RANAO (AGUS) RIVER BASIN




Location



Area               : 1,987.08 sq. km.
Region           : X, ARMM
Provinces      : Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur
Towns/Cities : 39
Barangays      : 835
Outlet             : Iligan bay
Est. Pop’n       : 1,274,566 (2010)
RBO                 : Ranao (Agus) River Basin
RDC Reso.       : RDC-X Resolution No.63 (2014)
Forestland       : 1,509.24 sq. km.
A&D                  : 408.62 sq. km.
NGP Area         : 15.88 sq. km. (as of October, 2015)

VISION

“A well protected, conserved, and sustainably developed and managed river basin for the socio-economic benefits and cultural preservation of the people in Lanao.”

MISSION

“Promote Human, Environmental and Ecological Security”

CRITICAL WATERSHEDS
  1. Lake Lanao Watershed
PROTECTED AREAS
  1. Lake Lanao Watershed Forest Reserve
ECOSYTEM SERVICES

  • Groundwater availability: 1,745.4 MCM
  • Est. GW storage: 7,246 MCM
  • Est. GW recharge: 542 MCM/yr


  • Agriculture:
  • Rice prod.: 345,087 mt
  • Corn prod.: 493,357 mt
  • Livestock: 28,592 mt
  • Poultry: 2,429,884 heads
  • Fisheries:
  • Region 10: 153,644 mt


  • Hydroelectric Power Plants: 727 MW Agus 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7


  • Flora: 219 species
  • Fauna: 127 species
  • KBAs: 9 (198,709 has.)


  • Maria Cristina Falls
  • Mt. Piagayungan Mountain Range

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS
  • Stigma and social stratification
  • Tenure and land issues
  • Increasing population
  • Resource use conflict
  • Poor health and sanitation services
  • Overlapping mandates
  • Weak regulatory mechanisms
  • Weak institutional settings
  • Weak inter-sectoral collaboration and participation
  • Weak enforcement
  • Peace and order problem
  • Poor governance
  • Weak information/decision support systems
  • Patronage politics
  • Natural resources degradation
  • Flooding, landslides, erosions, extreme climate effects, etc.
STRATEGIES
  • Water Resources Management Program
  • Watershed Management Rehabilitation
  • Biodiversity and Wetland Management
  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Program
  • Human Development Program
  • Institutional Development and River Basin Governance

River Basin Organization

Ranao Agus River Basin Management Council