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Encinas,‘ Mr. Isagani Molina, and Mr. RJ de Ramos? -- who testified to
the pain caused by having one’s house repeatedly flooded and having to be
relocated after a typhoon has hit their homes— trauma which they are still
suffering from after so many years.
8.98. In the Philippines, severe storms and flooding events linked to
climate change have already displaced millions of people from their homes.
Super typhoon Haiyan displaced more than four million people and damaged
or destroyed more than one million homes.“
8.99. Displacement due to sea level rise is another major concer in
the Philippines, due to the rapid increase in sea levels and the number of
people who
live on the coast.”
On the other hand,
climate-related
displacement from rural areas to cities may also increase due to decreased
agricultural yields and inadequate job opportunities in the agricultural sector,
putting additional pressure on depressed urban areas and mega cities.4%
9.
The right
security*”®
to
work *”
and
social
8.100.Climate change deprives individuals, such as farmers and
fisherfolks, of their livelihoods and, in general, disrupts the right to work by
provoking significant economic transformations. For example, the bleaching
of coral reefs and the diminution of wildlife stocks may cause the tourism
industry to decline, leading to loss of employment.
8.101.Extreme
weather
events,
which
lead
to
the
destruction
of
infrastructure, displacement, and damage to crop yields, will also have
important economic consequences and thereby affect the right to work. In the
context of the Philippines, the United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has noted that “[s]ubsistence livelihoods in rain“ Exhibit “ZZZ,” Mga Salaysay nina Gg. Manuel A. Abinales, Gg. Pablo Taon III, at Gng. Francia M.
Encinas; also see Testimonies of Ms. Francia Ensinas, Mr. RJ de Ramos, Mr. Isagani Molina,
Mr. Pablo
Taon III, and Mr. Manuel Abinales, TSN dated 23-24 May 2018, pp. 228-255.
“ Exhibit “YYY” to “YYY-2,” Mga Salaysay nina Gg. Isagani Molina at RJ de Ramos; also see
Testimonies of Ms. Francia Ensinas, Mr. RJ de Ramos, Mr. Isagani Molina, Mr. Pablo Taon III, and Mr.
Manuel Abinales, TSN 23-24 May 2018, pp. 228-255.
44 Angela Sherwood et al. (2014), Resolving Post-Disaster Displacement: Insights from the Philippines
After Typhoon Haiyan, available at https://www. brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ResolvingPostDisasterDisplacementInsights-from-the-Phi lippines-after-Typhoon-Haiyan-June-2015.pdf (last
accessed 06 September 2019).
“5 Joint Summary of the Amicus Curiae, supra note 50, p. 26.
“6 Ibid. Also see Effects of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), p. 3, available at
http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/ 1329/Effects_of_Typhoon_YOLANDA_(HAIYAN),
SitRep
_No_10_10NOV2013_0600H.pdf (last accessed on 12 September 2019).
497 ICESCR, Arts 6-8; ICCPR, Art 8(3)(a); CERD, Art 5(e)(i); CEDAW, Art 1 1(1)(a); CRC, Art 32;
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of
Their
Families, December 18, 1990, 2220 UNTS 3, Arts 11, 25, 26, 40, 52 and 54.
“°8 ICESCR at Art 9; CERD at Art 5(e)(iv), CEDAW at Art 11 and 14; CRC at Art 26.
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