The connection is clear: Plastic pollution exacerbates flooding, and in turn, increases the damages floods cause. But one line many Filipinos have yet to draw from plastics to floods runs through climate change,” writes Red Carao, Communications Officer of The Climate Reality Project Philippines.
Participating in the Zero Waste Academy Asia Pacific Cohort was a transformative experience that challenged Visayas Coordinator Joseph Pilapil’s understanding of waste management.
For this month’s #RealiTalk issue, we talked to Pinoy Climate Reality Leader Samantha Geraldine “Geri” De los Santos on the impacts of climate change on fishing communities and the need to mainstream and deploy local adaptation solutions in these areas.
Mindanao Coordinator Marisol Tuso shared how Earth Hour was celebrated in Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, led by Climate Reality Leader Hon. Alfredo Coro II.
The Philippines is facing a grim plastic pandemic with tons of plastic choking its waters and endangering marine life. But hope sparks through the efforts of Climate Reality Leaders in Mindanao, organizing clean-ups, advocating for producer responsibility, educating communities, and harnessing the power of art to tackle this crisis and pave the way for a cleaner future.
Read about it in Mindanao Coordinator Marisol Tuso’s latest article for the column “Hisgutanang Klima sa Mindanao.”
The Ormoc City Single-Use Plastic Products Regulation Ordinance of 2021 (City Ordinance No. 51) resulted in a 71% drop in waste collected in 2022 during river, lake banks, and coastal cleanups initiated by the city government and private organizations.
