The resorts offer genuine, local hospitality, and unique and enriching experiences amidst the beautiful natural landscapes. The state weather bureau said the storm is forecast to head straight to Japan if it continues to follow its current path. Since early 2015, more than 40 per cent of the Philippines has been experiencing severe drought triggered by El-Niño, causing the loss of agriculture production amounting to 82 million US dollars (81 million Swiss francs). Many of the farmers here experienced a 30 to 40 percent reduction in yield,” narrated Rahib Mamaluba, a farmer-technician from Mamasapano, Maguindanao.

Despite the prevailing El Niño, Pagasa expects an average 11 to 16 tropical cyclones to either enter or develop in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) during the June to December period. By continuing to use this website without disabling cookies in your web browser, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Central Mindanao farmers plant in time. Copyright © The Manila Times – All Rights Reserved. “This gives us courage because even before a calamity strikes, we already have an idea how to prepare,” explained Jalani Pagital, a farmer from Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. WORKING FOR farming households whose crops were damaged  by the impact of El NiñoWORKING TO restore livelihoods and build resilience of disaster-struck farming householdsWORKING WITH the Government of the Philippines, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Autonomous Region in Muslim MindanaoWORKING THANKS TO United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium (through FAO’s Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities) and the Governments of Ireland, New Zealand and Norway. Facts About El Niño in the Philippines. Building resilienceTo build the disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation capacities of beneficiary communities, FAO is also conducting training activities on drought management, improved crop production and resilience to climate-stress.

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FAO in MindanaoFAO supports the Government in restoring livelihoods and increasing the resilience of farmers and fishers in Mindanao’s conflict-affected and El Niño-hit areas. In North Cotabato’s sleepy farming township of Tulunan, over a thousand farmers have foregone planting rice paddy in usually rain-fed farms covering 1,455 hectares because El Niño has scorched their farmlands. “Thirty-two provinces will likely be affected by the dry spell from August to November 2015,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its second semester outlook. El Nido Resorts is a group of sustainable island resorts in the El Nido and Taytay municipalities in Palawan, Philippines. For 18 months, farmers in the Philippines have had to contend with dry spells and drought resulting from a strong El Niño that left USD 325 million in damage to crops.

El Niño brings dry weather and even droughts. Even though forecasts of rain will be welcome in drought-ravaged California, Halpert said it would not be enough to refill the state’s reservoirs. “We have just completed the distribution of certified rice seeds, corn seeds, fertilizer and vegetable seeds in the provinces of Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao,” said FAO Representative in the Philippines José Luis Fernández.“These inputs will allow families to re-start their livelihood activities and grow food for household consumption.”. The El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, is a quasi-periodic climate pattern that occurs across the tropical Pacific Ocean roughly every five years..