Haiyan storm urgently warns about environmental protection

The catastrophic consequences of super typhoon Haiyan caused by landings in the Philippines sparked an alarm about environmental protection at the UN conference on climate change taking place in Poland.

At the UN Conference on Climate Change COP 19 in Warsaw, Ms. Christina Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), mentioned the consequences of Typhoon Haiyan. The tremendous power caused and suggested that delegates of more than 190 countries and territories around the world attending this conference were on the shoulders of extremely heavy responsibilities.

According to Independent, before the images recorded in the areas devastated by the power of super typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Ms. Figueres made a call to attendees of the conference to have positive and effective solutions. fruit to cope with global climate change.

Naderev Sano, head of the Philippine delegation, at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change COP 19. (Photo: AFP)

At the conference, Mr. Naderev Sano, head of the Philippine delegation, made an emotional speech, calling on countries to attend the two-week conference in Warsaw to take immediate action. Mr. Sano mentioned the relevance of the inevitable climate change process that will lead to the emergence of more tropical storms."What the people of my country are going through as a result of climate change is crazy. The weather crisis is crazy. We can fix this. We can stop it. This is crazy, right here, right now , " he said.

According to scientists, warming sea temperatures are one of the reasons for the increase in tornadoes and the formation of devastating storms, while rising sea levels mean risks. widespread flooding in many parts of the world.

For many years, the international community has set a target of limiting the temperature of hot weather to 2 degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial era. However, in fact, the catastrophic natural disaster caused heavy losses in people and people in many countries over the years, most recently in the Philippines, forecasting that the Earth's temperature could increase by nearly 5. C degree from now until the end of the 21st century, natural disasters will appear more with more and more destructive power.

On the sidelines of the conference, environmental activists and climate change activists called on developed countries to accelerate the process of reducing emissions and implementing financial commitments to help poor countries recover. result of climate change and sea level rise.

Haiyan super typhoon landed on 6 Philippine islands on November 8, leaving at least 800,000 people homeless and in short of food and medical care. According to the latest statistics released by the Philippine president, the number of people killed by super typhoon Haiyan in this island nation is about 2,000 people.

Last year, Hurricane Sandy landed on the east coast of the United States and the impact of Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines was mentioned as an example of the world natural disasters that may appear more often unless countries greenhouse gas emissions reduction, the cause of global warming.