[1.2] Climate Change in the Philippines

• climate change

  • Any significant change in the climate such as temperature, and precipitation among others, that lasts for a considerable amount of time.
  • It is considered the World’s most pressing issue.
• causes of climate change

  • natural
  • anthropogenic
• natural


  Due to the output of energy from the sun, the ocean’s natural cooling and warming cycles, and constant variability in volcanic activity.
• anthropogenic


  Man-made or human-induced type of climate change.
• effects of climate change on agriculture

  • Changes in yield;
  • Increases in pests and diseases salinization of irrigation water;
  • Decrease in livestock production and spoilage;
  • Unpredictable farming conditions.
• effects of climate change on fisheries/marine resources

  • Changes in yield;
  • Increases in pests and diseases salinization of irrigation water;
  • Decrease in livestock production and spoilage;
  • Unpredictable farming conditions;
  • Carbon dioxide dissolves in the ocean forms carbonic acid and increases the acidity of the ocean water;
  • Reduces carbonate in the oceans that makes it harder for shell-forming organisms to grow;
  • Sea life mortality.
• effects of climate change on coastal resources

  • Inundation of low-lying areas;
  • Infrastructure damage and submergence of dwellings;
  • Wetland and rice land losses;
  • Loss of habitat;
  • Human displacement.
• effects of climate change on forestry/terrestrial biodiversity

  • Forest loss to drought, wildfires, infestation, diseases;
  • Species migration and loss.
• effects of climate change on health

  • Heat-related mortality;
  • Infectious diseases and premature death;
  • Respiratory illness; chronic disease;
  • Human displacement (short-term and long-term).
• ways to address climate change

  • conserve water
  • make recycling a habit
  • generate clean green energy
  • travel green
  • speak up and get involved
  • 5Rs
• conserve water


  Reducing the amount of energy used in pumping water reduces carbon emissions that contribute to greenhouse gases.
• make recycling a habit


  Reduce waste by eliminating the need for new materials to make new products.
• generate clean green energy


  Use solar panels to generate your own renewable energy.
• travel green


  Walk often and support public mass transportation to reduce carbon footprints.
• speak up and get involved


  Support environmental advocacies and commit to actions protecting the world.
• what are the 5Rs?

  • reducing
  • recycling
  • refusing
  • reusing
  • rot