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The Philippine government plans to invest about 1.07 trillion Philippine pesos from 2020 to 2030 to ensure that everybody can access clean water. Since the country is surrounded by water, seawater desalination can be a promising solution for addressing the country’s water shortage.
The La Mesa Watershed Reservation is a protected area that preserves the only major watershed in Metro Manila, Philippines.Also known as the Novaliches Watershed, it contains the last remaining rainforest of its size in Metro Manila surrounding the La Mesa Dam and Reservoir, the primary source of potable drinking water for 12 million residents in the Manila metropolitan area. [1]
In 2009, the Philippines had the third highest number of casualties from natural disasters with the second most number of victims. [23] Climate change has had and will continue to have drastic effects on the climate of the Philippines.
These impacts have significant economic, social, and environmental consequences, including the displacement of people and destruction of coastal infrastructure. To address the impacts of climate change, the Philippine government has taken steps to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the changing climate.
Bay City or the Manila Bay Freeport Zone is the 660-hectare (6.6 km 2) reclamation area that is split between the cities of Manila and Pasay on the north side and Parañaque on the south. [5] The original plan was to reclaim 3,000 hectares (30 km 2) of land in Manila Bay.
Estimates put construction of a plant generating 30 million gallons of water per day at about $541.5 million, with a total cost of $757.5 million.
A 2010 land cover mapping by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) revealed that the total forest cover of the Philippines is 6,839,718 hectares (68,397.18 km 2) or 23% of the country's total area of 30,000,000 hectares (300,000 km 2). [63]
A 2010 land cover mapping by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) revealed that the total forest cover of the Philippines is 6,839,718 hectares (68,397.18 km 2) or 23% of the country's total area of 30,000,000 hectares (300,000 km 2). [2]