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The Philippines is one of the countries most affected and most vulnerable in the world. It is visited annually by twenty typhoons, heavy rains cause floods, landslides, soil and landslides. In turn, destroy valuable farmland and facilities, and the claim many lives each year. Other hazards such as El Niño exacerbate the extent of the damage, an annual loss of 0.5% of gross domestic product (GDP).

Visayas, consisting mainly of the islands of Leyte, Samar and Biliran is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the Philippines, which has experienced some of the worst typhoons ever recorded in Philippine history, killing over a thousand people a mudslide in February 2006, and over 6,000 people because of the typhoon again in 1990-1991. In disaster preparedness is one of the weaknesses of the region and for the most part, are still considered as the management of emergencies. The government and local people are not sufficiently prepared or equipped to implement preventive measures and implement appropriate measures in case of an emergency. In addition, the nature of the archipelago country further increases their vulnerability to rising sea levels caused by melting polar ice caps. Some of the islands will then be under water and marine resources have become extinct century according to United Nations studies.

Philippines are only a third of 1% (0.3%) of all greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) across the world and suffers from serious greenhouse gas another 99.7% produced by other countries. Therefore, greenhouse gases emitted by major countries, namely USA, China, Russia, Japan and members of the European Union should take the initiative to initiate and pursue actions to help prepare communities the third world and the people to prepare for climate change adaptation and mitigation while increasing the economic capacity and grassroots organizing to resist the adverse effects.

Because of these problems by man, people around the world, including those vulnerable countries like the Philippines are ready for action. And one of the best ways to do this is for communities worldwide to:

1. Investigated, the people one must study the various aspects of climate change, including scientific, environmental and social impacts, the political and strategic options, and operational measures, especially those related and relevant to their own communities.

2. USA: The main representatives of different sectors of society must unite in one organization to discuss and express their concerns on issues climate change, "and the present and represent the needs of the population to higher authorities, as local governments. Initiatives climate change around the world also needs to be united by their actions to be more effective and comprehensive.

3. Cooperative: When Government and NGOs in implementing climate change programs, communities need more willingly assist and cooperate with them, because In fact they are the beneficiaries of these efforts.

Each of us has the power to make the transition to a sustainable and better future for ourselves, our children and generations to come. Together, our efforts will help solve the climate crisis.

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