Confronting Climate Change

~* Online Learning:
I learned that the problem of rapid climate change is inextricably entwined with the challenges of development. Although high-income countries first created the problem through the unbridled emission of heat-trapping gases, poor people in the developing world are feeling the impacts first and worst. Moreover, some developing countries are now major emitters, and the developing world accounts for more than half of all current greenhouse gases. To be effective, responses to climate change must address developing countries’ needs, including their right to development.
The failure of UN negotiations to reach an international accord, coupled with the failure of the United States to enact climate legislation presents the world with a scary and seemingly intractable problem: there is no Plan B for heading off a climate catastrophe. CGD’s research and policy engagement on climate and development responds to this crisis in two ways: by strengthening the intellectual foundation for an eventual accord; and by offering research, data, and analysis that policymakers and others can act upon now, in the absence of an international agreement. CGD’s climate work builds on CGD’s expertise in development assistance and deep knowledge of developing countries.

~* Online Activities:
I watched a powerpoint presentation on Climate Change from UNESCO and a video by Lyn Davis Lear on "'A World of Solutions'...or Extinction". I also read about the UN climate talks in Qatar on November 2012.

~*Online Collaboration:
I have participated in the online discussion by posting this in my blog which allows me to share my learnings to other people.

Climate Change: The Global Scenario

~*Online Learning:
From the videos I’ve watched I learned that Earth gets heat from the sun, the atmosphere, Greenhouse gases like Carbon dioxide traps heat and keep it from escaping back to the outer space.

Trapping some heat in the atmosphere is a good thing because it keeps our planet warm for us to live but the problem is people all over the world are giving excess Carbon Dioxide to the atmosphere that’s because today, we burn fossil fuels, coal, oil and gas to do many of our everyday activities. All of these extra Carbon Dioxide trap more heat in the atmosphere making the Earth warmer and results to Climate Change.
It’s sad to know the our own activities harm the Earth. That’s why climate change education is important for everyone.

We can say that the Earth is having a fever. And scientists said that it it going worse. Global sea levels rouse by over an inch. Evidence show that the vast change of our climate is cause by humans.

NASA scientists improve the understanding and predictions of Climate Change. Their satellites provide critical data about what’s happening in our planet today. NASA satellites measure the sun’s energy.

Bright areas in our planet, are those that are covered with ice, glossy areas reflect the sun’s rays back to space. But those areas are shrinking, that’s why our planet becomes less reflective making our plant warmer as the planet gets warmer it produces more water vapor. Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas. And these water vapor and other greenhouse gases serve as blankets in the world.

If this cycle continue, what will happen to our temperature, to the world and to all people around the Globe? We must make ways to reduce the emission of Greenhouse gases and save the Earth.

~*Online Activities:
I have watched two videos about “The Climate Change Basics” and “Climate Change: The Global Scenario”. If you want to watch it to here’s the link:http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/students/index.html,https://eliademy.com/app/a/courses/2f9d165084/7

~*Online Collaboration:
I participated in the online discussion by participating in the tasks given to us and by sharing my knowledge and learnings to other people by expressing my thoughts.

Climate Change: The Local Scenario

* Online Learning:

I learned that The Philippines is now facing the very real impacts of climate change, which threaten to undermine our development prospects and exacerbate the vulnerability of our poorer communities. With projected changes in precipitation, temperature, intensity of tropical cyclones and frequency of extreme weather events, considerable efforts would be required to prepare the Philippines in dealing with the impacts of climate change on the different climate-sensitive sectors. Adaptation will be an integral part of our response to the threats of climate change.

It is important that we have a scientific basis for adaptation and vulnerability assessment studies. This Report provides us with the opportunity to understand the future changes in climate and how these changes will affect the Philippines in the future. It also illustrates the impacts of climate change on agriculture, human health, water, coastal, and forestry resources as well as adaptation efforts in each sector. 

 Climate Change in the Philippines is an important document to guide decision-makers in strategic

planning and policy formulation.

 

~* Online Activities:

I watched a video from the Philippines' Climate Change Academy (CCA) and presentations on Climate Change from UNESCO and CCA.

 

~* Online Collaboration:

I have participated in our online discussion by doing and absorbing the relevant tasks given to us and applying it to everyday life. Also, by sharing my knowledge about it to other people.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Online Learning:
I learned from the powerpoint presentations ways in order to adapt and to mitigate to climate change. One slide quotes, 'Adaptation is occuring now to observe and project future climate change, but more extensive adaptation is required to reduce out vulnerability to climate change.' It simply means that we already are doing efforts to adapt, but we should exert much more to prevent us from being vulnerable to future climate change effects. A good example of our efforts would be building barriers from sea-level rise (like the wall in Japan to protect the community from tsunamis). Climate change is inevitable, so we just have to make changes on how we should react to its effects. Mitigation, on the other hand, is the way on 'how we can avoid, or at least, delay climate change by reducing greenhouse gases.' Examples are reducing deforestation, curtailing emissions released from burning fossil fuels by vehicles and factories, or practicing proper garbage and waste management. Mitigation and adaptation go hand in hand to protect us and avoid vulnerability from the effects. Vulnerability, however, may be affected by external factors like poverty, unequal access to resources to resources, or food insecurity. Increasing vulnerability would make us more prone to not only to climate change effects, but also to natural disasters. However, there is also what we call 'Disaster Risk Reduction', which is very vital and important in such a way that when our disaster risk reduction would be improved, climate change adaptation would take a great effect. We, the youth, could also participate in disaster risk reduction by doing informative performances, writing notices, and using the internet, like this, to connect with other people around the world to share ideas on how we can prevent the effects of climate change.

