Local government executives from all over the Visayas, private sector sustainability officers, and scientists held a successful workshop-seminar, “Klima,” organized by The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service Foundation and National Academy of Science and Technology at the Summit Hotel in Tacloban City.SCIENTISTS, private sector speakers, and local government executives from all over the Visayas tackle climate change solutions at the Summit Hotel in Tacloban City.
A very instructive and relevant portion of Cruz’ presentation concerned overlapping boundaries of watershed ecosystems across municipalities and provinces, hence, the need for more harmonized planning among local government units. Rice, a Filipino staple, is threatened by salinization, drought, and floods. Aquaculture systems and capture fisheries, and importantly the fishers themselves, are at risk due to a variety of climate change hazards from increased temperatures, sea level rise, stronger storms, and ocean acidification.