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The Cotabato City fisheries sector are affected by climate change impacts resulting in less fish catch and food insecurity. Basil Mustapha, a fisherman himself, leads fishers in Cotabato City in lobbying policy changes to help their group become more resilient to climate change impacts.  “When we talk about climate change…the most affected person or people are the fisherfolk who are engaged in fishing along the coastal line because they are the first who are affected, who are prone to the typhoons. We believe the Philippines is a pathway of typhoons and also with the unexpected occurrence of earthquakes... we are afraid of the tsunami coming...” - Basil Mustapha, Chairman of the City Fish and Aquatic Resources Management Council/ Fisherman, Cotabato, Philippines Through collaborating with local climate actors such as fishers in Cotabato City, Philippines, CRC raises community awareness on climate change adaptation programs and strengthen their adaptive capacity to climate change impacts. The Climate Resilient Cities (CRC) project in the works in 6 cities in coastal areas across the Philippines that are facing the consequences of climate change such as coastal erosion, rising sea levels, unpredictable flooding, landslides, and typhoons/cyclones.

Thanks to the U.S. government’s Development Assistance account, fishermen in the Philippines, like Basil, are participating in programs that help them adapt to the effects of climate change, protect their livelihoods and strengthen their resilience.

Lift your voice for our one planet, one family! Advocate for increased funding to help our sisters and brothers thrive in the face of climate change.

Rising global temperatures are disrupting the lives of millions of people around the world. Extreme droughts, flooding, erratic rain and more frequent and severe storms are destroying crops and livelihoods and increasing hunger, conflict and displacement.

Tell Congress to address the impact of climate change by providing robust funding for poverty-reducing international assistance programs in the fiscal year 2026 budget, especially for the Green Climate Fund and Development Assistance.

The Green Climate Fund and Development Assistance support:

• Farmers with training to increase their harvests despite severe or erratic weather.
• Communities vulnerable to storms or flooding to prepare emergency plans and systems.
• Locally led sustainable landscape and biodiversity initiatives that restore and protect the land for the people that reside there.

As people of faith, we are called to support our global family members most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Thank you for taking action today to build a better world!

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