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Climate change has had and will continue to have drastic effects on the climate of the Philippines. From 1951 to 2010, the Philippines saw its average temperature rise by 0.65 °C, with fewer recorded cold nights and more hot days. [1] Since the 1970s, the number of typhoons during the El Niño season has increased. [1]
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is the primary government policy-making body in the Philippines tasked with coordinating, monitoring and evaluating government initiatives to ensure that climate change is taken into account in all national, local, and sectoral development plans in order to create a climate-smart and resilient nation.
The second IESO (2008) took place in Manila and Bicol, Philippines, with the theme "Cooptition in Addressing Climate Change" (the word "cooptition" refers to a combination of competition and cooperation). Its aim was to promote global Earth science education and international cooperation in mitigating anthropogenic harm to the environment.
The International Olympic Committee indefinitely postponed the selection, originally scheduled for later this year, while it tries to figure out the future of the games. Hosting a Winter Olympics ...
Future Olympics sites need to take a wetter world into consideration, Villanova's Duran said: “The sewer overflow issue is bound to get worse until climate change is addressed.”
If instead it stuck to the Paris Agreement emission goals, the share of unreliable venues would rise to 29% by that time, up from 19% that were already unreliable between 1981 and 2010. SVG code for the individual pie charts was automatically generated by five uses of the "pie charts" spreadsheet linked at RCraig09/Excel to XML for SVG .
Scorching temperatures are taking a toll on Olympic athletes in Paris. What is the IOC doing to address the impact climate change is having on the Games?
In conclusion, climate change is a significant issue in the Philippines that is already causing significant economic, social, and environmental impacts. The country is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its location and its high population density.