Environment
ADB warns Philippine farms, infrastructure face rising coastal flood risks
The Philippines faces mounting risks to agricultural production, infrastructure and economic activity as coastal flooding intensifies, underscoring the need to integrate climate resilience into development planning and investment decisions, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia–Pacific Climate Report 2026.
Coastal protection investments key to safeguarding As-Pac’s $7-trillion economic engine, ADB report finds
The coastlines of Asia and the Pacific serve as vital drivers of regional prosperity, generating $7 trillion in annual economic output, but they face escalating environmental hazards that could cause hundreds of billions of dollars in damage unless urgent investments in coastal protection are made.
Manila Water boosts Cardona plant operations, steps up El Niño readiness for steady supply
Manila Water is ramping up operations at its Cardona Water Treatment Plant in Rizal to secure reliable water supply as the country braces for a strong El Niño that may last until the first half of 2027.
DENR ramps up watershed, forest protection to beat El Niño water crunch
Forests keep water flowing even through extended dry spells — and that natural shield is getting a major boost as El Niño looms. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is expanding forest patrols and accelerating reforestation across critical watersheds to help forests hold water, control stream flow, cut soil erosion, and recharge aquifers.
Philippines calls on world to fund, protect nature at COP17
The Philippines has urged the international community to urgently scale up financing for biodiversity and strengthen cooperation to turn global conservation commitments into real results, as the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) got underway here Friday, October 16.
