MANILA, Philippines — Migration is one of strategies employed by Filipinos to cope with the impacts of the climate crisis, a report of the United Nations migration agency found. “The relationship between the climate emergency and migration is mediated by the quality of one’s livelihood as well as access to security, peace and stability,” the report read. Adaptive strategiesThe report reviewed existing evidence on migration and climate change in the Philippines. Often, circular migrants come from the countryside where crop yield or fish catch is low because of changing weather patterns. The climate crisis is exacerbating the country’s exposure to more frequent and extreme weather changes, rising temperatures, heavier rainfall and sea level rise.

Source: Philippine Star June 10, 2021 02:03 UTC