Science-Based Approach

EDITORIAL

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With the reforms in the budget process, authorities should listen to the experts and review the approach to flood control.

Scientists and engineers who are not engaged in pocketing public funds have stressed the need for a more science-based and integrated approach in water management.

That's right—it's water management, which means harvesting rainwater alongside tapping fresh water resources, and redirecting or treating the water for useful purposes, from household and industrial use to agriculture and other human activities.