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    Ethics 1 KALIWA DAM

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    The Kaliwa Dam Project aims to address water shortages in Metro Manila but would require flooding forested areas and displacing indigenous communities. While it could provide additional water supplies, there are environmental and social concerns including destroying biodiversity and violating the rights of indigenous people. The author argues the project is not morally right given the significant damages versus the benefits and there may be better alternatives like protecting forest watersheds to ensure sustainable water sources.

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    The Kaliwa Dam Project aims to address water shortages in Metro Manila but would require flooding forested areas and displacing indigenous communities. While it could provide additional water supplies, there are environmental and social concerns including destroying biodiversity and violating the rights of indigenous people. The author argues the project is not morally right given the significant damages versus the benefits and there may be better alternatives like protecting forest watersheds to ensure sustainable water sources.

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    The Kaliwa Dam Project aims to address water shortages in Metro Manila but would require flooding forested areas and displacing indigenous communities. While it could provide additional water supplies, there are environmental and social concerns including destroying biodiversity and violating the rights of indigenous people. The author argues the project is not morally right given the significant damages versus the benefits and there may be better alternatives like protecting forest watersheds to ensure sustainable water sources.

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    The Kaliwa Dam Project aims to address water shortages in Metro Manila but would require flooding forested areas and displacing indigenous communities. While it could provide additional water supplies, there are environmental and social concerns including destroying biodiversity and violating the rights of indigenous people. The author argues the project is not morally right given the significant damages versus the benefits and there may be better alternatives like protecting forest watersheds to ensure sustainable water sources.

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    Is the Kaliwa Dam Project morally right?

    Water is one of the basic needs of every living organisms that is readily available in our
    environment, yet water scarcity is one of the major problems which many Filipinos are suffering.
    In Metro Manila, Maynilad and Manila Water, the distributors of water supply must conduct
    rotation supply interruption most commonly during dry season just so the supply would last
    enough until the wet season. As a solution, our government made a deal with China to fund Kaliwa
    Dam that would add 600M liters of water reservoir per day. [1] However, the construction of the
    said Dam would immerse forests, and mountainous parts of Quezon and Rizal as well as Sierra
    Madre, the longest mountain range in the Philippines which protects the Philippines from
    destructing typhoons. Moreover, it would destroy the existing biodiversity in the area and would
    drive the indigenous communities residing in the affected area to relocate. With all these damages
    that the construction of Kaliwa Dam would cause, I believe that to proceed with this project is to
    break moral laws.

    According to New Centennial Water Source (NCWS), existing water supply will not be
    enough to meet the demand of Metro Manila before 2025.[2] According to President Duterte, he
    would do everything in his power to find solution for the Metro Manila’s water shortage, even if
    this solution compromises the environment[3]. Following the ideals of Utilitarianism, the Kaliwa
    Dam Project will bring damage (pain) more than benefits(pleasure). It is true that it will be a big
    aid to the water scarcity however, there are alternative solution for water crisis. As opposed to the
    project, forests can be an optimal land cover for catchments for drinking water supply. Forest
    watersheds are one of the primary sources of water needed for domestic, agricultural, industrial,
    and ecological consumption.[4] Destroying the natural source of water that could last for
    generations rather than concrete with a deadline could be of high risk in the long run.

    “The Project will also indirectly impact 56 indigenous people (IP) households and will place
    around 284 IP households at risk of flooding and other effects of possible dam failure or dam
    break.”[5] The project is a violation of the rights of IP represented by the Agta-Dumagat-
    Remontado tribe as they have the right to not allow the destruction of their habitation. This in
    accordance to Environmental Compliance Certification (ECC) wherein a permit from the
    community residing in an ecological reserve is needed before building any infrastructure known
    as Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) to include the public in decision-making process. The
    Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued the ECC completely omitting FRIZ
    omitting.[6] Regardless, the IP expressed their non-compliance and strong opposition to the project
    and by not acknowledging this, Kaliwa Dam Project violates the requirement of the Environmental
    Impact Statement for a socially acceptable project.

    [1]
    Garcia, Angelica. “What Is the Kaliwa Dam Project?” GMA News Online. GMA News Online, October 29, 2019.
    https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/713465/what-is-the-kaliwa-dam-project/story/.
    [4]
    Forests are key for high quality water supply. (2011, March 18). Retrieved November 17, 2019, from
    http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/53391/icode/.
    [2][5]
    https://emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kaliwa-Dam_Executive-Summary.pdf
    [3][6].
    Conde, Mavic. “Kaliwa Dam Project Earns Environmental Clearance despite Alleged Violations.” Rappler, October 22, 2019.
    https://www.rappler.com/nation/243149-kaliwa-dam-project-earns-environmental-clearance-alleged-violations.
    Despite of the Kaliwa Dam being a highly probable solution to meet future needs in water
    supply, there is also an absolute certainty that it would be risky to the environment, biodiversity,
    and indigenous people in the affected areas. It could bring more damage than benefits that is why
    I stand with the people. Kaliwa Dam Project is immoral and a violation of human rights.

    [1]
    Garcia, Angelica. “What Is the Kaliwa Dam Project?” GMA News Online. GMA News Online, October 29, 2019.
    https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/713465/what-is-the-kaliwa-dam-project/story/.
    [4]
    Forests are key for high quality water supply. (2011, March 18). Retrieved November 17, 2019, from
    http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/53391/icode/.
    [2][5]
    https://emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kaliwa-Dam_Executive-Summary.pdf
    [3][6].
    Conde, Mavic. “Kaliwa Dam Project Earns Environmental Clearance despite Alleged Violations.” Rappler, October 22, 2019.
    https://www.rappler.com/nation/243149-kaliwa-dam-project-earns-environmental-clearance-alleged-violations.

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