The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines is calling for the holding of an immediate multisectoral dialogue to address and avert a looming water crisis in the country.
ECCP vice president Henry Schumacher cited a need for the government, private sector and water stakeholders to meet and come out with solutions amid the current El Niño and water levels dropping to critical levels.
Schumacher said the two top priorities were to ensure enough water supply for the agriculture sector and the consumers.
“Metro Manila along with several key cities in the country including Angeles, Baguio, Cebu, and Davao will most likely experience severe water shortage by 2025. What we are experiencing right now are telling signs that point in that direction,” Schumacher said.
The Philippines is the second Southeast Asian country to sound the alarm on scarcity of water supply after Thailand did last month.
