From the materials I recently gathered (thanks to Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources), I wish to share with you the following:
What is climate change?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) refers to climate change as "any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity."
What are the impacts of climate change?
Climate change is indeed a global environmental problem. As industries, the transport sector and other human activities continue to pump more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the planet is now becoming more vulnerable to potential impacts. Ranging from severe droughts and heavy downpours to ocean acidification and spread of vector-borne diseases, climate change rapidly becomes a major threat in various parts of the globe.
The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report cited that coastal areas, especially heavily-populated megadelta regions in South, East and Southeast Asia, will be at greatest risk due to increased flooding from the sea and, in some megadeltas, flooding from the rivers.
The whole world will be affected by rising sea levels. Changes in weather and climate could severely affect fisherfolks and coastal communities because of floods. When there is too little or too much rainfall during growing seasons, agricultural productivity will suffer, thus affecting food security.
So now the clarion call is sounded: Let us do our share in helping conserve our environment before it becomes too late.
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