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BY MAE SINGUAY
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
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BACOLOD City – Councilors want the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) to prepare for the water shortage that may be brought by a possible dry spell.
Sounding the alarm on the possible warming of the Pacific Ocean, the Australian weather bureau projected a long dry spell that could start at the end of 2017 or early 2018, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) said.
In view of this, the SP asked Baciwa to submit specific plans to cushion the impact of the expected water shortage.
The Philippines and other poor countries in the Asia-Pacific region should prepare for “another climatic threat,” the SP said in a resolution, citing the warning from the Australian weather bureau.
They are encouraged to establish “small water-impounding systems and solar-powered irrigation systems for drinking and continued vegetation of plants,” read part of the SP resolution.
The Malaysia-based National Water Services Commission also urged water operators and stakeholders in Asian countries “to be prepared for a water crisis in the event of a dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon.”
“This threat should thereby serve as an eye-opener for our water district,” the resolution, authored by Councilor Sonya Verdeflor, further stated./PN
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