Republic of the Philippines

SOUTHERN LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY

Main Campus
San Roque Sogod So. Leyte

Name: REINALYN PALER Course&Year&Section: BEED 2-A

GE-Sci 201. Schedule: Mth 08:30-10:00 am

“ASSESSMENT”
Task No. 8

Lesson No. 8. Module No. 4

Task 1.
Summarize the discussion on causes and effects of climate change by listing down at least five
(5) major causes and effects of climate change. Suggest ways in minimizing the effects.
Write your answers in the matrix below. Perfect score for this output is 15 points.

Causes Effects Suggestion/s on how to minimize the

effects
Agriculture is the science, art, or Agriculture is often There are numerous ways to
practice of cultivating the soil, the reason of minimize the effects of agriculture in
producing crops, and raising deforestation and a our environment this includes proper
livestock and in varying degrees change in land use use of fertilizer, build solid organic
the preparation and marketing of from natural matters, managing livestock waste,
the resulting products. There are ecosystems that take find areas where it is possible to
significant ways in which up and store carbon plant trees to avoid soil erosion. It
agriculture causes climate dioxide from the results to a nice conducive
change, agriculture is atmosphere, to environment to live in
responsible for a significant farmland. Some of its
portion of greenhouse gas common effects are
emissions. Other human landslide and the over
activities have increased since using of fertilizers.
the development of agriculture
and especially since the start of
the Industrial Revolution
Human Illegal Loss of trees and To minimize the effect of this causes
Logging/Deforestation other vegetation, we must learn to do reforestry. One
desertification, soil must learn to take part and plant a
- large forest with lots of trees tree even just one for every
erosion, fewer crops,
has been slowly decreasing in individual.
flooding, increased
number up until almost all are
greenhouse gases in
gone. Trees are responsible for
the atmosphere and a
the release of oxygen and
host of problems for
absorption of carbon dioxide but
indigenous people.
due to its decline carbon has
been so eminent in our
environment affecting our ozone
layer.
Greenhouse gases is the major Greenhouse gases There are numerous ways to
causes of climate change, in have environmental minimize or reduce greenhouse
which some gases in the Earth’s and health effects, like gases effects. We should implement
atmosphere trapping the sun’s extreme weather, food the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
heat and stopping it from supply disruptions and program of the government. Through
leaking back into space. Many of increased wild fires. In this program we can mitigate on
these gases occur naturally but terms of our health destroying our environment. Use less
human activities triggers it to greenhouse gases can heat and air conditioning, in our
affect climate change like the contribute respiratory home conservation is a must. We
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous disease from smog use wisely in everything. Plant a tree
oxide, and fluorinated gases. and air pollution. is very helpful too, this give us a
 more healthier environment for a
conducive place to live in and lastly
encourage one another to conserve
Fossil fuels has been increased Fossil fuel has far- In order to minimize to use of fossil
burning due to humans reaching effects fuel we should manage and reduce
behaviors, such as coal, oil, and including rising sea emissions to prevent from any
other forms of transport and levels, increasing danger. Increase energy efficiency ,
power manufacturing and wildfires, more buy renewable energy, conserve
industry. extreme weather, energy and reduce the temperature
deadly heat waves, on heating system
more severe droughts
and warming the
planet.
Sea ice, terrestrial vegetation, Intense storm, rising One thing that I can suggest is
ocean temperatures, weathering sea levels, melting educating people about climate
rates, ocean circulation, and glaciers, calamities change issues. Lack of awareness
GHG concentrations also cause like floods and among the common people is also
climate change, however, they cyclones, it can also one of the major aspects of the
also all feed back into the affect seasonal misuse of resources and also the
atmosphere and influence it in cycles, to which wide dissemination of wrong
important ways. people adjust their information.
clothing, outdoor
activities, thermostats,
and agricultural
practices
Task 2.
List down as least five (5) alternative sources of energy. One in the list should not be found or
mentioned in the discussion, which means it is taken from your own research. Give their
advantages and disadvantages to humans and environment. Write your answers in a matrix
below. Perfect score for this output is 15 points.

