Summary
Highlights
Climate change refers to significant global environmental changes, such as extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels, which threaten livelihoods, health, and security.
Climate change is caused by natural factors like solar energy and planetary movement, as well as human activities including fossil fuel use and deforestation, which increase greenhouse gas concentrations.
Global warming triggers natural disasters, displaces communities, causes food insecurity, and leads to ecological damage like coral bleaching.
International agreements like the Paris Agreement and local Philippine laws such as the Clean Air Act and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act aim to mitigate climate impacts.
Climate change disrupts agriculture and infrastructure, leading to economic instability while pushing for a shift toward a sustainable 'green economy'.
The phenomenon contributes to the emergence of climate refugees, the spread of diseases like dengue and malaria, and disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.