A nature-based solution to build community resilience

THE havoc wrought by Super Typhoon "Odette" in Siargao is still being felt three weeks after the storm first made landfall. It may take months, perhaps years, before residents recover and rebuild. The disaster undoubtedly articulated the vulnerability of the Philippines, especially its coastal communities.

Climate-induced disasters have shown how a warming planet is detrimental to lives and livelihoods. Vulnerable countries have experienced these on multiple occasions. The impacts are felt and deliver grave effects to ecosystems we depend on for well-being and survival. There is a need to put in place ecosystem-based adaptation measures if we are to survive.