I would like to subscribe the definition of climate change as the change in the present condition influenced by the chemical reactions that occur within the Earth’s atmosphere because it is where risks and vulnerability came in as the effect of chemical reactions. These reactions could potentially affect the sustainability of all life form and the environment.
Here, I would like to present the current situation of Bantayan Island in the Philippines. The island is comprised of three municipalities, one of which is the Municipality of Bantayan. The island is gifted with unique terrestrial and marine ecosystem. Abundant in marine resources and freshwater to drink. All these things are being challenged by overfishing and exploitation of water resource. Today, sustainability is the most pressing challenge in the island.
Urban planners forecasted that
by year 2030, the location of the municipal building and the central business
hub will be flooded with seawater.
Another risk is the settlements of more than 60 percent of its
population in the coastal zones and islets.
Urban housing was provided by the government after typhoon Haiyan in
2013. Today, there are still people in
the islets who opted to stay because they do not have other source of livelihood
than fishing. Even in the relocation
sites, some of the occupants have left their units and opted to go back to the
edge.
Another challenge is the water source
level to supply almost 200 thousand people in the island. How can the government manage water without
infrastructure capable of collecting and holding volume of water that could
replenish the water lens.
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