The respite from reclamation activities in Manila Bay could give the country’s engineers and marine scientists time to study and design coastal engineering solutions that could mitigate its adverse impacts, according to experts. | krixiasINQ /PDI
“But we need to take a look at scientific merits of having them constructed, what are their pros and cons, what can make it successful and what could threaten it, what are its unintended consequences,” he added.So “until such time that you have a clear idea of what is being lost and whether it can be recovered, or whether technology can be used to minimize impacts, then it’s only right that we wait first,” Siringan said.
This developed as the PCIEERD led a coastal resilience summit hosted by Mariano Marcos State University in Batac, Ilocos Norte province to discuss different experiences and projects both here and abroad in improving coastal resilience. But “what is happening in Manila is happening across the country,” Paringit said, as sea level rise and coastal erosion happen at varying degrees across the country.At least 60 percent of the country’s population live in coastal communities, leaving them vulnerable to these climate change-related impacts.“And while not everyone will suffer severe problems, they will likely experience one or few types of coastal hazards and suffer long-term events,” Paringit added.
For now, the PCIEERD is bankrolling some P172.5 million worth of coastal engineering projects such as sea walls across the Philippines.
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