Editor’s Note: Much thanks to Flow, Chief Advocacy Officer here at FV for his passion for advocacy such as his focus on Climate Change, which is this year’s theme for Blog Action Day.
Ang laban natin sa usapin ng Climate Change ay hindi natatapos hanggang may isang nanahimik at walang pakialam, ang climate change ay hindi para sa isang tao lamang at sa mga advocates nito kundi para sa lahat. Nakita na natin nang ulit ang hagupit ng bagyo na hindi natin inaakalang makakapagdala ng malaking suliranin sa bansa, may mga nawalan ng bahay, pangarap at buhay. Nakita rin natin kung paano tumaas ang tubig at mas nakita natin kung paano naging pabaya ang mga tao pagdating sa basura, parte ito ng suliranin natin sa solid waste management na nagpapadagdag sa masamang epekto ng climate change na kung saan malalakas na ulan ang dinadala dito sa Pilipinas sa panahong ito kahit sa panahon ng tag-araw.
In-denial at apathy ito ang sakit ng karamihan na kung saan ang bawat araw na hindi natin pagkilos para solusyunan ang problema sa solid waste management, misuse of energy, deforestation, at tahasang carbon emission sa mga factory, sasakyan at kahit sa simpleng panununog ng mga plastic ay nakakaepekto sa kalikasan. Naging lax ang tao sa issue ng kalikasan na kung saan tulad ng linyang “Garbage in, Garbage out” nakita natin it okay Ondoy at Pepeng, kung ano ang pinakawalan nating basura sa tubig, hangin at lupa ay siyang babalik sa atin para maningil. Sa interview ko kay Amalie Obusan ng Greenpeace Philippines na isang omen si Ondoy na kung saan nagdala ito ng malakas na pag ulan na kung saan hindi pa nararanasan ng bansa noon dahil ito sa epekto ng climate change na kung saan ang dating nakasanayan natin sa klima ay nagbabago na at minsan nagiging mas mapanira na. Sinang ayunan ito ng Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan ng WWF Philippines at ayon sa kanya nakikita na natin ang epekto ng climate change sa pamamagitan ng mga bagyong darating sa bansa at mga pagbabago ng klima sa buong mundo.
Watch the video I did for Blog Action Day:
Pandora’s box, ito ang paglalarawan ni Lory sa usapin ng climate change na kung saan naging pabaya ang mga tao sa kalikasan na kung saan nariyan ang walang pakundangang pagtatapon ng basura kahit saan, ang mga maiitim na usok mula sa pabrika at mga sasakyan na taliwas sa pinapatupad ngayon na Clean Air Act sa bansa, at ang malawakang pagkakalbo ng mga bundok na kung saan marami na ang nasawi dahil sa landslide.
Ngayong December 6, magsasama sama ang lahat ng mga world leaders para sa tinatawag na United Nation Climate Summit o mas kilala sa Copenhagen Summit para talakayin nila ang usapin ng climate change at ang pagkakaroon ng policy na pangalagaan ang kalikasan, at ang usapin nito ay involve ang economy ng mga bansang nakadepende ang kanilang ekonomiya sa paggamit ng fossil fuels na major contributor ng carbon emission na nagcacause ng climate change. Pero kung maaalala natin noong 2000 ay nagkaroon ng United Nations Millennium Summit at nagkaroon ng 8 Millennium Development Goals na pinag usapan at binuo ang 189 world leaders kabilang ang pinakamakapangyahiran at mayamang bansa na United States of America hanggang sa pinaka poorest na bansa na South Africa, kabilang din ang Pilipinas dito. Pang- 7 sa MDGs ay “To ensure environmental sustainability” na kung saan sa katotohanan ay directly involve ang usapin ng climate change dito, at tulad ng isang domino na nakatayo ay may epekto rin ito sa iba pang MDGs ng UN, tulad ng eradication of poverty na kung saan sa pamamagitan ng kalamidad ay nakakaepekto ito direkta sa mga taong biktima ditto, ang universal education na kung saan maraming nasirang gamit sa paaralan at mismong mga schools, reduce child mortality, maternal health and combat diseases na kung saan dahil sa mga extreme weather events na nagdudulot ng pagbaha ay nagiging dahilan ng mga water borne diseases like diarrhea, malaria and dengue that causes death of children especially those in the age of 5 below, and also for women.
