited to planting, growing, nurturing, maintaining of seedlings and harvesting of products under the National Greening Program (NGP),and other DENR development initiatives as part of the SIAD process. In this way, the community will be alleviated from poverty, at the same time, increase their adaptive capacities to climate change and make significant contributions to ecosystems resilience.

Community-Based Organizations.The community can form community-based organizations (CBOs) to undertake this and other functions that may be appropriate for their community. They will then formally become part of civil society as defined by Philippine Agenda 21. The DENR can pay for the environment and natural resources related development services of the community or individuals in these communities through these CBOs.

CSOs as SIAD Service Providers.Establishing, training, guiding and mentoring these CBOs can then be outsourced to CSOs operating in the area or in the vicinity of the area. Legitimate CSOs have wide-ranging expertise in community organizing, training, creating of business development plans (necessary for the social enterprise part of SIAD) and other tasks. Among the latter, CSOs can provide DENR with an accurate picture of SIAD realities on the ground and monitoring of environmental violations. It is just and equitable if DENR fund these qualified and authentic CSOs to engage in this needed SIAD services.

Certifying and Supervising CSOs Providing SIAD Services.Outsourcing SIAD services as suggested above involves transfer of funds to CSOs. DENR will identify which authentic and qualified CSOs will provide DENR with SIAD services. This will be the responsibility of the Undersecretary for Field Operations and the Special Assistant to the Secretary for Civil Society.

DENR personnel on the ground can recommend what CSO can undertake SIAD services as detailed above. This recommendation will be examined by the Undersecretary for Field Operations and the Special Assistant to the Secretary for Civil Society. After due diligence, both the latter can either approve or disapprove the recommendation, depending on the good track record, credibility, authenticity, and integrity of the CSO. The CSO to be the service provider for the SIAD area.

The CSO chosen to be the service provider cannot be part of the SIAD Core Team. In addition, the SIAD Core Team will have supervisory oversight on the CSO service provider.

6.7 Monitoring and Evaluation.The Policy and Planning Service, through the Program Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PMED),shall conduct monitoring and evaluation of the SIAD Strategy implementation using the performance indicators identified in the SIAD Action Plan. Please refer to Annex "E" for the minimum requirement for the performance indicators.

The concerned SIAD Core Team shall submit their accomplishment reports to the Policy and Planning Service through the PMED. The PMED in turn will bring the results of their evaluation to the attention of the SIAD Steering Committee.

SECTION 7. Supplemental Guidelines.— The concerned Bureau shall issue technical bulletin and/or supplemental guidelines to effectively implement the SIAD Strategy, through the Undersecretary for Policy and Planning.

SECTION 8. Repealing Clause.— All Orders, Circulars, Memoranda, and other issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed and/or amended accordingly.

SECTION 9. Effectivity.— This Order shall take effect immediately upon publication.

(SGD.) REGINA PAZ L. LOPEZSecretary

Published in Malaya Business Insight on March 14, 2017.

Acknowledgement: U.P. Law Center dated March 16, 2017

ANNEX A

Convergence Integrated Area Development

ANNEX B

Area Management and Convergence Approach for Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems

ANNEX C

SIAD ACTION PLAN EVALUATION CRITERIA (FOR SIAD CORE TEAM)

I. Content of the SIAD Action Plan.Based on the Guidelines in the Implementation of Sustainable Integrated Area Development (SIAD),the SIAD Action Plan should contain the following details:

1. Assessment/Situational analysis of the SIAD sites.The Plan should contain the different profiles, such as, but not limited to, (i) geophysical; (ii) socio-cultural including gender analysis; (iii) economic; (iv) political; and (v) hazards/climate vulnerability. Continuous data gathering and updating is strongly encouraged here (e.g.,monthly convening of stakeholders-ensuring gender balance for harmonized strategic direction and systems mapping)

2. Systems Mapping.The Map should contain the result of the gender differentiated SWOT analysis conducted during the planning stage. This Section of the Map should contain among others, the following information: key drivers/causes of the environmental problems; land ownership; assets; temporal trends; spatial changes; carrying capacities of natural resources; supply demand scenarios; existing livelihood in the area; and affected men and women.

3. Development objectives and key result areas (KRAs). The development objectives and KRAs should be clearly indicated in the systems map. They should be SMART and will address the gaps/drivers of environmental degradation and poverty situation of men and women in the area. In addition, it should be harmonized appropriately with the existing sub-national and sectoral plans in the area to ensure convergence with other stakeholders.

4. Logical framework and/or Gantt Chart to attain such goals and objectives.It should clearly reflect the DENR national vision, mission, goals and the necessary interventions to accomplish these.

5. Proposed interventions.The proposed interventions should be clearly stated and its corresponding target outputs and outcomes. These should address the gaps/challenges identified in the assessment/situational analysis.

6. Performance indicators.Each proposed intervention should have clear performance indicators. All activities that are similar to the existing Programs/Activities/Projects (PAPs) of the Department should adopt the standard Unit Work of Measurement (UWM).GAD and GNH indicators should be specified where applicable.

