PROF. NYMPHA E. BRANZUELA – a Resource Person sharing a Topic on:
Climate Change
June is Environmental Month in the Philippines. Like most
environment-related activities nationwide, it usually culminates or ends with
an Environmental Forum with the theme: Raise
your voice and not the level sea rise! In Assumption College, Nabunturan,
Compostela Valley, I was invited to talk on the impact of Climate Change last
June 27, 2014.
Compostela Valley province was severely hit by the typhoon
Pablo (International name: BOPHA) on December 05, 2012. An estimated 130,000
families were displaced and 70% of the total population lost their homes and
livelihoods. There are 2,000 reported deaths after the Typhoon Bopha slammed directly
to unsuspecting communities on that early dawn. In fact, the typhoon ravaged communities
have taken three (3) years to recover (http://www.interaksyon.com/article/53530/compostela-valley-will-take-3-years-to-recover-from-pablo-says-governor)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjLYO6mlz0k).
Damages during ‘typhoon Bopha’ in Nabunturan, Compostea
Province last December 05, 2012.
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That tragic and traumatic
experience that environmental awareness
heightened among the people. The Environmental Forum entitled: Ridge to Reef: Climate Change Update
was a fitting title. Common people have not known the impacts of Climate
Change, Climate Change Projections. Local Government Units are still wanting on
scientific knowledge on what potential adaptations to adopt to be resilient
from the impacts of climate change.
Being a trained educator on Climate
Change I didn’t hesitate to take part of their endeavor. Despite of my pregnant
condition, I took the 3 hour travel from
Davao City. I accepted their invitation to be a Resource Speaker of these young
generations to share my expertise in Climate Change.
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The
environmental forum was attended by 300 High School Students with their
respective teachers, employees from
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and 15 municipalities
or Local Government Units.
Having
been trained by the prestigious school in the Philippines ( UPLB) and a grantee
of International Development and Research Center (IDRC)-University of Nairobi
(UoN), Kenya Research Grant, I have made that solemn vow to share whenever,
wherever, whatever I can to all to impart my knowledge, ideas, and expertise in
the field of Climate Change to my countrymen.
