SUMMARY:

This policy brief explores potential policy recommendations and reforms needed to preserve the Sta. Cruz Watershed, emphasizing the need for a holistic and inclusive approach. By adopting both top-down and bottom-up strategies, all community members can be engaged in every step of the watershed management process. This inclusive participation can assist decision-makers in crafting policies and programs that aim to enhance the overall quality of the Sta. Cruz Watershed.

Authors: John Vincent J. Bucal, Gizelle I. De los Santos, and Arienne Therese B. Guinto

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Note:

This policy brief is an output of the participants of the Development Innovations and Policy Laboratory (DIP Lab) Policy Hackathon, Polisiya, Pasya, Syensya: Sta Cruz Watershed, and is intended to promote policy-relevant ideas among key decision makers. This publication has been internally reviewed but not peer-reviewed. Published by the Center for Strategic Planning and Policy Studies, and the Development Innovations and Policy Laboratory, under the College of Public Affairs and Development, University of the Philippines Los Baños.