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  2. Climate change adaptation in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Climate change adaptation in the Philippines is being incorporated into development plans and policies that specifically target national and local climate vulnerabilities. [1] As a developing country and an archipelago, the Philippines is particularly vulnerable to a variety of climatic threats like intensifying tropical cyclones, drastic ...

  3. Climate change in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Compounding these issues, the impacts of climate change, such as accelerated sea level rise, exacerbate the state's high susceptibility to natural disasters, like flooding and landslides. [5] Aside from geography, climate change impacts regions with a history of colonization more intensely than regions without a history of colonization. [6]

  4. Philippines facing ‘unprecedented’ back-to-back typhoons ...

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    Now, a study by World Weather Attribution (WWA), which analysed the role of the climate crisis, found that warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions made conditions for such extreme storms 1.7 ...

  5. Environmental issues in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    To address the impacts of climate change, the Philippine government has taken steps to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the changing climate. The country has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030, [ 55 ] which will require significant changes in the energy and transportation sectors.

  6. The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant

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    The Philippines is going all in for electricity made via climate-damaging combustion, with almost two dozen power stations planned and the ambition to become a gas hub for the entire Asia Pacific ...

  7. Climate Vulnerability Monitor - Wikipedia

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    The Climate Vulnerability Monitor reportedly takes a new approach to assessing the climate vulnerability of the world and its regions, countries and communities. The Monitor looks at pre-existing characteristics of society that are affected by climate change and maps the level of vulnerability and expected impact as implied by the effect that ...

  8. Floods inundate Philippine capital, oil tanker sinks as ... - AOL

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    Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood ...

  9. Climate Vulnerability Index - Wikipedia

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    The Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI), also referred to as Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), is a tool that identifies places that are susceptible to floods and heat-related effects of climate change by combining built, social, and ecological elements. [1] [2] It is also described as a systematic tool to rapidly assess climate change ...