Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Environment and Climate Change

The Critical Role of Waste Management in Preventing Flooding in the Philippines

Poor enforcement of environmental laws and substandard solid waste management efforts by Local Government Units are once again on the chopping board and were...

The Challenges the Philippines Faces in Disaster Response and Management

The Philippines has been resilient in facing formidable forces of nature ever since the dawn of time. Situated directly in the path of powerful typhoons...

Environmental Justice Not ‘Color Blind’ in Puerto Princesa’s Green Justice Hall

With Puerto Princesa City being declared as a Green Justice Zone in November 2023, its resultant Green Justice Hall now enhances coordination and communication...

Reality Check: Grim Evidences that Climate Change is Happening

From October until November 15, Kristine, Leon, Marce, Nikka, Ofel, and Pepito made their presence felt in the Philippines, damaging properties, agriculture, and the...

Climate Change and its Effects on Agriculture

Farmers will most likely agree that reduced crop yield and livestock disease as the main effects of climate change on agriculture that have substantially...

Rising Above the Ruins of Kristine and Leon

The country’s northernmost province of Batanes was among those that were severely hit by Super Typhoon Leon, which came just a few days after...

‘Kristine’ Aftermath a Wake-up Call for Long-term Flood Control Program

Republic Act 10121, or the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, explicitly provides that officials will be held accountable for their negligence or inaction...

Scientist Urges Reverting Manila Bay Ponds to Mangroves

An expert is urging to revert 44,000 hectares, or 80 percent of Manila Bay ponds into mangroves to restore coastal protection, regulate flooding, control...

Informal Settler in River Easements: a Danger to the Community

A typical river found in cities in the Philippines will have one thing in common: makeshift houses perched along its banks built by informal...

Going Green: Using Nature-Based Solutions to Prevent Flooding

Our decision-makers need to have a deeper understanding of the destructive force of water and its relationship with land to significantly prevent flooding in...

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