Name: Ariel Jay Naduma 11 HUMSS MACHIAVELLI

Teacher: Ma. Fe A. Arienza

POSITION PAPER
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON PHILIPPINE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY:
STRATEGIES FOR ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION.

I. Introduction

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.

II. Counter argument

The Philippines envisions the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) as our very own National
Adaptation Plan focusing on four (4) thematic priority areas in addressing climate change adaptation
response to food security, water sufficiency, ecosystem and environmental stability and human security.

The Philippines’ vulnerability to the effects of climate change has taken center stage in the country’s
policy and action agenda. An Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change driven by the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is tasked with consolidating the relevant efforts of the
national government, the scientific and academic communities, advocacy groups and local governments.
Their combined inputs will go into shaping a National Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation to prepare
the country’s institutions at the national and local levels for the challenges and opportunities presented
by climate change.

Climate change could impact the Philippines' energy supply, as well as increasing energy consumption
due to increased demand for air conditioning. Hydropower production, which accounts for 20% of the
country's energy supply, is threatened by climate change-related water scarcity.

Mitigation strategies include retrofitting buildings to make them more energy efficient; adopting
renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and small hydro; helping cities develop more sustainable
transport such as bus rapid transit, electric vehicles, and biofuels; and promoting more sustainable uses
of land and etc.

III. Your Argument

In essence, adaptation can be understood as the process of adjusting to the current and future effects of
climate change. Mitigation means making the impacts of climate change less severe by preventing or
reducing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere

Climate adaptation protects people and places by making them less vulnerable to the impacts of climate
change. For example, to protect against sea level rise and increased flooding, communities might build
seawalls or relocate buildings to higher ground.

Climate change is having serious impacts on the world's water systems through more flooding
and droughts. Warmer air can hold a higher water content, which makes rainfall patterns more
extreme. Rivers and lakes supply drinking water for people and animals and are a vital resource
for farming and industry.

In conclusion, climate change is the most significant problem facing the world. Global warming
is increasing day by day. If we cannot prevent it as soon as possible, our world will face
undesirable consequences.

Opt for eco-friendly options like solar energy and win power. Take up the habit of recycling and
reusing. Do not throw away things instead learn to reuse them properly. Further, carpool with
your neighbors and relatives to not contribute to automobile exhausts and emissions.

Environmental adaptation helps an organism survive and prevents the organism from getting
extinct. Organisms that are unable to adapt themselves to the changing environment die. These
adaptations are a result of genetic changes.

IV.Conclusion
 Increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as heat waves, droughts,
and floods, can increase losses to property, cause costly disruptions to society, and reduce the
affordability of insurance. The climate crisis has increased the average global temperature and is
leading to more frequent high-temperature extremes, such as heatwaves. Higher temperatures
can cause increased mortality, reduced productivity and damage to infrastructure.

A plan of action we need

1. Increase government budget allocations for climate. ...
2. Mobilize international climate finance. ...
3. Green the financial sector. ...
4. Attract private investors. ...
5. Mobilize local governments.