Alternative Advantages Disadvantages

Source of
Energy
Wind energy is one of the most The performance of a wind turbine
commonly used types of renewable in producing electricity depends
energy in the today. Unlike coal, natural on the weather; it can therefore be
gas, or oil, producing electricity from difficult to predict exactly how
wind doesn’t result in greenhouse gas much electricity a wind turbine
emissions. Although there are some would produce over time. The
environmental issues that come with turbine’s rotor will not spin if wind
building massive wind farms, once speeds are too low on any given
operational, wind turbines themselves day. This ensures that wind energy
don’t need burning any fossil fuels to in times of peak demand for
Wind energy run. electricity is not always available
Wind energy, in addition, is fully for dispatch. Wind turbines need
renewable and will never run out. In to be combined with some form of
comparison to conventional, very slowly energy storage technology to use
replenishing fossil fuel supplies, wind wind energy exclusively.
naturally occurs in our atmosphere, and
we do not have to worry about supply
problems in the future.
The most significant thing of all the Although solar energy can still be
advantages of solar panels is that solar collected during cloudy and rainy
energy is a genuinely sustainable days, the efficiency of the solar
source of energy. In all parts of the system drops. While it is still
planet, it can be harnessed and is possible to capture solar energy
available every day. Unlike some of the on cloudy and rainy days, the solar
other sources of electricity, we can not system's performance decreases.
run out of solar energy. To capture solar energy
In addition, Solar energy can be used for effectively, solar panels are
various purposes. You can produce dependent on sunlight. A few
Solar energy electricity or heat. Solar energy can be cloudy, rainy days will, therefore,
used to generate electricity in areas have a noticeable impact on the
without connection to the energy grid, energy system. You should also
to distill water in regions with take into account that during the
insufficient sources of clean water, and night, solar energy can not be
to power space satellites. It can be gathered.
incorporated into the materials used for In addition, there is a very high
buildings as well. Not long ago, initial cost of buying a solar
transparent solar energy windows were system. This involves paying for
introduced by Sharp. the installation of solar panels,
 inverters, batteries, wiring.
Nonetheless, there is a continuous
evolution of solar technology, so it
is fair to say that prices will
decline in the future.
Geothermal energy is a renewable The biggest single disadvantage
energy source that will last until the sun of geothermal energy is that it is
consumes the Earth in around billion unique to the region. It is
years. The Earth's hot reservoirs are important to construct geothermal
naturally replenished, making them both plants in locations where energy is
renewable and sustainable. available, which means that
In addition, Geothermal energy, such as certain areas are not capable of
coal and other fossil fuels, is more exploiting this resource. Of course,
environmentally friendly than traditional if you live in a location where
sources of power. The carbon footprint geothermal energy is readily
of a geothermal power plant, available, this is not an issue.
Geothermal meanwhile, is poor. Although there is In addition, geothermal energy
energy. some emissions associated with usually does not release
geothermal energy, as compared to greenhouse gases, during drilling,
fossil fuels, this is relatively small. many of these gases are stored
under the surface of the Earth and
released into the atmosphere.
Although these gases are also
emitted naturally into the
atmosphere, near geothermal
plants, the rate increases. Such
gas emissions, however, are still
much smaller than those related
to fossil fuels.
Hydroelectric energy is the most A flowing water supply must be
commonly used renewable energy dammed to create a hydro plant.
source in the world. Hydropower is This prevents fish from accessing
entirely sustainable, ensuring that once their breeding ground, which in
the water keeps flowing, it will never run turn affects any animal that is
out. As a consequence, hydro plants are used for food by those fish.
designed to last. Riverside habitats begin to vanish
In addition, land faster established. when the water stops flowing.
Since it is only possible to construct This can also eliminate access to
Hydroelectric hydro dams in particular areas, they will water for animals.
power. help improve the land for surrounding In addition, it pose a significant
towns and cities. This is because risk to every neighboring town that
constructing a dam requires a lot of is below it when dams are
machinery. Highways and roads need to constructed at higher elevations.
be constructed to transport them, Although these dams are very
helping to open up new routes for rural heavily constructed, there are still
towns. risks..
Tidal Energy is one of the major Tidal energy is already offering
renewable energy sources. A proven many advantages, but put in mind
source of renewable energy, at least in that it is also linked to some
terms of zero greenhouse gas disadvantages. Some of the
 Tidal Energy emissions. Some benefits of tidal disadvantages of tidal energy are:
energy are: E environment-friendly, High tidal power plant
highly predictable energy source, high construction costs, negative
energy density, operational and influence on marine life
maintenance costs are low and forms,ocation limits and the
inexhaustible source of energy. variable intensity of sea waves

Task 3. https://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/41/NDRRM_Plan_2011-2028.pdf
Using the url above, open and read the complete copy the National Disaster Risk
Management Council (NDRRMC) plans and programs for our country. Make a simple
summary of the agency’s plans and programs by filling out the matrix below. Perfect
score for this output is 15 points.

