Climate Change and the Resiliency of Filipinos


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Climate Change and the Resiliency of Filipinos


It is undeniable that climate change is one of the biggest threats the contemporary world is facing today and it even more so in the Philippines. The average temperature is rising, the number of typhoons in a year has increased, the rain fall is erratic and tides are going higher than before. As a result, there has been a lot of destruction. Environmental shifts such as these have, in many cases, affected agriculture, infrastructure and sources of income along with water bodies in the rural and coastal areas of the Philippines.


Owning to its archipelagic geography, natural calamities are frequent in the Philippines and with the phenomenon of climate change billions get added into the already existing damage. This leads to disorganized settlements and therefore no proper measures against forest cover leading poor drainage disasters, aeolian storms occurring where trees are lacking, and using oil and coal power. But even with these, Filipino’s have showed resistance against those odds remarkably well. Like people helping each other through the difficult times when they are forced to evacuate due to typhoons or living islands as is the case in many areas where sustainable practices already exist, the sense of bayanihan is still alive.


People and Government must unite if the impact of climate change enacting any drastic measures for the safety of the future generation is to be a success. An active rethinking towards investments in clean and renewable energy, building climate resilient infrastructures and afforestation programs is paramount. Campaigns for education should encourage responsible behavior such as the use of less plastic, the use of water resources prudently, eating the local organic foods, etc. By adopting resilience and sustainability in one of the developing countries, the Philippines has a chance to win the battle against climate change for the good of the people’s tomorrow.


*References:


PAGASA. (2024). Climate Change in the Philippines: Risks and Responses.

Climate Reality Project Philippines. (2024). Adapting to Climate Change.*


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