The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday inspired Filipinos to hitch the remainder of the world in observing Earth Hour on Saturday.
The DOH, along with the World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF-Philippines), stated the annual occasion takes the initiative of producing consciousness to assist deal with the local weather disaster and promote measures that assist cut back power consumption by the one-hour change off.
This 12 months’s theme, “The Biggest Hour for Earth,” goals to have interaction Filipinos by an in-person occasion to indicate solidarity and help in addressing local weather change, in response to the DOH.
The Health Department stated an in-person “Sustainability Fair” can have a switch-off program and a Run N’ Ride exercise to be held on Saturday on the Quezon Memorial Circle.
The occasion will showcase key messages from WWF-Philippines and authorities officers, musical performances, a video presentation, and a countdown to Earth Hour at 8:30 p.m.
“The DOH recognizes the crucial role of the environment in promoting the health and well-being of Filipinos. Hence, it is also our responsibility to care for the environment, as it would then take care of future generations of Filipinos,” DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire stated.
“Makiisa po tayo dito dahil ang kalusugan ng kalikasan ay kalusugan din ng bawat tao (We encourage everyone to join because the health of the environment is also the health of the people),” she added.
The DOH stated the Global Climate Risk Index of 2019 recognized the Philippines because the fourth-most affected nation on the planet by long-term local weather change.
It stated that the World Risk Report of 2022 ranked the Philippines first out of 180 international locations with the best catastrophe threat as a result of the nation’s geographic location makes it weak to geographic hazards introduced on by a altering local weather.
“These climate-fueled changes can be felt in the intensity and number of ‘extreme weather events,’ such as stronger typhoons, longer droughts, and higher temperatures. These weather events in turn cause economic, financial, environmental, and health problems for many Filipinos,” it added. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
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