THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines-Visayas was allotted P6.3 million for its various projects, including coastline protection.

The university’s Public Information Office said that Senator Pia Cayetano pushed the funding as part of her “Futures Thinking and Strategic Foresight Initiatives.”

“The program title is ‘Capacity Building, Policy Review, and Innovative Legislation Toward Coastline Protection and Development for a Sustainable Future,’” the university said.

“The program is designed with the general aim of protecting and developing coastlines and communities for a sustainable future,” it added.

UPV proposed a three-year program that shall accomplish the following:
• establish partnerships for integrated coastline protection, resilience, and sustainable development through Science and evidence-based capacity development and stakeholder engagement;
• conduct policy review and publish a development compendium that contributes to coastline protection and resilience, and to the sustainable development goals of the country; and
• draft proposed legislation creating a National Center for Coastline Protection, Resilience, and Sustainable Development.