Manila, April 25 -- All structures in the country must be able to withstand natural calamities such as strong typhoons and earthquakes.
"Based on one of the priority areas of the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), an infrastructure has to be climate smart and disaster resilient in order to save lives. For instance, a hotel or school can stand more than 300 kph tropical cyclone," said Glenn Banaguas, organizer of the Climate Smart and Disaster Resilient ASEAN conference.
According to Dr. Francis Aldrine Uy, the Dean of Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering at the Mapua University, there is a need to install systems such as the Universal Structural Health Evaluation and Recording System (USHER).
The conference, keynoted...