NEW research from global professional services company Gutteridge Haskins & Davey (GHD) reveals 95 percent of surveyed Filipinos feel they have experienced the effects of climate change, compared to a 10-country average of 64 percent. Furthermore, 94 percent of Filipinos say the government should spend more to protect communities from water related climate change events such as storms, floods and rising sea levels.

GHD's Crossroads intergenerational equity research is based on a comprehensive survey, conducted across ten countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States.

Asked to look 30 years into the future and consider "whether the decisions being made by the current generation of leaders will leave your community in a better or worse state than it is today," all Filipino generations are more optimistic than their "Anglosphere" counterparts.

All generations in the Philippines nominated "developing green, nature based solutions to ensure supply of clean, safe drinking water that protects natural waterways/oceans" as the highest priority, with Generation Z respondents giving equal priority to "building a sustainable economy that reduces, reuses, repairs, recycles, recovers and disposes sustainably."

According to Daniele Coronacion, GHD Philippine's executive advisor, the findings reflect widespread support across all age groups for resilient infrastructure that can withstand climate related challenges.

Crossroads is a thought-provoking exploration of intergenerational equity through an infrastructure lens. By overlaying community sentiment with GHD's technical insights, the report is intended to spark an informed discussion of what can be done today to support the delivery of fair and fit for purpose infrastructure for tomorrow.