Published June 30, 2021, 12:38 PM
The European Space Agency and the Philippine Space Agency (PSA) will soon implement the € 10 million (P580 million) National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Program for the Philippines (CopPhil) to help strengthen the country’s resilience to natural disasters and climate change.
This was announced by European Union (EU) Delegation to the Philippines Ambassador Luc Véron during the recent webinar, “Beyond the Stars, Reach out to the Skies,” held on June 25.
European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Véron (EU Delegation to the Philippines)
Jointly developed by the EU and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), CopPhil is a pioneering initiative – the first and only one in the ASEAN region – that will be deployed in the third quarter of 2021.
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