President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s order to infuse an additional P1 billion into Project NOAH, which is managed by UPRI, is expected to boost impact-based forecasting developed by NOAH researchers using years of historical data, satellite imagery, rainfall records, and other datasets.
Marcos’ directive to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reflects his administration’s data-driven approach to governance, recognizing science’s role in policymaking and infrastructure planning. UPRI’s NOAH, in particular, provides scientific data that can help guide the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ‘s national infrastructure spending.
Science-backed buildup
Founded in 2012, Project NOAH seeks to support disaster risk reduction and management, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and related efforts through research, development and extension services.
For its part, the Department of Public Works and Highways has begun laying the technical foundation for future, science-backed flood management infrastructure to strengthen long-term disaster preparedness and climate change risk response nationwide.
At President Marcos’s directive to enhance nationwide flood resiliency, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the updating of all flood management master plans to protect Filipinos from massive flooding year after year.
