05/18/2007: Los Baños, Philippines
Climate Risk Management Strategies for the Angat Reservoir: Stakeholder Workshop (IRI in collaboration with the Institute for Strategic Planning and Policy Studies (ISPPS) at the University of the Philippines, Los Baños); participants included all project stakeholders from PAGASA (Philippine met service); National Water Resources Board (NWRB); National Irrigation Administration (NIA) – Bulacan province and national offices; Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS); Manila Water Company (MWCI); Maynilad Water Services Inc. (MWSI); and National Power Corporation (NPC); covered progress on: the development and experimental uptake of a reservoir model (built from the NWRB model) that integrates seasonal streamflow forecasts, building capacity at PAGASA to provide streamflow forecasts, and institutional landscaping efforts that have built a stronger understanding of the context in which reservoir model would be tested and used.