Urban-Act forum links climate-sensitive city planning with pathways to financing
As cities face stronger climate risks alongside rapid urban growth, turning local climate plans into projects that can be implemented and financed remains a challenge. This challenge was at the center of the two-day Urban-Act Policy Dialogue and Partnership Matchmaking Forum held September 22-23, 2026 at Novotel Manila in Quezon City. The forum brought together the Urban-Act pilot cities of Antipolo, Bacolod, and Tagbilaran with national government agencies, financial institutions, development partners, and project preparation facilities to look at two connected questions: how to institutionalize climate-sensitive planning, and how local climate priorities can move from plans to project preparation, [...]
Paranas communities help shape municipality’s 15-year RE roadmap
The Municipality of Paranas in Samar is moving forward in developing its 15-year renewable energy (RE) roadmap, bringing together communities, government offices, civil society groups, the academe, and energy stakeholders to help shape the municipality’s energy future. On August 24, stakeholders gathered at Kirigtaan Hall in Paranas for the RE Roadmap Multistakeholder Consultation, where they reviewed the municipality’s energy situation and provided inputs on the initial targets, programs, policies, and activities developed during an earlier scoping workshop. This was followed by a three-day technical writeshop from August 26 to 28, where the municipal Technical Working Group (TWG) began translating [...]
Asia Network for People’s Energy launches microgrant facility, calls for proposals from civil society
The Asia Network for People’s Energy (ANPE) is a network of civil society organizations in Southeast Asia that aims to foster a just and democratic energy transition through vibrant engagement, positive just energy transition (JET) narratives, and strengthened civil society participation across the region. It supports network-building, campaigning and learning, and resource mobilization to address gaps in JET and challenges at the country level, with the goal of bringing clean and affordable energy to the ASEAN people by 2030. In support of these goals, Oxfam Pilipinas (as the ANPE Secretariat) has established the Communities in Charge (CiC) Fund to [...]
Eastern Visayas communities prove that strong climate action is locally-led
Eastern Visayas has long been recognized as one of the most-climate vulnerable regions in the country. Frequently affected by the impacts of typhoons and other climate-related hazards, the communities have consistently shown their resilience.. But beyond its impact on people, the climate crisis also threatens the region’s rich ecosystem and biodiversity. In turn, Eastern Visayas communities are taking action, ensuring that their localities are able to adapt and become resilient to the impacts of the changing climate. Generating local knowledge to support climate science and community resilience Representatives from local government units, academic institutions, community organizations, and [...]
Guiuan local communities collaborate on shaping renewable energy future
Written by: Christiane Oriana The Municipality of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, moves forward in crafting their renewable energy (RE) roadmap with a Multistakeholder Consultation held on July 23 to 24 at Marion’s Place, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Building on the outputs of the Guiuan RE Roadmap Scoping Workshop held in April, the event served as a platform for key energy stakeholders to contribute to validating and refining the initial energy targets, milestones, programs, policies, and activities (PPAs) set by the municipality’s technical working group (TWG). The consultation convened local government representatives, farmers, fisherfolk, women's organizations, local businesses, hotel and resort [...]