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reduce rice yield in the Philippines by up to 75% in 2100 as compared with 1990
levels.103
There are a variety of other ways in which climate change has and will affect
food production. For example, higher temperatures and rainfall changes will likely
affect the incidence and outbreaks of pests and diseases, both in plants and
animals. 104 There is also concern that extreme weather events and flooding will
continue to damage crops, leading to further impairment of food production. 105As
of 2011, the annual damage to agriculture from typhoons, droughts, and floods has
already reached Php 12 billion (3% of total agricultural production).106 These
impacts on agricultural systems will be compounded by the loss of land to sea level
rise. The Philippines will also likely experience a decline in fishery productivity as
fish migrate to cooler and deeper waters.107 Seaweed production could also be
adversely impacted.108
5. Right to Adequate Housing
The UDHR and the ICESCR recognize that all persons have a right to
adequate housing, as part of the right to an adequate standard of living. 109 OHCHR
has noted that the right to adequate housing entails the following freedoms and
entitlements:
Protection against forced evictions and the arbitrary destruction and
demolition of one’s home;
The right to be free from arbitrary interference with one’s home, privacy
and family;
The right to choose one’s residence, to determine where to live and to
freedom of movement
103
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, THE ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: A
REGIONAL REVIEW (2009).
104
Id.
105
PAGASA (2011), supra note 10, at 50.
106
PHILIPPINES CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION (CCC), NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN
2011-2028 (2011).
107
PAGASA (2011), supra note 10, at 50.
108
Id.
109
UDHR Art. 25; ICESCR Art. 11(1).
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