Climate Change

ASIA and the Pacific are at a critical crossroad. In recent decades, rapid development has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty while bringing the region to higher living standards.

CLIMATE change argues for a close integration of mitigation and adaptation plans into development thinking.

RICE production will decline by as much as 75 percent in the Philippines if it is not quick enough to adapt to and put in place safeguards against climate change.The decline starts in 2020, according to a study made by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and released this week during a high level regional meeting…

President Gloria Arroyo said Wednesday that the world leaders should keep their economies afloat without forgetting about climate-change concerns.

GENEVA—Because of its exposure to natural hazards, the Philippines is one of the unsafest places on earth.

MANILA, Philippines – The proposed Climate Change Act of 2009 was passed by the Senate on third and final reading, along with 11 other bills as Congress holds its last session day today.

ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza on Friday stressed the need to shift to low carbon economy to address the climate change.

South Korea has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for more investments in developing new and renewable sources of energy.

Brussels, (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has welcomed news that the text which will guide negotiations up to the December Copenhagen Climate Summit includes a recognition that a “just transition” is needed for workers whose livelihoods are likely to be affected by global efforts to make deep cuts in carbon emissions.

The world’s scientific community has been talking of unprecedented warming of the global climate system these last 1,300 years. Most of this warming has been attributed to human influence or anthropogenic factors.

Newspaper section: NewsProper and timely intervention, including efficient water management, is needed to help ease the impact of climate change on the farming sector, a recent study says.

SUMMER is here. Then why is it raining hard in April? Thirty years ago, summer was always humid and dry. We all know the months of March and April are rainless while November to February are chilly months. When rain starts to pour in May, most kids are out in the streets playing and enjoying…

MANILA, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned Southeast Asian nations to take timely action to adapt to climate change because the “business as usual” attitude of the world could result in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines experiencing combined damage equivalent to almost 7 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) every year…

THE Asian Development Bank warned that rice yield potential in the Philippines and other Asian countries are likely to decline by half due to the impact of climate change.

The Philippines needs $1.6 billion to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 40 percent and contribute to global efforts in arresting climate change, the Asian Development Bank said in a study released yesterday.

WITH rice harvests cut in half and islands disappearing as sea levels rise, Southeast Asia will be hit hard by global warming, the Asian Development Bank warned in a study released yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – Poor countries most likely to bear the brunt of the effects of climate change will need an additional $50 billion in funding each year, according to a report released in time for this year’s Earth Day celebration.

MANILA, Philippines – Nations worldwide are set to celebrate Earth Day today with the theme “Green Generation: Towards Low Carbon Development for Survival Against Climate Change.”

MANILA, Philippines – Secretary Lito Atienza has created a Climate Change Office (CCO) at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to “strengthen” his office’s position as lead agency for climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives.

Brussels, 15 April 2009 (ITUC OnLine): A trade union initiative for integrating social justice within the transition to a low carbon economy has been launched by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in the negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 

MANILA, Philippines – Shell companies in the Philippines (SciP) country chairman Edgar Chua joined major players from the business sector and non-government organisations (NGOs) in spearheading a project called “The Philippine Imperative”, which draws up a roadmap of solutions with adaptation and mitigation strategies to complement the efforts of the local and national government in…

Water shortages are predicted across large parts of Africa, Europe and Asia Growing world population will cause a “perfect storm” of food, energy and water shortages by 2030, the UK government chief scientist has warned.

Good manufacturing jobs helped create the middle class in the 20th century. Good green jobs could play the same role in the 21st century. And the union movement is poised to lead the charge to clean up our environment and create good jobs.

CEBU, Philippines – To help ease the impact of climate change, Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival wants to include the school curriculums a subject on environment.

MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila was ranked seventh “most vulnerable” to climate change among provinces and districts in Southeast Asia.

Metro Manila is the seventh most vulnerable to climate change among 132 provinces or districts in Southeast Asia, according to a new study.

Global climate is undeniably getting warmer, but the term “climate change” itself is natural and gradual. We are now in the warming phase of the earth before another ice age hits again.

Can we stop climate change? Or global warming? The answer is a big no We cannot stop climate change and therefore we cannot prevent global warming. It is all right to be so passionate and emotional about these issues but not to the point of being irrational.

The World Bank has agreed to purchase carbon emission reduction credits worth $3.2 million from the bioethanol project of Roxas Holdings Inc. in Negros Occidental over the next four years.

The UNDP is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. In 2000, at the Millennium Summit, world leaders pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which aim to cut poverty in half by 2015. The Country Director of…