ICSC Introduces GenSEA Climate Academy to Train ASEAN Youth on Climate Action
LOOK: The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities introduces GenSEA Climate Academy, a multilingual digital learning platform designed to equip ASEAN youth with knowledge on #Climate and #EnvironmentalAction today in Manila, Philippines. This event serves as a prelaunch workshop for #GenSEA, where the website and mobile application was tested among Filipino youth groups and member civil society organizations of the Building One ASEAN of Sustainability and Solidarity with a Partnership between Youth, CSOs and the Member States (A-SASSY) Project. The platform’s public launch is scheduled for early 2026. #GenSEA was developed under the #ASASSY project, which is co-funded by [...]
ICSC and DLSU-JRIG to redesign local climate finance tracking toolkit
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), together with the De La Salle University Jesse M. Robredo Institute for Governance (DLSU-JRIG) held an inception workshop on June 30, 2025 at the De La Salle University Manila, Philippines, to redesign the Climate Finance Accountability Initiative (CFAI) local tracking toolkit. CFAI, which originated from the 2015 Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative (AFAI), provides an independent review of climate finance flows for adaptation and mitigation initiatives for developing countries. It also highlights an overview of climate-related finance data from 2010 to 2022. Through this workshop, ICSC and DLSU-JRIG established the foundation for [...]
Empowering Energy Information Access: Launch of the REACH Platform and PEI Compendium of Distributed RE Projects
To support accessible, transparent, and comprehensive data on energy initiatives in the Philippines, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) and the Preferred Energy, Inc. launched two resources on April 4, 2025 in Quezon City: the Regional Energy and Climate Hub (REACH) Energy Transition Tracker and the Compendium of Distributed Renewable Energy Systems (DRES) in the Philippines. Tracking progress and identifying opportunities The REACH Energy Transition Tracker is a digital platform offering a comprehensive overview of the country’s energy landscape. Designed as a centralized resource, it allows users to access, explore, and analyze data on the Philippines' energy [...]
V20 Ministerial Dialogue: XI Securing Shared Prosperity and Sustainable Development in a Climate Insecure World [V20]
by Nabiha Shahab & Denise Fontanilla | October 15, 2023 | Published by V20 | READ THE STORY HERE Marrakech, 15 October 2023 – The Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group of Finance Ministers, comprising 68 countries from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Pacific, today reiterated their call for urgent reforms in the international financial system. Member ministers also called for recognition of the V20 Finance Ministers as an official group in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The V20 countries’ comparatively small IMF quotas have resulted in inadequate allocations of SDRs, necessitating a reliance on the [...]
Advancing Climate Prosperity: Building a Resilient Global Financial Architecture for the Climate Vulnerable [V20]
Advancing Climate Prosperity: Building a Resilient Global Financial Architecture for the Climate Vulnerable DATE : 12 Sept 2023 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am ET VENUE : Venue: Conference Room 7, United Nations Headquarters, New York & Virtual Platform Background The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and the V20 Finance Ministers are convening a high-level leaders’ meeting during the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The event will galvanise momentum behind the Accra-Marrakech Agenda (A2M) and the Bridgetown Initiative 2.0 with climate vulnerable countries committing to increased inter-government collaboration to drive and accelerate the [...]