Changing climates: the heat is (still) on
The world is getting warmer and natural hazards are becoming more intense, likely bringing higher economic losses in the future. Today, four major weather perils result in expected economic losses of USD
Philippines
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Philippines' coal-power plans unsettle clean-energy investors
Philippine coal imports: reut.rs/1Puay2k By Erik dela Cruz MANILA, Aug 24 Plans to boost the Philippines' coal-fired power capacity by more than 25 percent in just three years will be a cheap solution
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Philippines flies aid to thousands of marooned as typhoon toll rises
Philippine army helicopters on Monday airlifted food, water and relief supplies to thousands of families who fled their homes during a typhoon as more bodies were pulled out from under landslides, disaster
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Philippines flies aid to thousands of marooned as typhoon toll rises
Philippine army helicopters on Monday airlifted food, water and relief supplies to thousands of families who fled their homes during a typhoon as more bodies were pulled out from under landslides, disaster
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DA eyes P1.4 B for agricultural research
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has increased by almost six times the proposed budget of its agricultural research agency in 2016 to push for the promotion of science-based agricultural development
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More than 2,300 Negrenses affected by heavy rains, floods
BACOLOD CITY: More than 2,000 people in Negros Occidental were affected by heavy rains and floods brought by Typhoon Hanna, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) said in its report
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SWS: 51% of Pinoys say they’re poor
AN estimated 11.2 million Filipino families see themselves as poor, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted in the second quarter of the year. The results were released on Monday
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Natural Disasters Have Been Displacing One Person Every Second Since 2008, Finds New Report
Over the last seven years, natural disasters have displaced one person every second. And, in 2014 alone, over 19 million people were forced to flee their homes because of floods, storms and earthquakes,
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Philippines to raise 10m signatures for pope’s climate petition
Asia’s largest Catholic country has mobilised after the pope’s warning to tackle climate change, promising to gather 10m signatures for a petition that will be handed to world leaders at a Paris climate
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Natural disasters forced 20 million from their homes in 2014: report
Nearly 20 million people were forced to flee their homes due to floods, storms and earthquakes last year, a problem likely to worsen due to climate change, but which could be eased by better construction,
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Solar producers oppose proposed installation caps
THE Philippine Solar Producers Association (PSPA) has expressed strong opposition to the move to impose installation caps on solar and wind projects. PSPA president Tetchie Capellan said the move by the