There are only 3 things I wanted to push this year in participation with Blog Action Day’09: 1, Let us demand for our leaders to participate actively on the December 6’s Copenhagen Summit and commit themselves for the benefit of the fellow men, 2, Climate Change is a topic that we don’t always see in the news, let education starts from us by means of sharing our ideas and opinions to others what’s the use of our blogs if we don’t give a space for this kind of social relevant topics, 3. And lastly, big things starts from small things let the change starts from us, lets actively participate in forums, in seminars, in tree planting and civic environmental events and more let the conservation and proper energy management starts from us and lets practice proper waste management. The battle on climate change doesn’t stop by blogging today, it doesn’t end at the Copenhagen, but it is just the beginning of our commitment with Mother Nature, to the Earth, the only earth where we are living.
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Ito naman ay hindi pagsalungat sa punto ng artikulong ito. Manapay paglilinaw lamang. Aking natunghayan sa isang artikulong banyaga na hindi mo naman pwedeng sabihing laban sa ” isyu ng climate change” na ang nangyaring pagbaha dulot ng Ondoy ay tuwirang resulta ng climate change.
Mas sinasabi niya na ang pagbaha ay tuwirang dahilan ng kapabayaan ng tao ( walang habas na pagputol ng punong kahoy, pagtira sa at pagbara sa daluyan ng tubig, basura at kawalan ng plano ng pamahalaan.)
Totoo nga ang isyu at panganib ng climate change, subalit huwag natin
siyang gaing sangkalan upnag makaligtas ang tunay na may pananagutan.
Sa nagdadala ng isyu ng climate change, iminumungkahi na ilahad ang isyu sa tamang kaparaanan.
Kahit sinong panatas ng siyensiya ay nagsasabing isang siglo pa upang maranasan natin ang tunay na epekto ng climate change.
Pls do your homework.
punona,
Correct ka dyan!
Alam ba ninyo na noong 1963 ay bumuhos din ng ulan katulad ng ibinuhos ng Ondoy? Nsaan ngayon ang argumento ng climate change?
Ngunit ang Ondoy ay higit sa 1967 sa dami ng ulan. Sa 1967, 344 mm ang taas. Sa Ondoy, 410 mm. Palaki, ah.
Kahit climate change ang pinaka tema ng Summit, sakop din ito ang ideya na ang gawain ng tao ay nakakasira sa kalikasan. Basurang itinapon kahit saan-saan, mga usok ng tambutso, sobrang dami ng tao… malakas talaga ang katunayan nito.
giatay ba ning FV oi. na hala. mag binisaya ta dinhi kay di ganahan nianang pulong sa tagalasang.
ang advocacy sa environment mosugod sa katawahan. kung ang katawhan padayon sa iyang katonto, maayo pang mananom mo ug kamote kay gihapon padulgan ang inyong mga mulo.
hahaha, mao.. dili ko kasabot ug laum na tagalog uy….
kamong mga taga maynila, dool man jud mo sa mga kawatan.. kamo unta ang magpasi-una sa pagshagit , unay man gyud mo sa medya . ang inyong usa ka lider mauy naghatag sa pag aprobar sa pagpotol sa mga kahoy.. mga tonto mong dako…
imbis na ma priso, madatu man hinoon… way gyuy klaro ang pinas
Even if we talk and talk about Global Warming translated to Climate
change. We cannot do something about it anymore. Except to minimize people and countries from degrading and polluting the environment. THE DAMAGE IS THERE ALREADY. It will take years for us to switch into
oil based energy. The powerful countries of the world are the worse
polluter. Their factories emit tons of polluting gases into the atmosphere everyday. We have to cope with Climate change. It is like
we are all in Planet Earth Ship. We cannot jump out…
It should be: it will take years for us to get away from
oil based energy and into another kind of energy.
