This is my final project submission as participant of WBI's MOOC "Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4 Degree Warmer World Must Be Avoided"

1. Project under World Bank Institute’s course “Turn Down the Heat:
Why a 4 Degree Warmer Climate Must Be Avoided”
Climate Change
Fast Facts for Filipinos
Source: www.cia.gov

2. Source: www.epa.gov
 Warning:
This presentation will
simply result in feelings
of fear and anxiety on
the part of readers.

3. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
The Philippines
The Philippines
• Has a population of 100 million
plus
• Is an archipelago with 7,107
islands
• Has the size of 300,000 square
kilometers
• Has two seasons – dry and wet
• Has an average temperature of
27 degree Celsius
Source: http://www.nscb.gov.ph
Source: http://web0.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2015%20PIF.pdf

4. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
 Today (May 21, 2015), in Manila, the
temperature is already at 34 degrees
Celsius.
 The global average temperature is just at
.4 degrees Celsius (with a .8 spike in
recent years).
(Source: Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate
Normal. World Bank. 2014; IPCC Fifth Assessment Report on
Climate Change).

5. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
 Can you imagine
experiencing 2.5
times the heat in
a 2 degree warmer world
(i.e. 85 degrees)?
No.
 You cannot even begin to
imagine living at5
timesthe heat in a 4
degree warmer world?
That’s probably hell.
Source: http://www.jesus-is-
savior.com/Hells_Truth/hellfire.htm

6. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
 If the atmosphere were
liquid, we would suffer
first-degree burns at 48
degrees Celsius! And
third degree burns at 65
degrees Celsius!!
(Source: www.burnfoundation.org)
Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov

7. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
 Or we would suffer skin
cancer.
(Source:
www.who.int/globalchange/climate/summary/en/in
dex7.html)
 and/or heat stroke.
 and death
Source: http://www.gizmodo.com

8. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
 Will we have
enough water to
drink or to grow
food?
Source: greenfieldgeography.wikispaces.com

9. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
 Will we even have enough
food?
 Surely, we will fight over
scarcity.
Source: www.postlink.in

10. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
Source: industrytap.com
 Oceans (not the
atmosphere) absorb 93.4%
of greenhouse gases, and
this leads to ocean
warming and
accordingly sea-level
rise.
(Source: Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the
New Climate Normal. World Bank. 2014).

11. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
Source: theenergycollective.com
 Sea-level rise is expected
by around 1 meters in
Southeast Asia, by the
end of the century. Sea-
level rise is not equal
globally, and countries
near the equator, such as
the Philippines, will have
greater sea-level rise due
to gravity.
(Source: Turn Down the Heat:
Confronting the New Climate Normal.
World Bank. 2014; ADB.
http://www.adb.org/features/economic-
costs-rising-sea-levels-asia-and-pacific).

12. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
Source: www.leapfrogger.com
 We’ve experienced or
witnessed in November 8,
2013, Typhoon Yolanda
(Haiyan) – an
unprecedented hurricane
of 314 kph, with storm
surges, a concept we did
not know beforehand.
 Intense storms can be
more frequent.
Source: IPCC Fifth Assessment
Report on Climate Change

13. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
 Of course, you might say that you
can just leave the Philippines, as
Climate Change Refugees.
 But not all can afford to leave, or
would want to leave their life
behind.
 And not all can welcome you in,
esp. if other countries have their
own climate change and other
problems

14. Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
Did you know?
Frightening? Yes.
If not you, your
descendants (by the end
of this century) will
experience these effects.
(Source: Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New
Climate Normal. World Bank. 2014).
Source: www.clipartpanda.com

15.  Scientists estimate that there is 95% certainty that
climate change is anthropogenic – caused by us,
humans.
So, we, humans can still do something about it.
(Source: Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal. World Bank.
2014).
Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
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16. Basically, we need the two basic principles of coping with
climate change:
1. ADAPATION – reactive, but still
important to adjust
2. MITIGATION – proactive,
preventive
(Source: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
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17. And we know some of these things already, we just have
to DO IT:
 1. On transportation – walk, carpool, use energy
efficient vehicles (not tricycles, jeepneys), conserve
fuel, use renewable energy
 2. On power – conserve power, use energy efficient
appliances, use renewable energy and pay the cost
 3. On shelter – climate-proof the homes, move away
from the coast
Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
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18. 4. And be aware about climate change.
Read more at:
 Climate Change Commission
Philippineshttp://climate.gov.ph/index.php/learn-cc/what-is-
climate-change#climate-change-101
 Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal. World
Bank. 2014.http://www-
wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/
2012/12/20/000356161_20121220072749/Rendered/PDF/NonAsciiFileN
ame0.pdf
Climate Change Fast Facts for Filipinos
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