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00:00At the point of view, Professor Antonio Contreras will discuss the changes in the government's flood control projects

00:08according to the climate change that the President has ordered, Professor.

00:18Good morning and thank you very much.

00:22We always hear now, in the aftermath of Typhoon Christine,

00:27that the flood control projects are not enough.

00:31Where are the flood control projects?

00:33People are looking for them,

00:36those who did not spend billions of Pesos from the government.

00:42It is true that we should be looking for them,

00:45especially during the pandemic.

00:48But the more important question is,

00:50are our flood control projects enough for now?

00:54I mean, not the majority.

00:57But the quality and design.

01:00Because back then, this type of infrastructure was designed,

01:04such as dams, dikes, irrigation canals.

01:10Our climate looks normal.

01:14Now, it turns out that it is not normal.

01:18Let's just look at what happened to Typhoon Christine.

01:21The eyes are on Isabela.

01:24But the wind is on Southern Tagalog.

01:30And the rain.

01:32The rain.

01:33The rain that was poured,

01:35in normal days, it would take two months

01:39before we can save.

01:40It was poured only for one day.

01:43So this means that our infrastructure is not enough.

01:47The design needs to be changed.

01:50We need to think.

01:52We need to change.

01:54And our President Marcos is right

01:57that he ordered the DPWH and other government agencies

02:01to fix the design of our infrastructures

02:05that will fight against floods

02:07because it turns out that they are not enough.

02:10That even if they spend money,

02:13even if it is not enough,

02:15it may not be able to stop.

02:18The level of our oceans is increasing due to climate change.

02:22The rain and wind are increasing.

02:25It is unbearable.

02:27We need to think.

02:30And there are those who say that we can plant trees.

02:33Let's fix the mangroves.

02:35That's right.

02:36Mangrove forests are resistant to surges.

02:40And we know that trees stop the erosion of the land

02:44if we call it landslide.

02:47But we know that when we plant trees,

02:50it takes a long time for it to grow.

02:52So this is a long-term solution.

02:54What we need is a quick solution.

02:57And that is just one of the solutions

03:00if we think about these flood controls together

03:05and we will use science.

03:07There are already many available studies or researches

03:10on how we will face the new challenges of climate change.

03:14But as I said, one day,

03:16let's listen to science.

03:17Let's listen to experts.

03:19They are the ones who know.

03:20Let's not just rant on the internet.

03:24That's okay.

03:26It adds to the noise.

03:28What we need now is a quick solution.

03:30What we need is determination

03:32to think about what we will do.

03:35Spend the right amount of money

03:37so that we can face the next floods and storms.

03:44That's my point of view.

03:46Thank you very much.

03:47And I'll see you in the studio.

03:50Thank you, Professor Contreras.

Punto De Vista | Pagbabago sa flood control projects ng gobyerno na naaayon sa climate change

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