Thematic Area
(your own choice, at Function/Responsibility Agency Responsible Goal
least 4)
Offers the secret To avoid hazards and
strategic steps to mitigate their potential
enforce strategic impacts by reducing
actions activities which vulnerabilities and
revolve around exposure and
assessment of risks enhancing capacities of
and mitigation, communities
weakness analyses,
appreciation of areas
and hazard-prone fields
Disaster Prevention incorporating DRRM Department of
and Mitigation into plans for growth. It Science and
underlines the need for Technology (DOST)
sound and scientific for
review of the various
vulnerability underlying
it variables, threats and
exposure to risks and
catastrophes.

Disaster Preparedness To establish and

provide for different strengthen capacities
strategic actions that of communities to
give importance to anticipate, cope and
community awareness recover from the
and understanding, negative impacts of
contingency planning: emergency occurrences
Disaster conduct of local drill, Department of and disasters
Preparedness and development of a Interior and Local
national disaster Government (DILG)
response plan. In
preparing communities
 and governments for
possible disasters,
predetermined needs
based on information
available are crucial.

- Disaster Response To provide life

provides for key preservation and meet
actions that give the basic subsistence
importance to activities needs of affected
during the actual population based on
disaster response acceptable standards
operation such as during or immediately
needs assessment, Department of Social after a disaster
search and rescue, Welfare and
relief operations, and Development
Disaster Response early recovery (DSWD)
activities. The success
and realization of this
priority area rely heavily
on the completion of
the activities under
both the prevention
and mitigation and
preparedness aspects.

Disaster Rehabilitation Restore and improve

and Recovery covers facilities, livelihood and
the concerns related to living conditions and
employment and organizational
livelihoods, capacities of affected
Disaster infrastructures and National Economic communities, and
Rehabilitation and lifeline facilities, and and Development reduced disaster risks
Recovery housing and Authority (NEDA) in accordance with the
resettlement. These “building back better”
are recovery efforts principle
done when people are
already outside of the
evacuation centers.
Task 4
. List down at least three (3) most common disasters in the Philippines. Describe their causes
and effects. Give also suggestions on how can you reduce the risks according to the
specific disasters in your list. Write your answers in a matrix below. Perfect score for
this output is 15 points.

Name of Cause/s Effect/s Suggestion/s on reducing

disaster its risks
The simplest cause of Lives Loss Removing debris from
flooding is heavy rainfall. Death is the gravest drains and ditches daily.
There’s just no place to go consequence of floods. In your yard, stop piling
when there’s too much rain Flooding is currently the leaves, mulch, or other
or it happens too quickly. number one extreme debris where it could flow
This can lead to disasters, weather killer. Throughout into the drains of sewage
such as flash flooding. history, floods have taken or block drainage paths. If
Flooding may cause a loss thousands of lives. Floods you live in an area full of
of biodiversity. Forests can kill by taking or swallowing trees, rake your yard
help slow runoff and stop individuals away in fast- regularly, bag the leaves,
Floods flooding. There is nothing to moving water. To wash a and set them for pick-up
avoid water from running off human away, it only takes at the curb. Boost grading
and flooding river banks and six inches of water. By and drainage. Take note
streams when there is a damaging houses and of any rain or flood water
shortage of habitat. creating dangerous accumulating close to
conditions, floods can even your home when it rains.
kill people. Waterborne Pay attention to regions
diseases cause one often- close to the base. The
overlooked deadly ground should slope away
consequence of flooding. from your home or
business's base. To
enhance the grading, you
can need to bring in dirt
and sod.
In the Earth’s crust, The effects of an We cannot prevent natural
earthquakes are caused by earthquake are awful and earthquakes as human as
abrupt tectonic motions. The catastrophic. Due to this, we are. We really don’t
key reason is that one rides many homes, hospitals, know when it can happen,
over the other as tectonic schools, etc are lost. A lot but we can do a steps to
plates cause earthquakes, of people get hurt and be prepared in case
causing orogeny to collide killed. Many individuals are there’s an earthquake. We
(mountain building). Due to losing their property and can significantly lighten it
boundaries between moving assets. It impacts people’s effects by identifying
plates, the largest fault mental health and hazards, building safer
Earthquake surfaces on Earth are emotional health. It has structures and providing
formed. environmental impacts, education on earthquake
Relative movement between including surface faults, safety. During earthquake
the plates raises the tension tectonic uplift and it is better not to panic
as they attach. This subsidence, tsunamis, soil instead we should think
continues until the tension liquefaction, soil fast on what to do in order
rises and falls, causing the resonance, landslides and to avoid stampede and
 locked portion of the fault to soil failure, either directly injuries
slip over unexpectedly, related to or triggered by
releasing the accumulated earthquakes.
energy as shock waves.
Landslides are considered Landslides have been To reduce the effects of
naturally occurring disasters, checked as leading to landslides, I suggest that
human-induced changes in property damage. If the we must plant more trees
the environment have landslide is important, it in slope areas so that
recently caused their could drain the region’s or there are something that
upsurge. country’s economy. The can hold the soil, if ever
Earthquakes area affected usually you live in an area where
Seismic operations have led undergoes recovery after a is prone to landslides it is
to landslides around the landslide. This better to relocate your
globe for a long time. The rehabilitation requires huge house to an area which
soil covering them often expenditures on money. are safe. If you see a
Landslide goes along at any moment Life loss signs of landslides it is
as tectonic plates pass. On Communities live at the better to report it directly
several occasions, as foot of mountains and hills to the authority so that
earthquakes hit areas with are at a higher risk of they can make an action
steep slopes, the soil slides landslide deaths. A large about it.
leading to landslides. landslide brings with it
Erosion caused by enormous rocks, heavy
intermittent flowing water debris and heavy soil. This
wipes out latent and lateral form of landslide has the
slope support, such as potential to kill lots of
streams, rivers, wind, people.
currents, ice and waves,
causing landslides to easily
occur.
Task 5.
Answer the following questions as comprehensively and personalized as you can. Perfect score
for this output is 40 points (10each item).

