Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise
Local Government Units urged to adopt science-based disaster prepared tools
June 2, 2014
Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise
June 2, 2014
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 28 (PIA) – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has appealed to local government units, disaster managers, and other stakeholders to adopt science and technology –based tools to boost their disaster preparedness.
“We at the DOST believe that we could use science to better understand and improve our disaster planning and preparations at the national and local levels,” DOST Assistant Secretary Raymund Liboro said.
Liboro was here Monday to represent Secretary Mario Montejo as keynote speaker of the the 16th and final leg of the “Iba na ang Panahon: Science for Safer Communities” roadshow.
The two-day information campaign showcased the latest S&T tools like 3D hazard maps, flood models, Project NOAH website hazard simulation software, and mobile applications.
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