Now rising sea levels caused by global warming could soon make this village unliveable, a problem faced by other countries in Asia, where the poorest communities are hardest hit. de Guzman.This event is part of a series of the National Panel of Technical Experts’ Fora aiming to mobilize community-based climate action and mainstream climate change knowledge into development policies and practices.The full discussion of Taking stock: Why should we be concerned about the climate and sea level changes? Laurice Jamero, Head for Resilience Collaboratory of the Manila Observatory on “Limits to Adaptation: Perspectives from Small-Island Communities.”Dr. This research program impacts upon the ecological, ethical, social, economic, and political challenges specifically facing coastal regions.“This is a holistic program. It magnifies wrong policies. The Earth Observatory of Singapore wants to work with our partners in South East Asia to provide projections of sea level at the local scale, at decadal time scales, to make countries of Southeast Asia a safer and more sustainable place,” said Dr. Horton.Dr. Even their Roman Catholic priests allowed parishioners not to kneel in prayer should tides become too high.Being surrounded by water, the Times’ Southeast Asia bureau chief Hannah Beech writes that no proper farming is practiced in the areas.“People can grow a few herbs and vegetables, but there’s no proper farming. Unit 909 and 910, The Infinity Tower, 26th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City (CCC)The Philippine Information Agency is the official public information arm of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. Twenty-seven percent of them belong to the municipal fishery, or associated directly with the habitats of coral, mangrove, and seagrass. The virtual forum gathered members of the academe and research institutions in the Philippines and abroad, government agencies, policy makers, and organizations  leading community-based initiatives, to assess the current science on sea level rise and to identify gaps in information gathering, monitoring and communication in the country. Homes of millions of Filipinos living in coastal and low-lying areas are at risk of being submerged due to rising ocean and sea levels as an effect of … We should minimize the local human-induced causes of sea level rise. By 2050, sea-level rise will push average annual coastal floods higher than land now home to 300 million people, according to a study published in Nature Communications. We shall also hold more online learning exchanges such as this — experts’ forums that inform and explain climate science to the public,” said Sec. The study will look at key hotspots as case studies in selected cities of the Philippines, and will include coastal mapping and decision-making tools.Highlights of the event were presentations by Dr. Benjamin Horton, Director of Earth Observatory of Singapore on “Mechanisms of Sea Level Changes: Global/Regional/National Perspective”; Dr. Laura David, Director of the University of the Philippines - Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) on “Current And Future Risks And Impacts of Sea Level Changes”; Dr. Fernando Siringan, Professor of UP-MSI on “Sea Level Rise from the Perspective of Marine Geophysics/Geology”; Dr. Enrico Paringit, Executive Director of the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) on “Data Availability and Coastal Mapping”; and Dr. Ma. The agency has a regional office in all 15 regions and has an information center in 79 provinces across the Philippines.All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated. The virtual forum gathered members of the academe and research institutions in the Philippines and abroad, government agencies, policy makers, and organizations leading community-based initiatives, to assess the current science on sea level rise and to identify gaps in information gathering, monitoring and communication in the country. These will combine together with future projections of daily sea level and extreme events. through PCOO, national government agencies, and other public sector entities in communicating their programs, projects, and services to the Filipino A deep well is the only source of water, and residents use it to bathe, clean, cook and, sometimes, even to drink. Jamero shared the experiences of the small island communities of Tubigon, a municipality located in the North Eastern side of Bohol. Laura David presented data on Climate Exposure Clusters and Coastal Marine Habitat Distribution which shows that the entire Philippines will actually experience significant amounts of sea level rise, accounting for about twice to even three times that of the global average.