1. True or False: Environmental education is better than environmental laws. Defend your
choice.

Environmental education is better than environmental laws because

environmental education eqquips people with the proper and complete knowledge on
how important is our environment. It gives us the understanding of the value of the
environment and of how we must take care of it rather than just simply prohibiting or
giving punishments. Laws are considered rules but even rules are quiestionned and not
completely obeyed when people do not understand it's purpose, the same goes with this
situation. Unless people are trained and brought up to a belief or educated on how to
preserve and protect the environment our laws emplemented will not be fully realized
and followed.

2. Explain these slogans the simplest way possible:

DISASTER REDUCTION IS EVERYONE’S BUSINESS.

Everyone of us is responsible for reducing disaster risk, reducing disaster risk is the
philosophy and practice of risk reduction by our activities, including disaster
management, disaster prevention and disaster preparedness disciplines. Being all the
ready, all the time help us escape the risk of disasters, save lives and reduce losses,
ensuring that there should not be someone left behind during the tragedy because we
have a responsibility. Everyone should think about someone’s duties to support others
and nobody is exempted. Indeed, it is a about security for safety.

THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY.

This means that we must have a mindset that is globally competent. We must see
things in global way where the things that we see and notice across the globe will be
applied into our baranggays or communities. We cannot change the world but we can
change what is beyond our reach and that is our community.

3. What is the importance of using and looking for more alternative sources of energy?

Alternative sources means that we must look for something that we can use that will
last longer than non-renewable energy. Renewable source of energy is essential as it
 supports and sustain our needs in the coming years. We must ensure that are still
energy we can use and pass unto the generation that comes after us.

4. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=907867819702932&extid=9uad9FVMzIzS5Y1b

Using the link above, watch the video entitled, Storm Inside. Answer the following
questions:

a. What does the title mean to you?

The video reveals the title which is the impact of climate into the live of human. It
shows that the damage caused by the storm into infrastructure, building and properties
is least significant, but it is the impact to humans’ inner feeling that have the ability to
take us down and it can forever impact our lives unlike the infrastructure and building
that can be restored and rebuild. The impact of storm within as is more dangerous than
the destruction of properties because it can cause depression and anxiety that can
lead to calamity-induced suicidal thoughts.

b. What part of the video caught your attention the most? Why?

The part that catches my attention in video is that there are people experienced
climate anxiety. When I heard the word “whether they know or not” it’s sum up to my
mind that there are some disorder that we don’t knew but we are experiencing with it. It
is the first I heard about that kind of anxiety and based on the video I learned about
climate anxiety. Climate or eco-anxiety is described as a chronic fear of environmental
doom and as a fairly recent psychological disorder that affects an increasing number
of people who worry about the environmental crisis. They are experiencing anxiety
because of the environmental crisis.