Climate Change

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What is Weather?• specific event or condition that is

happening outdoor at any time of the day.

What is Climate?• describes the total of all weather

occurring over a period of years in a given place. It is the average weather condition of that place.

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What is Climate Change?• refers to general changes in climate

patterns including temperature, precipitation, winds, and other factors. 

What is Global Warming?• refers specifically to any change in the

global average surface temperature. 3

Some Natural Factors That Have Changed the Earth's Climate in

the Past

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Natural Causes:

•Milankovitch cycles

•Change in the sun`s energy

•Volcanic Eruptions5

Climate Change at Present

(Human Induced Climate Change)

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Causes:• Burning of fossil fuels

 by industries and manufacturing activities

by transport vehicles by power plants

• Deforestation

• Agriculture and cattle-raising

• Decomposition of wastes in landfills 7

Greenhouse Gases• are certain gases in the atmosphere

(water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane, for example) that trap energy from the sun. Without these gases, heat would escape back into space and Earth’s average temperature would be about 60º F colder.

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Greenhouse Effect

• the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because greenhouse gases trap energy from the sun.

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Effects of Climate Change

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• On Health-generate temperature-related illnesses-spread of diseases such as leptospirosis, malaria, dengue• On agriculture-crop losses-food shortage-malnutrition• On Water Supplies-water shortage• On Energy-power shortages and blackouts 13

• On Coastal areas-coastal erosion-displacement of coastal communities

• On Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems

-disappearing habitats-coral bleaching

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The Philippines`s Response to Climate

Change

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•Bantay Kalikasan-has implemented several projects addressing specific, environmental issues at hand. -The goal is to implant in the minds and hearts of Filipinos that taking care of the environment is the path to quality of life, that livelihood does not have to come from environmentally destructive practices. Projects:"Butil Para Sa Buhay“(Grain for Life) "Save the La Mesa Watershed “Bantay Basura - promoted awareness and lobbied

for an effective solution to the solid waste problemBantay Usok- aimed to reduce Metro Manila's

vehicular smoke emissions to acceptable standards.

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Bantay Baterya - aims to create a sustained public awareness on the health and environmental hazards posed by the indiscriminate handling of junk batteries, and to recover and reprocess junk batteries in an environmentally safe manner.

Bantay Langis - project for used oil recovery and treatment and raising public awareness

H2Hope - aimed to reforest 1,500 hectares of La Mesa in Quezon City

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• Green Initiative-is a collaboration between the government, media and academe with the goal of protecting Philippine biodiversity and eradicating poverty.-promotes ecotourism which aims to minimize impact, build environmental and cultural awareness and respect, provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts, provide direct financial benefits for conservation, provide financial benefits and empowerment for local people, and raise sensitivity to host countries' political, environmental, and social climate.-responds to protect and nourish the country’s natural biodiversity, while alleviating poverty and enriching the lives of people through various livelihood projects. 18

•Green Brigade

-is tasked to formulate and implement plans addressing the specific environmental concerns in the villages.

-tasked to establish educational projects such as environmental awareness campaign, clean-up drives and tree planting activities to promote youth partnership in environmental protection and preservation.

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•National Greening Program-program undertaken by the DENR to reduce carbon emissions through its reforestation and other tree planting projects, and anti-air pollution programs. • The Climate Change and Clean Energy Project (Cenergy)

-project adopts a multi-pronged approach that is designed to mitigate climate change through the improved utilization of clean and renewable energy in power and transport. 20

Laws and

Legislations21

•Pollution Control Law (P.D. 984)-providing for the revision of Republic Act No. 3931, commonly known as the Pollution Control Law, and for other purposes.

•P.D. 1181 (supplements the provision of P.D. 984)- providing for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution from motor vehicles and for other purposes.

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• P.D. 1251-imposing a fee on operating mining companies to be known as "mine wastes and tailings fee" to compensate for damages to private landowners and for other purposes.

• Mineral Resources Decree of 1974 (PD No. 463) -amending Commonwealth Act No. 137 to provide among others for a modernized system of administration and disposition of mineral lands and to promote and encourage the development and exploration of the mining industry.

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•P.D. 330-penalizing timber smuggling or illegal cutting of logs from public forests and forest reserves as qualified theft

•P.D. 953 -requiring the planting of trees in certain places and penalizing unauthorized cutting, destruction, damaging and injuring of certain trees, plants and vegetation.

•P.D. 1153 -requiring the planting of one tree every month for five consecutive years by every citizen of the Philippines.

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•Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (R.A. 9003 )

-an act providing for an ecological solid waste management program, creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives, declaring certain acts prohibiting and providing penalties appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes.

•Clean Air Act of 1999 (R.A. 8749) -an act providing for a comprehensive air pollution control policy and for other purposes.

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•Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

(R.A. 9275)-an act providing for a comprehensive water quality management and for other purposes.

•Climate Change Act of 2009 (R.A. 9729) -an act mainstreaming climate change into government policy formulations, establishing the framework strategy and program on climate change, creating for this purpose the Climate Change Commission, and for other purposes.

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•Disaster Risk Reduction Act (R.A. 10121 )-an act strengthening the Philippine disaster risk reduction and management system, providing for the national disaster risk reduction and management framework and institutionalizing the national risk reduction and management plan.

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