National and local leaders push for climate-resilient development in Eastern Visayas

2024-05-17T13:48:51+08:0017 May 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

TACLOBAN CITY, May 17, 2024 – Officials and representatives from national government agencies and local government units, policymakers, civil society, academia, and the private sector have committed to working together in advancing climate-resilient development in Eastern Visayas. Organized by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), the Eastern Visayas Summit on Climate-Resilient Development, held [...]

ICSC reacts to 2nd SONA: Clearer climate, energy solutions needed for PHL development

2023-07-25T15:05:21+08:0025 Jul 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

Reacting to the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered yesterday by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) called for clarity and urgency in the implementation of the government’s development plans, while affirming the need for the country’s climate action to be better incorporated in its economic agenda.

Biden victory a good jump off point for int’l climate policy: ICSC

2020-11-09T17:41:28+08:0009 Nov 2020|Tags: , , , , , |

09 November 2020 -- The victory of United States President-Elect Joseph Biden can give the world a fighting chance to survive and thrive both the COVID and climate crises, but only if grassroots groups and world leaders hold his administration to its promises, according to the Manila-based NGO Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. Denise [...]

A few things to consider

2019-06-11T15:04:16+08:0004 Sep 2015|Tags: , , , , , |

by Renato Redentor Constantino Jakarta, 01 September -- The news of men, the concerns. It's a curious thing. Elsewhere in the world, three Category 4 typhoons have formed in the Pacific, an unprecedented gathering. Colorado state hurricane expert Phil Klotzbach pointed to “a couple of big factors [that] have led to the very active Central [...]

Dithering is not an option

2019-06-11T10:55:42+08:0005 May 2015|Tags: , |

by Red Constantino It's not merely the content of recent climate and energy-related news that should give the country's economic managers pause. It's that news agencies – business wires, in particular – are now paying close attention to global threats and trends that the Philippine government continues to ignore. Perhaps it was easy before, even [...]

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