ANC | Window to prevent worst of climate change impact narrowing
Reposted from the ANC 24/7 Youtube channel Dateline Philippines: While some effects of climate change are already locked in, there is still hope to prevent the worst from happening. That's according to Denise Fontanilla, associate for policy advocacy at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. She says the impact of climate change is not entirely irreversible, but the window is narrowing, and the world no longer has the luxury of time.
Look north, SE Asia urged for climate goals
By PRIME SARMIENTO in Hong Kong | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-03-30 09:45 | Read the story here China's green shift can serve as carbon model for nations in region, experts say China's commitment to reduce emissions could encourage countries in Southeast Asia to become more ambitious in their own responses to climate change, analysts said. As Asia's largest economy pursues low-carbon growth, a key goal emphasized under the nation's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), that transition will nudge governments in the region to rethink their development path and embrace green technologies, they said. "China's outsized global role means its [...]
REACTIVE: ICSC lauds Duterte’s UNGA call to address climate change as urgently as COVID-19
MANILA, 23 September 2020 – President Rodrigo Duterte called on world leaders in his first ever speech to the United Nations General Assembly to address climate change as urgently as the COVID-19 pandemic. “The same urgency needed to fight COVID-19 is needed to address the climate crisis. This is a global challenge that has worsened existing inequalities and vulnerabilities from within and between nations. Climate change has worsened the ravages of the pandemic. People in developing countries like the Philippines suffer the most. We cannot afford to suffer more,” Duterte said. “The Philippines joined the Paris Agreement to fight [...]
Strong Demand for Readiness
By Chien Huan Li To assume an entire country is composed of homogeneous individuals is a common mistake. Individuals and communities face different challenges because of the complex diversity of natural and social environments they have been born into or grown up in. This much was evident when we began our journey in Coron, Palawan in order to support local communities seeking to advance local development while alleviating the many and growing vulnerabilities inherent in their social and ecological setting. Behind the Astonishing Beauty of Coron On the plane to Coron, the breath-taking scenery was evident from the aircraft’s [...]
Speeches in APAN
By Chien Huan Li The 6th Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum was held last Oct. 17-19 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. What attracted me most about the event was not only the chance to visit the ADB, but the opportunity to participate in the flagship activity of the Asian Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN). Established since 1966, ADB is one of the most influential multilateral institutions supporting development initiatives in Asia and the Pacific. Joining APAN’s activities from behind the ADB’s high walls were representatives from over 80 countries. Before we arriving at the conference rooms [...]