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Gov’t Strengthens Anti-flood Design Standards for Dams, Rivers Due to Climate Change

Gov’t Strengthens Anti-flood Design Standards for Dams, Rivers Due to Climate Change

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Wednesday announced a set of countermeasures to deal with flooding and other natural disasters anticipated due to global climate change, vowing to drastically strengthen anti-flood design standards for dams and rivers. Under the new measures, local dams and rivers will be designed to withstand the heaviest [...]