Climate Change Versus Filipinos' Resiliency
Among the nations facing the worst of climate change is the Philippines which is further worsened by its geography. Just located above the equator, the Philippines face a tremendously high temperature throughout the year. Being an archipelago in the Pacific, the country finds itself frequently battered and dishelved by typhoons, threatened by rising water levels, and experiencing unpredictable weather. These changes in the physical environment, whether abrupt or gradual give Filipinos a harsh consequence. Families are displaced, livelihoods are lost, critical infrastructure is damaged due to coastal inundation and storm surges. On the other hand, excessive droughts and excessive rainfall disturb agriculture, potentially resulting in food and economic crises in rural communities.
These transformations have a major cause that lie in the staggering amounts of greenhouse gases that are emitted as a consequence of human actions. Global warming raises the temperature which causes the polar ice caps to melt and consequently the level of water to rise increasing the amount of flood in low-lying areas. The illegal felling of trees for timber and clearing land in cities for buildings contributes to the deforestation of the Philippines, which in turn produces soil erosion and makes it difficult for the forests to reduce carbon dioxide levels. Moreover, urbanization and the poor disposal of garbage increases pollution and induces a cycle which exacerbates climate change worldwide.
All these obstacles aside among other solutions Filipinos have more hope than despair many have survived countless disasters and continue to do the same. Many communities that have been sorely affected by a natural disaster have a tendency to unify themselves in times of need through "bayanihan" which is a Filipino tradition of community.
Reference/s:
https://www.greenpeace.org.ph
https://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph
https://www.undp.org
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