DBM: Project NOAH gets P1 billion for flood forecasting
The Philippine Department of Budget and Management has released P1 billion to the University of the Philippines for Project NOAH to enhance AI-powered flood forecasting. The initiative aims to shift disaster management from reactive to proactive by using advanced predictive modeling.
Why it matters
This investment represents a strategic move to mitigate the economic and human costs of frequent flooding in the Philippines through technological innovation.
MANILA, Philippines - With parts of Luzon still submerged by floods due to heavy rains, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P1 billion to the University of the Philippines System to enhance Project NOAH's artificial intelligence-powered flood forecasting and disaster prevention.
The funding will support Project NOAH or the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards in enhancing predictive flood modeling and real-time hazard assessments, to help the government respond before disasters strike, the DBM said in a statement.
"This P1-billion investment in Project NOAH is an investment in prevention. We are putting science, AI and real-time hazard information to work so government can act earlier, communities can prepare better and more Filipino lives and livelihoods can be protected," acting Budget Secretary Kim Robert de Leon said.
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