Flexible Health Implications of Climate Change

Clmt chng s hvng srs mpcts n th Phlppns sch s ncrsd frqncy nd svrty f ntrl dsstrs, s lvl rs, xtrm rnfll, rsrc shrtgs, nd nvrnmntl dgrdtn. ll f ths mpcts tgthr hv grtly ffctd th Phlppns' grcltr, wtr, nfrstrctr, hmn hlth, nd cstl csystms nd thy r prjctd t cntn hvng dvsttng dmgs t th cnmy nd scty f th Phlppns. ccrdng t th N ffc fr th Crdntn f Hmntrn ffrs (CH), th Phlppns s n f th mst dsstr-prn cntrs n th wrld. Th rchplg s sttd lng th Pcfc cn's typhn blt, lvng th cntry vlnrbl t rnd 20 typhns ch yr, qrtr f whch r dstrctv. Th Dcmbr 2021 typhn knwn cllqlly s Typhn dtt csd rnd blln dllrs (₱51.8 blln) n nfrstrctr nd grcltrl dmgs nd dsplcd bt 630,000 ppl. Th ntd Ntns stmtd tht Typhn dtt mpctd th lvlhds f 13 mlln ppl, dstryng thr hms nd lvng thm wtht dqt fd r wtr sppls. Mr trgclly, th physcl nd cnmc rprcssns f Typhn dtt ld t th dth f vr 400 ppl s f Dcmbr 2021. n ddtn t th Phlppns' cls prxmty t th Pcfc cn's typhn blt, th Phlppns s ls lctd wthn th "Pcfc Rng f Fr" whch mks th cntry prn t rcrrnt rthqks nd vlcnc rptns. Cmpndng ths sss, th mpcts f clmt chng, sch s cclrtd s lvl rs, xcrbt th stt's hgh sscptblty t ntrl dsstrs, lk fldng nd lndslds. sd frm ggrphy, clmt chng mpcts rgns wth hstry f clnztn mr ntnsly thn rgns wtht hstry f clnztn. Clnzd rgns xprnc th rprcssns f clmt chng mst jrrngly "bcs f thr hgh dpndnc n ntrl rsrcs, thr ggrphcl nd clmtc cndtns nd thr lmtd cpcty t ffctvly dpt t chngng clmt." Snc lw-ncm cntrs hv hstry f clnlsm nd rsrc xplttn, thr nvrnmnt lcks th dvrsty ncssry t prvl gnst ntrl dsstrs. lck f bdvrsty rdcs th rslnc f spcfc rgn, lvng thm mr sscptbl t ntrl dsstrs nd th ffcts f clmt chng. Wth ts hstry f Spnsh clnztn, th Phlppns s nt nvrnmntlly nr cnmclly qppd t vrcm sss t s crrntly dlng wth, sch s ntrl dsstrs nd clmt chng. Ths nblty t rcvr xcrbts th prblm, crtng cycl f nvrnmntl nd cnmc dvsttn n th cntry.