CEBU CITY-- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-PAGASA turned over Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) to Toledo City and Dumanjug, Cebu on October 24 to enable the recipient-communities to respond to warning messages appropriately ans in a timely manner and to avoid flood-related damage and losses.
DOST-7 regional director
Engr. Jesus Zamora, Jr said, DOST7 is one with PAGASA in
bringing new technologies and innovations to Central Visayas for disaster
management and risk reduction and there is a need to prepare for more
extreme weather conditions in the region.
Zamora bared that DOST-PAGASA with the Government of South Korea through the National Disaster Management and Research Institute (NDMI), implemented the USD$1-Million project called “Strengthening the Capability of the Republic of the Philippines on Disaster Risk Reduction” that is funded under South Korea’s Global Projects on Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR).
This is the first-ever
project in the Province of Cebu with implementation dates from June to November
this year. The project aims to provide
as much prior warning as possible of an impending flood to the authorities and
the general public and to improve the disaster risk reduction capabilities of
Toledo City and Dumanjug town.
Zamora thanked the South Korean government for its active support for the welfare and economic growth of developing nations through undertakings such as these.
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