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epaselect epa05195620 Filipino elderly woman Angelika Dela Vega waves coco-net at a slum area in Las Pinas city, south of Manila, Philippines, 05 March 2016. Rope making using coconut fibers created a source of livelihood to a number of vilagares who weave the coco coir into nets. Nets made of coco coir are used to rip rap landslide prone communities as soil erosion control. According to a study by the European Union (EU) supported -'Focused-Food Production Assistance to the Vulnerable Sector (FPAVAS)' project- earnings or profits of villagers in the Philippines decreases due to unpredictable weather patterns called Climate Change. The research showed that typhoons arrived earlier than usual, becoming more frequent and of greater intensity damaging crops, while in some parts of the country, drought are abundant, had very little rainfall, thus lakes, rivers, and irrigation canals dried up. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)
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