From the Philippines to the Pacific, communities advance energy democracy across the seas
NADI, FIJI, June 10, 2026 — Fourteen community leaders from across the Pacific gathered in Nadi, Fiji, from May 26 to 29, for the Solar Scholars Training, a hands-on program designed to equip communities with the skills to assemble, install, and maintain their own solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Organized by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) and 350 Pacific, the training culminated in the installation of two community solar PV systems: one at the Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS) in Lautoka to support disaster risk reduction efforts, and another at a kindergarten in Yavulo Village, Sigatoka [...]
UN oceans report a clarion call to unite behind the science
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities REACTIVE UN oceans report a clarion call to unite behind the science QUEZON CITY, 26 September 2019 – The Climate Change Commission in partnership with Rare and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) today held a joint press briefing on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on oceans and climate change. In response to the landmark report, which was released yesterday, Denise Fontanilla, associate for policy advocacy of ICSC, said: “The IPCC oceans report serves as a clarion call for humanity to cut back its carbon emissions significantly and [...]