‘Climate emergency’ drives next Makati govt projects

Environmentalists and climate scientists have repeatedly urged the government to declare a national climate emergency as a policy instrument to help the country achieve its goals under the Paris Agreement. - Reuters

MANILA, Aug 7 (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Makati City, the country’s financial capital, has declared a “state of climate emergency", becoming the first local government in Metro Manila to acknowledge it is in crisis due to climate change.

“As temperatures and sea levels continue to rise, low-lying coastal areas in cities like Makati have become more vulnerable to strong typhoons that bring floods and landslides,” Mayor Abby Binay said during a webinar on Friday organized by the Makati Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.