Tagum City a WWF for Nature nat’l finalist

By: Rojean Grace G. Patumbon

THE City Government of Tagum has been named a national finalist in the World Wide
Fund for Nature (WWF) One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) for 2023 to 2024, alongside Makati
City and Baguio City.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, the City Government of Tagum celebrated
this achievement, highlighting it as a testament to the city's responsible and successful actions in
addressing the challenges of climate change and global warming.

“Testamento kini sa responsable ug malampusong mga lakang sa atong siyudad kabahin sa mga
hagit sa climate change ug global warming (This serves as a testament to the responsible and
successful measures our city has taken in addressing the challenges of climate change and global
warming),” the city government wrote in the post.

In addition to Tagum City, Makati City, and Baguio City also made it to the finals list.

The selection process involved evaluating climate data reported by participating cities in the
CDP-ICLEI track scored through the OPCC Assessment Framework 2023.

Out of about 350 cities from 50 countries participating in the event, only 15 were from the
Philippines, with three being selected as national finalists.

“All OPCC finalists will be evaluated by an international jury composed of leading experts
within the field of urban sustainability from around the globe. National and global winners will
be announced publicly by September-October 2024,” WWF wrote on its website.

The WWF-OPCC is a biennial global competition aimed at supporting cities in meeting their
commitments under the Paris Agreement, specifically targeting limiting the rise in global
temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It also recognizes cities making strides in climate change
mitigation and adaptation, along with those adopting comprehensive approaches aligned with the
competition's objectives.

1. What is the main idea of the selection?

2. How many cities were selected and how many are from the Philippines?
3. Why Tagum City was one of the finalists of the said event?
4. Can you name good practices of Tagumeneo’s to support why we have been name as a
national finalist of WWF?
5. What would happen if we don’t take care of our environment? Give one example of the
result of mistreating Mother Nature.