Exhaust from internal combustion engines like the cars, tricycles, etc…are also polluting the environment. The
Oil business with their multi million refineries will not
go away without a fight. Oil producing nations will not give
away their status as petro dollar rich. It is up to us. We can
all go down with our stupidity. Or really change in our ways
and thinking.
BBC asks what climate change???
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8299079.stm
While Benguet and La Union ask, where are our roads, metro-Manila wonders about rising deaths from leptospirosis, and Laguna wonders when the bay will be dredged.
UP n,
I just posted this to Rosa on another blog thread. It seems relevant here.
I caught a National Geographic program that deals with this phenomenon, global warming in concert with increasing ice. It is not in conflict. Ocean currents affect temperatures. Therefore, we have situations where the UK and Canada are on the same parallel, but one is moderate in temperature and the other is icy cold. So if currents change, it is consistent that some areas will get warmer as others get colder.
Here’s the pattern that appears to be developing: (1) global warming causes arctic ice to melt (the Arctic Ocean will be open to sea traffic in 10 years), (2) the melting fresh water is dumped into the salty oceans and causes ocean currents to slow, (3) the slowing currents throw us into another ice age.
Even this is just theory, but it is the most advanced understanding to date. Scientists are studying furiously to learn what is happening where, and what might happen and when. Prediction is the name of the game.
The one thing that is known is that the past 10,000 years has been unusually STABLE, climate-wise. So we can anticipate less stability.
So warmth or ice age, get ready . . . intense storms and changing micro-climates are almost certain.
For the Philippines, I’d say: Think about that food, and think about that population growth rate.
Joe
Dapat parusahan ng boung tindi ang mga illegal loggers ‘o sino man na nagiging dahilan ng pagkalagas ng mga kahoy at tanim sa ating mga kagubatan at kabundukan. Bitayin ang mga sukab! Parusahan din ang mga swapang na land developers na sumisira sa mga bulubondukin at kaparangan upang gawin subdivisions nila para kumita ng limpak-limpak. Parusahan din ang mga tao, maliit man ‘o malaking tao, na walang patumanggang nagtatapon ng kanilang mga dumi at basura na humaharang at bumabara sa mga estero at mga kailogan. Parusahan din ang mga walang kuwentang mga opisyalis ng gobierno na pabaya sa kanilang mga tungkulin upang pigilin ng mangyari ang mga karumal-dumal na gawain ng mga mapagsamantala sa biyaya ng kalikasan. Bitayin silang lahat.
Ang climate change ay isang aswang na ginagawang panakot. Walang epecto ito kung pagbabasehan ang mga kapabayaan na nangyayari sa buong mundo. Huwag naman sanag gawing panakot ang isang aswang.
Sapagka’t ang mga sukab ay hindi naniniwala sa aswang.
WAG na KAYONG MAG DRIBE!
Contributing to saving the environment can be as simple as changing our consumption habits:
OK…. let’s get to the reality of things…. This will be long but it is worth my time sharing…
That’s nice but why not demand NOW to implement REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9003 -ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000 This law has been legislated since 2000 and yet no public figure has taken responsibility. Imagine if this law has been implemented, the people could have been more smarter NOT small minded.
My suggestion for the smart people in Manila is to sue your local government officer for negligence. But one must understand the process of HOW to sue and you must have support from Lawyers who is truly for the people. Also support from your local honest businesspersons. As benigno said, ” papahiyain” . Regardless of the outcome of the suit, “win or lose” can be enough feedback to the TOP that the people have learned and is demanding Justice.
2, Climate Change is a topic that we don’t always see in the news, let education starts from us by means of sharing our ideas and opinions to others what’s the use of our blogs if we don’t give a space for this kind of social relevant topics,
As I have written from previous blog, there are many ways to change citizen’s environmental behaviour for long term sustainability. There’s a need for local facilities and strong policy to integrate environmental education into the curriculum of formal education. Children can be encouraged to be more involved in environmental work by different activities organised by schools. ( both bottom up and top down approach ). Republic ACT 9003 includes the Department of Education to implement. But what happened…. nasa wowowee ang lahat nang mga mahihirap…
3. And lastly, big things starts from small things let the change starts from us, lets actively participate in forums, in seminars, in tree planting and civic environmental events and more let the conservation and proper energy management starts from us and lets practice proper waste management.
