Climate change projections in CDO bared

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1471448589207/climate-change-projections-in-cdo-bared
• Sunday, November 29, 2015

(JCV/PIA)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) – To better prepare the city for the projected changes in temperature and rainfall, the Be Secure Project of USAID downscales on November 26 the Manila Observatory (MO) Climate Change Projections for 2040 and 2065.

It is a project commissioned by the Water Security for Resilient Economic Growth and Stability (Be Secure) to push good governance and build local capacity for long-term water security.

Be Secure Project disseminated the global and regional climate change projections to help local stakeholders understand the climate risks that the city is going to face in the next decades.

Rochelle C. Coronel of the Manila Observatory noted that the mean daily temperature of Cagayan de Oro City may increase by 0.9-1.4 °C by 2025 and 1.5-2.4 °C by 2050.

She said that the rainfall is projected to increase in the near future. In the 2050s, the number of wetter than normal years will decrease and the number of drier than normal years will increase.

An increase in the frequency of days with intense rainfall (14mm/day and 180mm/day) is projected, and a reduced increase in precipitation in the 2050s is observed compared with 2025s during the rainy months.

Through this regional climate modeling, the participants composed of local government units officials, various government agencies and non-government organizations were able to analyze the potential impacts of climate change, specifically, in their water resources, its use and management and came up with priority climate actions.