DATE : 16 May 2019
VENUE : Dolcelatte, Quezon Avenue
Climate action, now more than ever, is needed to ensure that developing vulnerable countries such as the Philippines are able to thrive and develop under the new climate “normal”. Climate finance plays a central role in allowing the country to dive into mitigation and adaptation measures without compromising the achievement of development goals.
DOWNLOAD PDF Getting Prices Right: Philippine energy policy should be guided by the country’s climate vulnerability Preliminary review of FILIPINO 2040 Energy: Power Security and Competitiveness Comments [...]
DOWNLOAD PDF “Filipino 2040 – Energy: Power Security and Competitiveness EPDP Working Paper 2016 – 01R” Comments by Michael Vemuri, GIZ, Chief Advisor Renewable Energy With inputs from [...]
DOWNLOAD PDF The USAID Philippines project Building Low Emission Alternatives to Development Economic Resilience and Sustainability (B-LEADERS) reviewed and remarked on the "Energy: Power Security and Competitiveness" working [...]
DOWNLOAD PDF Dr. Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, professor at the University of the Philippines School of Economics, presented her comments on the EPDP energy working paper at the RTD. According [...]
DOWNLOAD PDF The Filipinos’ vision for themselves by 2040 is for them to enjoy a stable and comfortable lifestyle, having enough for their daily needs and unforeseen expenses, [...]
DATE: 17 March 2017
VENUE: School of Economics, University of the Philippines
The event is organised jointly by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Philippines in cooperation with University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE).
DATE: 6-7 December 2016
VENUE: Makati Diamond Residences, Makati City, Philippines
2015 was a truly unprecedented year for the development paradigm as the whole world unified to adopt a new global agenda for sustainable development and a landmark agreement on climate change. The countries have set upon themselves the ambitious target of working towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and curb their emissions through committing through the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), both by 2030. In 2016, governments are turning their attention toward implementing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and integrating these goals and commitments into national-level planning processes and policies. They need to identify the gaps and barriers that stand in the way of successfully achieving their NDCs along with opportunities.