Demand from your barangay kapitan a list of things to do like zoning and flood zone area in your own community. Expand your mind and assess to see if your own community is a direct flood prone area or it may be the cause… Connect this concept to township, provincial and to the TOP. If your kapitan has no clue then he is negligent to the needs of his people he represent…. Sue him and replace… then next..
Blogging is not enough. Mang Juan cannot read and write…
Basic Law based on Statute, in this case… Republic Act 9003 is a statute that must be carried over by the different levels of government to prevent injury, risk of economic losses and many other negative consequences of nature.
Affirmative Duty based on Assumption of Duty. For example: Beavis , the great congressman were voted by small minded butthead. Regardless of butthead’s wrong decision to elect the wrong Bevis, Bevis cannot excuse himself from his DUTY. By statute, he voluntarily affirms to the law of the land…. therefore Bevis is liable to all harm suffered by the people thru his negligence or tortious ACT.
Intentional ACT: it means , it is done for the purpose or WITH KNOWLEDGE that Republic ACT exist. The existence of the ACT confirms REASONABLE CERTAINTY that a result will occur. Meaning , Bevis the congressman deliberately acted with AWARENESS of and CONSCIOUS DISREGARD for the almost certain risks created by his ACT…
I am hoping that blogs must include the RULE of LAW…
Ultimately, all these environmental ills are due to humankind’s hubris. Not until we accept the notion that we are just guests, along with all other lifeforms, on this hospitable planet can we truly learn the humility that stewardship demands. Even our doomsday warnings about our destroying the planet betrays this hubris. Life on this planet has been around much longer than us and it will still be around long after we’re gone.
I suggest you watch the video where WWF and Greenpeace talks about the contribution of people on climate change simple lang ang issue ng climate change at yun ay kapabayaan ng mga tao, at ang patuloy nating pag ignore sa suliraning ito, watch the 15 minute video and it will answers your concerns
Henry Ford developed the car. He also founded the Ford Motor Corporation at Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.A. His original Model T car
was powered by Electric Motor. But, it did not sell well. So, they
developed the Internal Combustion Engine. That runs on gasoline. The
engines were intalled into the new models of cars. It sold well because of the sound. SOUND and SIGHT are good marketing tools.
Britain also discovered a lot of oil in the Middle East. The Middle
East then was a part of the British Empire. So, the Great Colonial Powers decided to have oil fossil based fuel as the primary source of energy. The oil lobby was also powerful in the U.S. Congress.Their economic agendas were pushed thru in the U.S.
Now, the Middle East is out of the colonial powers control. Oil is now used as a Political Weapon. It caused many wars, political instability and terrorism. Oil mixed with religious fundamentalism may ignite our Nuclear catastrophe.
Indeed, we should start the campaign within ourserlves. We can think of a number of ways to help mother earth, and of course ourselves too, but it shouldn’t stop there. We should ACT NOW.
Salungat sa kaisipang pagdagdag ng solution sa mga problema, ay gusto ko sanang ibahagi ang ideyang bawasan ang bunga ng problema. Bakit pa tayo magaaksaya ng paggawa ng solution kung tuloy tuloy ang pagbuhos at pagdami ng bunga ng problema. Hindi ba mas madali at simpleng bawasan ang bunga ng problema?
- Mas striktong pagpapatupad ng batas sa illegal Logging.
- Lawakan ang sistema ng pag hihiwa-hiwalay ng uri ng basura.
- Huwag bili nang bili kung hindi rin naman gagamitin o kailangan.
- Palaguin ang sistema at teknolohiya ng pag recycle at reuse: gree coals, electric powered jeepneys.
- Makibahagi sa mga Hapon sa pagkuha ng ganitong teknolohiya: conversion ng biodegradable na basura sa sabon.
- Bantayan ang sistema ng pagtanim ng puno sa bawat pag putol.
- Ikalat ang eco-tourism. Nakakagising ng pagmalasakit sa kalikasan.
- Mas strikto pagpapatupad ng batas sa mining, real-estate atbp.