Published February 14, 2021, 9:40 AM
The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) and the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) have launched the Philippine Groundwater Outlook (PhiGO) website, which seeks to mitigate the adverse impacts of flood and drought in selected areas in the country.
This was disclosed by DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña in his weekly report on Friday, Feb. 12.
According to him, researchers from the AdMU, with the support from DOST-PCIEERD, have developed a decision support system in monitoring the groundwater quality and quantity in nine highly urbanized water critical cities in the country.