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Climate change threatens economy 4 PH cities
Posted by Rappler: None Given on January 15th, 2014
Rappler: The worsening effects of climate change can cripple the economy of 4 Philippine cities, a study conducted by Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines and BPI Foundation found. The latest chapter of the Business Risk Assessment and the Management of Climate Impacts assessed the climate change preparedness of Tacloban City in Leyte, Naga City in Camarines Sur, Batangas City in Batangas, and Angeles City in Pampanga. The results were released on Tuesday, January 14. Based on 20 years of data from...
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US owes us climate debt – PH environmentalists
Posted by Rappler: None Given on November 13th, 2013
Rappler: Developed countries responsible for global warming must pay for losses and damages experienced by developing countries due to disasters related to climate change.
This was the demand made by Filipino environmentalists during a rally in Manila on Monday, November 11, that coincided with the opening of the United Nations climate talks in Warsaw, Poland. (READ: Stop this climate crisis madness)
The rally was held only two days after Super Typhoon Yolanda (international codename Haiyan) exited...