Continued growth in the drivers for transportation demand such as economic growth, population growth, urbanization, and rapid motorization in the Philippines highlights the importance of changing the course...
Major water-related events attributable to climate change will disproportionately hurt poor people. These include communities relying mainly on agriculture and fishery/aquaculture as their main source...
Climate change and its associated shocks have a disproportionate adverse impact on the poor and most vulnerable. Poor and vulnerable families, especially those living near or within the areas with high...
The Philippines is highly vulnerable to multiple hazards including tropical cyclones, floods, storm surges, droughts caused by El Niño, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. While the country has made significant...
The Philippines sustained robust economic growth in the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. With increasing urbanization, a growing middle class, and a large and young population, the Philippines...
Climate change damages in the Philippines can materialize from two general sources: gradual decline from changing climate conditions or sudden shocks from extreme weather events. The impact of slow on...
Climate change poses major risks to the Philippines' agriculture sector achieving sustainable growth and higher productivity. Agriculture is significantly affected by climate shocks that damage crops...
Climate change poses major risks for development in the Philippines. Climate shocks, whether in the form of extreme weather events or slow-onset trends - will hamper economic activities, damage infrastructure...
In March 2022 the World Bank Sustainability and Social Inclusion (SSI) team carried out a case study of the social impacts of climate change in four high-risk municipalities in the Philippines: Guiuan...
The Philippines Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) aims to analyze comprehensively how climate change will affect the country's ability to meet its development goals and green, resilient, and...
Climate change poses major risks for development in the Philippines. Climate shocks, whether in the form of extreme weather events or slow-onset trends - will hamper economic activities, damage infrastructure...
Climate change poses major risks for development in the Philippines. Climate shocks, whether in the form of extreme weather events or slow-onset trends - will hamper economic activities, damage infrastructure...