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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CVauG5Z9Dlg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>MANILA - The Philippines must declare a climate emergency in preparation for unprecedented conditions by 2050, an analyst said Thursday.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/11/19/worlds-major-cities-to-face-unknown-climate-conditions-by-2050">World&#x27;s major cities to face &#x27;unknown&#x27; climate conditions by 2050</a></li></ul>The temperature in the country is expected to rise by 7 to 8 degrees Celsius, said Tony La Viña, acting executive director of the Manila Observatory, who described climate change as a &quot;very serious, existential threat.&quot;&quot;It means more Yolandas, droughts, loss of water. The problems we’ve already been facing in the past 10 years will multiply and we will not be able to cope with that,&quot; he told ANC&#x27;s Dateline Philippines.&quot;That&#x27;s why it&#x27;s important to declare an emergency, we have a window of more or less 10 years in which we can try to avert the effects.&quot;Declaring a climate emergency will mean shifting to renewable energy and abandoning coal power plants &quot;faster than we&#x27;re already doing,&quot; La Viña said.&quot;We’re gonna get there but we’re just getting there too slowly,&quot; he said.The Philippines was found as the most susceptible country to hazards brought about by climate change, according to the 2019 Global Peace Index.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/15/19/country-most-threatened-by-climate-change-study-says-its-philippines">Country most threatened by climate change? Study says it’s Philippines</a></li></ul>It said 47 percent of the country&#x27;s population is in areas highly exposed to climate hazards such as earthquakes, tsunami, floods, tropical cyclones and drought.Over 740 local governments in 16 countries, including Britain, have declared a climate emergency, according to the Climate Mobilization group. -- With a report from Reuters

The Philippines must declare a climate emergency in preparation for unprecedented climate conditions by 2050, an analyst said Thursday.

The Philippines must declare a climate emergency in preparation for unprecedented climate conditions by 2050, an analyst said Thursday.