Online Activities:
I watched powerpoint presentations about the mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The powerpoint from UNESCO is very informative, as there are ways on how we students can also contribute, but so is the other presentation. The other presentation contains graphs and figures that can show us how much the world is changing due to climate change.

Online Participation:
I participated in the online discussion by making this insight about the presentation I made and sharing the information I learned to other people on facebook. I also discussed this with classmates through chatting.

CLIMATE CHANGE: A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE

Online Learning:

*I learned that climate change is also affecting the global food production. As time passes we"re experiencing more impact of the climate change. And in the future things might not be the same as today because of the climate change.

*Carbon Dioxide is a green house gas and it is the primary cause of climate change. The human activities are the major cause of the increasing amount of carbon in the air. High amount of carbon dioxide is good for the plant, but not so high because it can also kill the plant because of the high temperature.

*As the carbon dioxide increase the temperature goes higher. The change in temperature can make the crops dry causing a great problem to the people near the equator. When the crops dried up and the temperature still increases, there will be no food for the future.
*It means that if the population and the temperature both increases there will be no more supply of food for the future. We must act now for our future.

Online Activities:

*I watched a video about the things that may happen in the future because of climate change, how it will affect everyone of us and how we can possibly stop it from happening in the future.

Online Collaboration:

*I participated in the online collaboration by sharing what I learn to other people. And by using the modern technology (internet) in sharing it in the most convenient way. I participated in the online discussion by sharing what I learn to other people. And by using the modern technology (internet) in sharing it in the most convenient way.

It's All About Carbon

~*Online Learning:
From the video I’ve watched, I learned that All living things are made of carbon. Carbon is also a part of the ocean, air, and even rocks. Because the Earth is a dynamic place, carbon does not stay still. It is on the move!
In the atmosphere, carbon is attached to some oxygen in a gas called carbon dioxide.
Plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to make their own food and grow. The carbon becomes part of the plant. Plants that die and are buried may turn into fossil fuels made of carbon like coal and oil over millions of years. When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and traps heat in the atmosphere. Without it and other greenhouse gases, Earth would be a frozen world. But humans have burned so much fuel that there is about 30% more carbon dioxide in the air today than there was about 150 years ago, and Earth is becoming a warmer place. In fact, ice cores show us that there is now more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there has been in the last 420,000 years.

~* Online Activities:
I watched a video from NASA, entitled “It’s Al About Carbon”. NASA is a very reliable source which we can trust and get lots of significant things we have to know

~* Online Collaboration:
I participated in this online academy, Eliademy, by publishing this blog in the assigned social networking site and to broaden my knowledge carbon. With this knowledge, I can absorb the relevant tasks given to us and applying it to everyday life.

KNOW YOUR EARTH

~*Online Learning
From the video I’ve watched, I learned lots of important and eye opener things. I learned that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA studies the Earth and Space. They have lots of satellites that observe our planet to get a global view of our changing world. They conduct studies dealing with air, water, land and ice.

I learned interesting yet knowledgeable facts about our planet, like:
+ Greenhouse gases act like a blanket trapping solar energy and without atmosphere our planet would be frosty with a temperature of 0oF.
+ Sea levels has gone over 10 inches and risen over 12 inches in the last 15 years.
+ Satellites of NASA detect large fires and they have recorded an average of 10,000 forest fires happening everyday and therefore we should plant trees in order to help rejuvenate Mother Earth’s beauty.
+ Over 150 billion tons of ice melt in Greenland enough to fill 2,000 earth movers every minute.

NASA helps us to understand our unique planet. Knowing it could be of great importance in order for us to help save the Earth.

~* Online Activities
I watched a video from NASA about knowing our very own planet, Earth, entitled “Know Your Planet”. NASA is a very reliable source which we can trust and get lots of significant things we have to know. Knowing Earth is a key to understand its importance to humans and how we can protect it.

~* Online Collaboration
I have participated in our online discussion by doing and absorbing the relevant tasks given to us and applying it to everyday life. Also, by sharing my knowledge about it to other people.

Climate Change for Sustainable Development

~* Online Learning:
From the video I've watched I learned that Climate change is the most significant challenge to achieving sustainable development, and it threatens to drag millions of people into grinding poverty. 
At the same time, we have never had better know-how and solutions available to avert the crisis and create opportunities for a better life for people all over the world.
Climate change is not just a long-term issue. It is happening today, and it entails uncertainties for policy makers trying to shape the future.
 ~* Online Activities:

I watched a video about Global Warming, A Way Forward, 
Facing Climate Change a documentary by the 
NationalGeographic.com

~* Online Collaboration:
I participated in this online academy, Eliademy, to broaden my knowledge about climate change, and how I can help prevent  the worsening of it. With this knowledge, I will use it to spread to others the effects of climate change and the possibilities it may cause in the future if it will not be lessen.