<P> Climate change, heavy rains, and increased temperatures are linked with the increased transmission of vector and waterborne diseases like malaria, dengue, and diarrhea (who). The heavy rains and increased temperatures lead to increased humidity which increases the chance of mosquito breeding and survival . Increased natural disasters not only directly contribute to the loss of human life, but also indirectly through food insecurity and the destruction of health services . </P> <P> Climate change and global warming and the rising amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere has contributed to ocean warming and ocean acidification . The ocean has acted as a carbon sink for earth for millennia and is currently slowing the rate of global warming through the sequestration of carbon . This comes at a cost however as the oceans are becoming more and more acidic as they sequester more carbon dioxide . Ocean acidification has dire consequences as it causes coral bleaching and ultimately leads to the collapse of coral reefs (usaid). Rising sea levels cause increased salinity that can have damaging impacts on the country's extensive system of mangroves . Both coral reefs and mangroves help to reduce coastal erosion and supports water quality . This erosion from the loss of coral reefs and mangroves increase the chance of coastal flooding and the loss of land . Coral reefs and mangroves also act as important feeding and spawning areas for many fish species that many fisher folk depend on for survival . Over 60% of the coastal population depends on marine resources like coral reefs or mangroves for their contributions to fisheries, tourism, and storm protection . </P> <P> Recognizing the need to tackle the environment issues as well as the need to sustain development and growth, the Philippines came up with the Sustainable Development Strategy . The nation for the Sustainable Development Strategy includes assimilating environmental considerations in administration, apposite pricing of natural resources, conservation of biodiversity, rehabilitation of ecosystems, control of population growth and human resources development, inducing growth in rural areas, promotion of environmental education, strengthening citizens' participation, and promoting small to medium - sized enterprises and sustainable agricultural and forestry practices . One of the initiatives signed in part of the strategy was the 1992 Earth Summit . </P> <P> Upon signing the 1992 Earth Summit, the government of Philippines has been constantly looking into many different initiatives to improve the environmental aspects of the country . </P>

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