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Project NOAH is the Philippines' primary disaster risk reduction and management program under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). It was initially launched by DOST and its attached agencies, and the University of the Philippines. ==Description== Project NOAH was a response to President Benigno Aquino III's call on a better disaster prevention and mitigation system in the Philippines. It was publicly launched by President Aquino, project head Mahar Lagmay, and other government officials in Marikina on 6 July 2012. The program combines science and technology for disaster risk reduction and management. It is also responsive program that aims to provide a 6 hours lead-time warning to people from concerned agencies involved in disaster prevention and mitigation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=legPDefATVk )〕 The project also uses advanced technologies to enhance current geo-hazard vulnerability maps. It is also developed with the help of the National Institute of Geological Sciences and the College of Engineering of the University of the Philippines, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) and the Science and Technology Information Institute (STII).〔〔 The project is now composed of twenty-one institutions from local and private sectors including media and telecommunication companies.〔 The program includes seven major components describes as follows: distribution of hydrometeorological devices such as automated rain gauges and water level monitoring stations in major river basins and flood prone areas; development of a three-dimensional flood inundation and hazard maps; storm surge assessment and mitigation; a flood center; local development and operation of doppler radar systems and landslide sensors; and the use of television and web portal to display real-time weather conditions.〔 The program has been dubbed as the country's leading disaster prevention and mitigation program. ARKO, another mobile app under Project NOAH received the World Summit Awards Mobile Content under the e-Inclusion and Empowerment category in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dost.gov.ph/index.php/knowledge-resources/news/34-2014-news/617-project-noah-mobile-app-wins-international-award )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Project NOAH (Philippines)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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