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Overview

The Philippines, as an archipelago, is highly vulnerable to the potential impacts of climate change. Geographically, the country is considered a medium-size nation with a total area of 299,404 square kilometers. The Philippines lies between 5o to 20o north of the equator. It has 7,107 islands and rocks, 1,000 of which are inhabitable. There are three (3) major island groups in the country, namely: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The country’s topography is characterized by large mountainous terrain with narrow coastal plains and interior valleys and plains.

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National Communication (NC)

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Key Vulnerabilities
  • Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems
  • Public Health
  • Terrestrial Ecosystems
Potential Adaptation Measures

Agriculture and Food Security

  • Educational & outreach activities to change management practices to those suited to climate change
  • Switch to different cultivars
  • Improve and conserve soils
  • Enhance irrigation efficiency and/or expand irrigation
  • Develop new crops
  • Develop and introduce policy measures, including taxes, subsidies, facilitation of free market
  • Develop early warning systems and disaster preparedness

Water Resources

  • Increase water supply, e.g. by using groundwater, building reservoirs, improving or stabilizing watershed management, desalination
  • Decrease water demands, e.g. by increasing efficiency, reducing water losses, water recycling, changing irrigation practices
  • Develop and introduce flood and drought monitoring and control system
  • Reduce water pollution
  • Improve or develop water management
  • Alter system operating rules, e.g. pricing policies, legislation

Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems

  • Develop Integrated Coastal Zone Management
  • Develop planning/new investment requirements
  • Protect, including building sea walls, and beach nourishment
  • Research/monitor the coastal ecosystem
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Philippines - National Communication June 19, 2009

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