The recent food crisis and natural calamities such as flood, drought and the unusual change in rainfall amount and pattern have been blamed on the global warming phenomenon.

“It is a problem the entire world is facing that is why all of us must work together to solve it,” said Ecological Society of the Philippines president Antonio M. Claparols. “This will continue and will eventually get worse. That is why we need to act now.”

Claparols reiterates his call on the Philippine government to take the initial steps and lead the entire Filipino nation in abating the effects of climate change.

“We must change our ways on consumption and reduce our carbon footprint by promoting clean renewable alternatives such as biomass, wind and solar energies,” he said. “We need to stop polluting our environment.”

Claparols also suggested the gorvernment must spearhead the drive to plant more trees and protect the remaining rainforests. This will help prevent soil erosion and heavy floods like the one that devastated Iloilo three weeks ago.