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The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. A warming planet could exacerbate long-standing environmental problems in the country. The paper explores this link in the management of forest ecosystems, marine ecosystems, and wastes. Natural ecosystems in the Philippines such as
The World Bank Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) for the Philippines consists of a wide-ranging process and a set of documents. It was task-managed by Jan Bojö (Sector Leader, Environment) and co-TTL Maya Villaluz (Senior Operations Officer, ), both in the Sustainable Development Department of the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank.
An urgent priority is to raise the country's PM 2·5 limits to WHO standards, which will send a strong signal to industry to urgently tackle the sources of air pollution, for instance by shifting to renewable energy and designing low-carbon transport modalities.
The Philippines is also experiencing much environmental degradation—mainly in the form of deforestation, soil erosion, disruption of hydrological systems, over- exploitation of fisheries, destruction of coral reefs, and extinction of species.
This study explores the intersection of environmental constraints, climate change, and energy security in Asia and the Pacific. Although environmental sustainability has only recently emerged as an energy policy issue, the magnitude of energy impacts on environmental systems suggests strong links to energy security.
This essay attempts to discuss the nature of environmental movements in the Philippines using the case of Concerned Citizens Advocating Philippine Environmental Sustainability (COCAP). COCAP is one of the many environmental organizations in the Philippines.
21 kwi 2017 · The Republic of the Philippines is one of most exposed countries in the world to many “natural” hazards: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, lahar flows, typhoons, flooding, landslides, and sea level rise. Earthquake risks make Metro Manila...
