SE Feed May 2023

Using bamboo as a move towards eco-friendly resource consumption gives a chance to combat climate change and create jobs for communities. Source: IFAD Bamboo, an effective carbon sink, is considered as one of the solutions to climate change. It grows abundantly in a wide range of tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. Recognized as a possible …

Bamboo, a Source of Climate-Smart Income Generation for Communities Read More »

Due to climate change-related circumstances and natural catastrophes, Filipino farmers are finding it difficult to produce enough food for the nation. Source: The Weekly Sillimanian According to the Department of Agriculture, agricultural damage brought on by typhoons in 2019 and 2020 were P8.1 billion and P14.25 billion respectively. The Philippines are still struggling to recover …

Adapting to Unpredictable Weather Changes, a Major Concern for the Philippine Agricultural Sector Read More »

Using a model-based analysis, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development assessed the impacts of policy reforms on agriculture’s capacity to adapt in the face of accelerating climate change. Source: IPCC Faced with a rapid climate change, the agricultural sector is increasingly challenged to provide food, farm incomes, employment, and environmental services to millions of …

Assessing the Impacts of Agricultural Policy Reforms in a Changing Climate Read More »

With the effects of climate change, the Philippines created a climate change agenda across sectors and government institutions and put important national policies and legislation into place. Source: World Bank The establishment of a risk-based framework for national and sub-national climate policies was set in the National Framework Strategy on Climate Change 2010-2022 (NFSCC) to …

Climate-Related Commitments To Combat Climate Change in the Philippines Read More »