7. Sustainability plan.The SIAD Action Plan should contain a plan on how the interventions will be sustained by the target women and men beneficiaries even beyond the project lifetime. It should ensure timely implementation, appropriate participation of stakeholders, local communication system, and be harmonized with DENR national strategy and agenda.

8.  Project team and institutional arrangement.The institutional arrangement on how the Plan will be implemented should be clearly stated. It includes the other National Government Agencies, CSOs and other stakeholders that will be part of the SIAD Action Plan implementation.

9. 2017-2022 work and financial plan.The Plan should contain Work and Financial Plans for 2017-2022 clearly reflecting the gender responsive activities, UWM, physical, financial, and poverty-reduction targets.

II. Selection of priority interventions.The Proponent should be able to prioritize the interventions based on the following set of criteria as indicated in the Guidelines in the Implementation of Sustainable Integrated Area Development (SIAD):

Criteria 1. Technical Viability.The proposed interventions should be assessed using the following sub-criteria:

• Relevance.The proposed interventions should be responsive to the needs of the target men and women beneficiaries which should be based on the assessment/profiling of the areas. Also, the interventions should be supportive to the outcomes of the national and sub-national development plans such as CLUP, CDP, LCCAP, LDRRMP, among others.

• Effectiveness.The proposed interventions address social injustice, inclusiveness, poverty and environmental degradation. Priority should be given to those projects that should employ an innovative climate change adaptation approach and consider existing good practices in the project design. These projects are expected to improve the lives of women and men in the communities and rehabilitate or protect the ENR in the area.

• Efficiency.The proposed interventions should be implemented at the least cost effort and reasonable time compared with other alternative approaches.

Criteria 2. Social acceptability.The proposed interventions should be acceptable to the target women and men beneficiaries and should not cause marginalization of other members/sector of the community.

Criteria 3. Economic/Financial.The proposed interventions should yield greater benefits than costs.

Criteria 4. Environmental sustainability.The proposed interventions must not pose adverse environmental impact in its implementation and operation. The project should also address other environmental problems in the area.

Criteria 5. Sustainability.The proposed project should include a sustainability plan and outline the active participation of and capability building for women and men beneficiaries throughout the project cycle to ensure continuation of the interventions beyond the project lifetime. In addition, the interventions can be replicated and scaled-up in other areas.

Criteria 6. Culturally appropriate.A deep source of uniqueness of a SIAD area is its culture. Cultural diversity is the spiritual equivalent of ecological biodiversity. SIAD Plans should contain a section on how the unique human and cultural characteristics of an area were considered, and how such considerations will be used to enhance and advance the cultural heritage strengths of an area.

ANNEX D

Process Flow for the Review and Approval of SIAD Action Plans

ANNEX D

Proposed Measures of Performance

PILLARS (Dimensions of SIAD)	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS	MINIMUM METRICS
Ecological: Environment	• Increased water quantity/stream flow discharge • Improved groundwater recharge • Increased supply of timber and non-timber products • Reduction in the deforestation and forest degradation • Decreased soil erosion and sedimentation • Improvement in species richness • Increased coral cover • Increased fish biomass • Reduction of threats • Solid waste reduction • Improved practices of men and women in NR dependent communities	• Number of men and women adopting appropriate technologies • Number of men and women in NR dependent communities actively participating in relevant activities (e.g.,reforestation, seeding, enforcement, etc.
Ecological: Climate Change Mitigation and Resiliency	• Applicable CCA-DRR indicators	• Number of households with access to disaster related information (early warning, evacuation procedures, etc.) • Number of households resettled in disaster-proof areas
Human: Health	• Decreased morbidity rate • Decreased mortality rate • Decreased malnutrition
Societal: Peace and Order	• Decreased crime rate	• Elimination of VAWC
Cultural: Education	• Improved literacy rate of women and men • Improvement in school age of children attending school	• Percent (%) women and men achieve functional and basic business literacy • Improved pupil performance vs. DepEd regional and national standards
Economic	• Decreased poverty incidence • Diversified sources of income by women and men • Improved access to credit and other productive assets by women and men • Increased household assets	• Households able to provide for own basic needs • New, sustainable livelihood sources • New bio-friendly and ENR friendly enterprises
Political: Good Governance	• Harmonization of development imperatives in SIAD Action Plan of Core Team according to Regional Development Plan and DENR national strategy and agenda • Adherence to seven dimensions of sustainable development and their principles • Adherence to Open Data principles (transparency, accountability, participation) • Cultural profiling and gender analysis per priority area • Trainor's training • Established mechanisms for active participation of women and men in designing, implementing, evaluating project activities and decision making
Gross National Happiness	• Living standards • Education • Health • Environment • Community Vitality • Time-use • Psychological well-being • Good Governance • Cultural resilience and promotion	• Improvement in positive survey responses vs. baseline   • Number of active associations of men and women initiating community projects