Social Impact of Climate change

Climate change is deeply intertwined with global patterns of inequality.

The poorest and most vulnerable people in the society holds the brunt of climate change
impacts yet contribute the least to the crisis including human health, agriculture and food
security, water supply, transportation, energy, ecosystems, and others—and are expected to
become increasingly disruptive throughout this coming year if the government leaders keep
ignoring this global crisis which is very alarming specially here in South east Asia. According to
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Asia will be one of the most severely
affected regions of the world as a result of
“business-as-usual” global warming, the Philippines are experiencing the unfavorable effects of
the crisis in the nature – 1) The change in the weather conditions that lauds on the extreme
fence which endangers every single lives in an affected area. 2) The center of events like
droughts and floods that jeopardize different types of livelihood and agricultural operations; and
3) the incidence of illnesses outbreaks due to the said change of weather that pest the human
life, as well as the life of plants and animals.

Countries in temperate and tropical Asia are likely to have increased exposure to extreme
events, including forest die back and increased fire risk, typhoons and tropical storms, floods
and landslides, and severe vector-borne diseases. The stresses of climate change are likely to
disrupt the ecology of mountain and highland systems in Asia. Glacial melt is also expected to
increase under changed climate conditions. Sea level rise would cause large-scale inundation
along the vast Asian coastline and recession of flat sandy beaches. The ecological stability of
mangroves and coral reefs around Asia would be put at risk. (IPCC 2007: 472)
Meanwhile, the other sectors of society, especially the business leaders or the wealthy sector,
are less affected by climate change, but they have contributed a lot to why climate change
drastically affects earth through the years. According to a study, a lot of billionaires throughout
the globe are investing in carbon emissions, etc., and these human activities, especially major
factories that practice carbon emission, are the major cause of climate change.

To make this short, the cause and effects of climate change are unfair to individuals who have
less contributed to why climate change occurs; the same goes for other countries that are less
responsible for climate change. According to the former president of the Philippines Rodrigo
Duterte, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, and China are the major
contributors to climate change. Climate change is a global issue, and we need to work together
to save the earth. From simple individuals to government leaders, world leaders, and
international organizations, we need to work together to stop climate change.

Certain social groups are particularly vulnerable to crises,

-The root causes of their vulnerability lie in a combination of their geographical locations;
their financial, socio-economic, cultural, and gender status; and their access to resources,
services, decision-making power, and justice.

The most vulnerable are often also disproportionately impacted by measures to address
climate change.
 -In the absence of well-designed and inclusive policies, climate change mitigation
measures can place a higher financial burden on poor households. For example, policies that
expand public transport or carbon pricing may lead to higher public transport fares which can
disproportionately impact poorer households.
While the impacts of climate change affect every country on every continent, they don’t do it
equally. People already burdened by poverty and oppression often suffer the harshest
consequences, while having the least ability to cope. Their struggle to earn a living, feed their
families and create stable homes is made more difficult every day the climate crisis continues.
The increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires and
droughts threaten lives in these front-line communities, driving people from their homes and
jeopardizing food sources and livelihoods. All these effects increase the likelihood of more
conflict, hunger and poverty.

How Climate Change Affects Our Lives

Climate change is a problem that affects every aspect of our lives. The longer we wait to solve
it, the higher our costs will be. According to study of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)
the South Asian region will suffer from serious problems relating to water availability, substantial
reductions in the yields of wheat and maize, increases in disease, flooding in some areas and
drought in
others, and potentially serious disruptions of the entire monsoon cycle.

The reports show how drastically affects not only single individual but an entire nation. Simple
water crisis and drought are common cause of climate change were affecting a big portion of
the population for example in China their crops are dying because of long season of drought.

Source:

 https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/social-dimensions-of-climate-change
 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/03/21/1798866/climate-change-vulnerability-
philippines-ranks-3rd
  https://www1.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/index.php/93-cad1/473-impacts-of-climate-
change#agriculture
 https://www.rappler.com/brandrap/climate-change
Political impacts of Climate Change
source : https://niccdies.climate.gov.ph/climate-change-impacts
https://journals.openedition.org/jso/7067
https://air.emb.gov.ph/the-philippine-clean-air-act/
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
Philippines is the third most vulnerable country to climate change according to the 2017 world
risk report. Impacts of climate change in the Philippines are immense, including: annual losses
in GDP, changes in rainfall patterns and distribution, droughts, threats to biodiversity and food
security, sea level rise, public health risks, and endangerment of vulnerable groups such as
women and indigenous people.\
MICC review
Malacañang ordered the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) to review the audit
conducted by Lopez. Since her crackdown on the industry four years ago, the MICC review
remains pending and the results unknown. Ten of the 28 mining companies ordered closed or
suspended by the late Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina
‘Gina’ Lopez posted net gains based on their latest available financial statements. Sixteen
suffered net losses, while two others have no available information.
CA rejects Gina Lopez's appointment as DENR chief. Some believe her rejection is politically
motivated because she is very dedicated to stopping illegal and irresponsible mining in the
Philippines. According to her reports, most of the mining companies are protected by some
politicians, and some of them have mining businesses.

She believes that mining in the Philippines will not be regulated and will be subject to abuse as
long as these government leaders are still in office because of their personal interest in
protecting their mining business. Gina Lopez is the best candidate to become DENR head
secretary, but because of some selfish politicians, her appointment was rejected. This political
issue is one of the reasons why politics is also part of climate change

Lopez's appointment as Environment Secretary was rejected by the Commission on Appointments (CA) in a vote of 8–16 on May 3,
2017, amid issues over her controversial policies and alleged incompetence.
The Mining Act of 1995 mining policy of the Philippines and «resource nationalism»
towards nation-building
-Mostly the Owners of Mining Industries In The Philippines Are Filipino Business
Tycoons That Is Also A Government Officials
Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar Jr is the chairman of Vista Land & Lifescapes, the largest
home builder in the Philippines. The Mandaluyong City-based company has built about 400,000
homes in more than 140 cities. The billionaire also owns stakes in Golden Bria Holdings, a
property and death care company, and Vistamalls, a shopping mall operator.
Sherwin Ting Gatchalian-Altai Philippines Mining Corporation (APMC)
Chavit Singson – LCS Group of Companies
The Philippine Clean Air Act
Filipino Water Fuel Powered Car Inventor Daniel Dingel
-Why is water as a main fuel source for the automotive industry not pursued by the
governments? Simple. because of the loss of tax revenue that oil dependency creates for the
governments of the world. Imagine if you can go to your kitchen sink and fill up a jug of water
straight from the faucet, then go outside, and fill your car up with water instead of gasoline, how
clean, safe, and economically feasible would that be.