THE NATIONAL Water Resources Board (NWRB) has entered into a partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency in a water project for the Pampanga River Basin.
The NWRB said in a statement that the project will involve the establishment of the Integrated Water Resources Management Information System that aims to improve water resources planning, management, and regulation in the river basin.
“With the improvement and expansion of the project covering the entire Pampanga River Basin, it is expected that we will be able to reap more benefits from this project, specifically, in terms of water allocation and distribution, irrigation and flood analysis,” NWRB Executive Director Sevillo D. David, Jr. said in the statement.
“Consequently, this also means more work from both our ends, but this is a very much welcome challenge in which the NWRB is up to,” he added.
According to the NWRB, the South Korean government will provide software, equipment, and materials for the water project.
Experts from South Korea will also be deployed to the Philippines to help in the implementation and train personnel.
“The scope of this foreign grant is spread (over) a four-year period from 2021 to 2025,” NWRB said. — Revin Mikhael D. Ochave
