2.1. Spatial Challenges of Climate Change

But here in the present conditions one has to understand that many migrated fishermen have understood that a lot of fish available here and they started migrating to these places and they had adopted different various advanced fishing techniques.

Migrant fishermen have moved to new areas where fish are abundant. They have begun using advanced techniques to catch fish, which are often more effective than traditional methods. However, these techniques can lead to unsustainable practices, harming the local environment.

Imagine someone who discovers a new forest filled with fruit trees and starts using modern tools to harvest the fruits. While they can collect more than before, if they don’t take care, they might over-harvest and destroy the trees, leading to a barren forest in the long run.

And they are not necessarily environmentally friendly, but they might have used a dynamite, the fine nets that catch even a very small fish fry, and the pounding of the coral reefs to drive fish into the nets, all created problems of overfishing and the destruction of the environment when the fish live where the fish live and multiply.

Migrant fishermen may use harmful methods like dynamite fishing and fine nets that capture young fish, disrupting the ecosystem and leading to overfishing. These practices can damage coral reefs, which serve as habitats for many fish species, ultimately reducing fish populations.

It’s like using a vacuum cleaner to clean an entire garden, sucking up not only the dirt but also the small plants that help the garden grow. Over time, the garden becomes barren because the tools destroyed the very environment needed for plants to flourish.

So these advanced techniques these newcomers into these islands they started using the fine nets. [...] That is how it has an impact of one do not understand the cultural aspects and how different cultures understand their ecosystems on the environment.

The arrival of migrant fishermen introduces fishing methods that do not align with local cultural practices. Locals, like the Tagbanwa people, have traditional beliefs and sustainable practices that help maintain their environment. When newcomers use harmful techniques, it threatens both the local ecosystem and the cultural identity of the community.

Think of a town where everyone grows food using ancient, sustainable farming techniques. If outsiders come in and use chemicals and machinery, they might produce more food in the short term, but they could ruin the soil and water, making it difficult for locals to continue their traditional farming.

With this what you can see that how the coral reefs have been damaged and because of using the Dynamites and poisoned by sodium cyanide which used for bringing in live fish. [...] It's a chain process, in fact, the impact of tourism on bird’s nest production, the diminishing fish catch caused by illegal fishing techniques, and the careless attitudes of the people who do not have a long-term interest in protecting the land and sea which provide a livelihood of the Tagbanwa people.

Coral reefs are harmed when destructive fishing methods are used, such as dynamite and harmful chemicals. This damage affects not only the fish populations but also the broader marine ecosystem and human communities that depend on these resources for their livelihoods.

Consider a beautiful park where people picnic and play. If a group starts vandalizing the trees and flowers for fun, soon the park becomes unattractive and unusable for everyone. Similarly, harming coral reefs impacts not just fish but the entire community that relies on a healthy marine environment.

There is a spatial scale challenges when we talk about the climate change it talks about its very it talks up to much bigger scales, larger scales whereas the disaster it talks about much more to the point affected areas.

Climate change issues can be widespread and involve larger geographic areas. However, the effects of disasters, like floods, can be localized and may even stem from causes far away. For example, an upstream dam might affect downstream regions in different countries, complicating responses to climate change.

Think of a row of dominoes. When you push one over, it can cause a chain reaction affecting many others. However, if one domino is knocked over due to a push from another room, it complicates understanding how and why the chain reaction started, similar to how climate change effects can be felt far from their source.

So there is also a mismatch between the horizontal scales and vertical scales where the sources of climate change often lie in other regions and countries then where it is affects are shown.

There is often a disconnect between the areas causing climate change and those experiencing its effects. Politically and geographically, it can be challenging to address climate change effectively because responsibility for emissions is not confined to the areas that suffer from its physical impacts.

Consider a factory that produces pollution in one region, contributing to climate change that causes flooding in another distant city. The people suffering from the floods may not have any way to influence the factory’s operations, highlighting the challenge of global interconnections.

Also, the temporal and functional challenges; when we talk about the temporal and functional challenges, it is also about the role of different agencies whether it is an NGO or a government sector or quasi-government which whoever are coming so especially the NGOs who are coming the agencies to do the disaster recovery projects.

Different organizations, such as NGOs and government agencies, often have temporary missions to help with disaster recovery. Once their contracts end, they move on, leaving behind long-term challenges unaddressed. This creates a gap in sustained care and adaptation to new circumstances in affected communities.

Imagine a team of doctors who come to a town after a natural disaster to help heal the injured. Once they've helped everyone, they leave, but if some injuries need ongoing care, those people are left without support, showing the importance of lasting assistance in recovery efforts.

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