MaximsNewsNetwork: PHILIPPINES CLIMATE CHANGE FAMILIES WOMEN UNFPA, THORAYA OBAID
has already learned the hard way that living standards fall when human activity harms the marine environment. Dynamite fishing and other destructive practices led in the 1990s to a sharp decline in the once bountiful fish catch. SOUNDBITE (Cebuano), Aida Olaguir, activist: When fewer fish were caught it affected women, since we manage the household budget. We had to buy smaller fish, and they became more expensive. That made it harder to send our kids to school. In the past few years, ...
Author: MaximsNewsNetwork; Tags: Philippines climate change population women families poverty children UNFPA UN Population Fund MaximsNews Network Robert Engelman
