To help address the problems of recurring water hazards due to inclement weather conditions, the Department of Science and Technology has granted almost P78 million budget for the establishment of a
water infrastructure in Cagayan Valley.
DOST, in a statement on Wednesday, June 9, said that the SWIM R&D is a project under NICER which aims to “introduce innovative water management approaches by institutionalizing a university-based water research center to undertake R&D education, capacity building programs in the water resources sector and river basins, and provide technical extension services.”
De la Peña also expressed his full support for the project noting the effect of heavy flooding that was experienced by the region during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses in November last year – as well as the threats to water availability. In approaching these kinds of water hazards, DOST said that the center will primarily undertake four complementary R&D projects which include Smart Water Resources Planning and Development of Water Resources Projects and Interventions; Integrated Assessment and Analysis of Hydraulic Assets for Sustainable and Resilient Flood Control Infrastructures; GIS-Based Decision Support Tool in Managing, Monitoring and Applying Intervention of Water Infrastructure for Smart Cities: Case for Cauayan...
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