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Изменението на климата е постоянна реалност за много филипинци, с последици, вариращи от екстремни метеорологични събития на периодични засушавания и недостига на храна. Най-засегнатите групи от населението са крайбрежните жители и селските общности, които не разполагат с необходимата готовност при бедствия. Според Центъра за глобално развитие, Филипините е четвъртият най-уязвимата страна в света с преките последици от екстремни метеорологични събития. Осредняване 20 тропически циклони в годината , той може да бъде най-изложени буря нация в света. През ноември миналата година, Supertyphoon Haiyan , най-интензивен тропически циклон, регистриран някога, отнел живота на повече от 10 000 живота, засегнати над 9 милиона души и остави над 600 000 филипинци бездомни. С двете океаните и затоплянето на атмосферата, има широк научен консенсус, че тайфуните сега са увеличаване в сила . Подобно на повечето развиващи се страни, Филипините играе второстепенна роля в глобалните въглеродни емисии все още страда от прекомерно висока цена. С над една трета от населението живее в бедност, страната отделя само 0,9 метрични тона въглерод на глава от населението, в сравнение с 17,6 метрични тона на САЩ. "Ние губят 5% от икономиката ни всяка година да бури", отбелязва Филипински комисар по изменение на климата Naderev Сано. Разходите за възстановяване на мира Haiyan се оценяват на 5.80 милиарда щатски долара . Тъй като Филипините се впуска в един дълъг път към възстановяването, устойчивост е от ключово значение за пост-Haiyan възстановяването. "Ние трябва да изградим наново по-добре и по-устойчиви общности", казва сенатор Loren Legarda , председател на Комитета по Филипините "Сената по изменение на климата, който е кръстен на Регионален Champion от Службата на ООН за намаляване на риска от бедствия. "Трябва да предотвратим бедствия и да бъдат подготвени за следващите природни опасности. Това бедствие също ни разказва за спешната необходимост да се спаси и да се грижим за нашата околна среда. Прочетете останалата част на този пост
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Climate change has been a constant reality for many Filipinos, with impacts ranging from extreme weather events to periodic droughts and food scarcity. The most affected populations are coastal residents and rural communities that lack proper disaster preparedness. Tacloban City after Typhoon Haiyan. Credit: The Guardian According to the Center for Global Development, the Philippines is the world’s fourth most vulnerable country to the direct impacts of extreme weather events. Averaging 20 tropical cyclones a year, it may be the world’s most storm-exposed nation. Last November, Supertyphoon Haiyan, the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded, claimed more than 10,000 lives, affected over 9 million people, and left over 600,000 Filipinos homeless. With both the oceans and the atmosphere warming, there is broad scientific consensus that typhoons are now increasing in strength. Like most developing countries, the Philippines plays a minor role in global carbon emissions yet suffers an inordinately higher cost. With over a third of its population living in poverty, the country emits just 0.9 metric tons of carbon per capita, compared to the United States’ 17.6 metric tons. “We lose 5% of our economy every year to storms,” observes Philippine Climate Change Commissioner Naderev Sano. The reconstruction costs of Haiyan alone are estimated at $5.8 billion. As the Philippines embarks on a long road to recovery, sustainability is key for post-Haiyan rebuilding. “We must build back better and more resilient communities,” says Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Philippines’ Senate Committee on Climate Change, who was named a Regional Champion by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. “We must prevent disasters and be prepared for the next natural hazards. This disaster also tells us about the urgent need to save and care for our environment.” Climate Change, emissions reductions, energy, low-carbon, philippines, renewable energy, sustainable development, Typhoon Haiyan Read the rest of this entry While many participants had hoped for a rocking performance by negotiators, they left still straining to hear the sounds of success. The most recent round of the United Nations climate change negotiations began early the morning of November 11. After a marathon final session that lasted more than 24 hours, talks concluded at nearly 9 p.m. on Saturday the 23rd. This dramatic finish has become an almost yearly occurrence of governments rocking all Friday night and partying every (Satur)day. With so much activity late in the game, observers might reasonably have expected a lengthy set of agreements to step up the fight against climate change. Or, at the very least, confirmation that Saturday night’s alright for fighting when nations can’t agree. Instead, based on the reactions from many participants, the final agreements said more about the state of negotiations by what they left out than what they included. To be fair, these negotiations were not intended to reach a final decision on major climate change issues. Warsaw was built as a step toward agreement on a new climate change treaty at negotiations in Paris in December 2015. A successful agreement in Paris depends on countries making commitments to reduce their carbon pollution. Putting their cards on the table as early as possible would help even more. It would leave more time to assess if the commitments will be enough to stop dangerous and potentially runaway levels of climate change. And to negotiate stronger commitments if not. Rather, governments, particularly the wealthiest and most polluting, spent all of Warsaw showing each other their best poker faces, with no new commitments pledged. Governments did manage to agree to state their commitments “well in advance” of Paris. They did not, however, clarify when exactly that would be. adaptation, Adaptation Fund, climate finance, Climate Policy, Green Climate Fund, Lima, loss and damage, music videos, Paris, Peru, Poland, REDD, Secretary-General, Typhoon Haiyan, UNFCCC, Warsaw Read the rest of this entry Over the past twenty years, climate negotiations have been dominated by concerns that addressing global warming is anti-business and onerous to future development. The insufficient progress we have made at the last 18 COPs towards ‘preventing dangerous human interference with the climate system,’ the ultimate goal of the UN Climate Convention, is a consequence of this – and the summit currently underway in Warsaw is not exactly on course to make a change. Working in many places around the world, from Haiti to India to Europe and the United States, I have witnessed little success in convincing people of the importance of sacrifice for the global commons. This approach has proven ineffective. Climate Policy, COP19, energy, Typhoon Haiyan Read the rest of this entry