The government must prepare for an impending El Niño and its adverse impacts on various sectors, even as the state weather bureau has just declared the start of the rainy season, a leader of the House of Representatives said on Tuesday. Know more:
The government must prepare for an impending El Niño and its adverse impacts on various sectors, even as the state weather bureau has just declared the start of the rainy season, a leader of the House of Representatives said on Tuesday.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said there is a high possibility of El Niño to develop in the coming months, which may persist up to the first quarter of 2024. Taking note of the country’s previous experience from the El Niño phenomenon that resulted in a decline in agricultural output, Villar said the farming and fishing subsectors, as well as workers’ livelihood and food security, could take a hit from dry weather.
On June 1, 2023, the DA’s National El Niño Team convened partner agencies from the Food Security Group under the National El Niño Team of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for its first Inter-agency Meeting to discuss the actions taken and plans of the member-agencies. The strategies identified include dissemination of information, education, and communication materials, proper water management, prepositioning of resources, crop diversification, adjustment of planting calendar, buffer stocking of inputs, promotion of short cycle and drought tolerant crops, among others.
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