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A Leap to Saving Mother Earth (National Dialogue Results) by Carla Perete, Lorianne Venturanza & Caleia Zacarias
The results of the survey that was answered by the students showed how it corresponds to the position of our country for it stated the current position and situation of the Philippines and its citizens as well. Based on the results we can see that 60% of the respondents answered that they are personally affected by the change of climate.
In terms of the community, again, majority of the students answered that they strongly agree that climate change are impacting the members of the community and that 48% of the respondents also stated that their community somehow disposes their waste properly. Although the 44% or majority of the respondents know that their actions can have a significant effect on climate change, there were still some who admitted that their community are not taking a part on resolving the problem of climate change. These results can give us the idea on how the citizens in the community are contributing or sometimes, worsening the situation of our dying earth.
In terms of the country, 32% of the respondents answered that climate change is considered as an important issue and also majority or 52% also stated that this event is affecting the economy of the Philippines as well. Majority of the students or 36% also feel like they have an influence on the government’s action in the issue of climate change. With this we can say that students are becoming more aware of how climate change alters our way of living and on how the government copes with the drastic changes that continuously affects us. It shows how the students are conversant with the issue of how climate change brings out a great impact to the downfall of our economy.
Through the results and information from the survey, we were able to discover that a majority of the students are aware on how this problem is affecting us and the welfare of our country. We were able to determine how this global issue affects us in some way or another, that it has an impact on each and every individual living in this world. Based from the answers of the students they were able to express their views on how our government is taking action to this problem. It is very evident that they believe that the government is still somehow lacking in terms of focusing on how the effects of climate change could be lessened. They also think that our government still has the potential to make ways on how they can lessen the damage that this problem has caused. That by making people become more aware of this problem, they would be able to take action and start to make a change for the betterment of our environment.
Based on the survey, the results were somehow expected because the participants who answered were a part of an Environmental Education class so it was given that the results that would imply that the participants were aware of the impact of environmental issues, climate change making a strong impact on them, knowing if their actions contribute to the betterment of the environment etc. Being a part of this class enabled the students to become more aware on the effects of climate change, as seen in the results this topic has been an ongoing discussion throughout the years of our high school lives. Therefore the students are aware of the reality of what climate change does to us and our surroundings. Despite this, it was also expected that in the essay part of the survey would have very meaningful and substantial answers. Being part of an Environmental Education class means sharing a common goal which is to do everything in order to preserve the precious life of Mother Earth.
-Carla Perete, Lorianne Venturanza & Caleia Zacarias
