Philippine government convenes national dialogue to strengthen financial protection against climate risks and impacts
PASIG CITY, 28 August 2025— The Philippine government is taking steps to strengthen the financial protection of Filipino communities from climate- and disaster-related risks through climate and disaster risk finance and insurance (CDRFI). On August 13, the Department of Finance (DOF) convened a national dialogue to inform CDRFI priorities, including those that can be supported by the Global Shield against Climate Risks. A joint initiative of the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group of Finance Ministers and the G7 (Group of Seven), the Global Shield against Climate Risks aims to strengthen the financial protection and resilience of climate-vulnerable countries and communities. [...]
Dela Cruz: “Climate finance ensures countries survive, and thrive with their dignity intact”
In the beginning of the 29th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), ICSC Executive Director Angelo Kairos dela Cruz was featured in the November 14 broadcast of Dateline Philippines on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), highlighting how climate finance can help ensure that small island developing countries, such as the Philippines, are able to develop despite the new normals being set by climate change and its impacts. “Climate finance is the means of implementation. It will ensure that countries will not only survive climate change but thrive as a nation [...]
ICSC at COP28: What transpired in this year’s UN climate conference?
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) joined this year’s United Nations Conference of Parties (COP28), held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from November 30 to December 13. The organization actively participated in discussions and activities on the Global Stocktake (GST), adaptation and mitigation, energy, finance, loss and damage, and innovative climate action. ICSC also monitored critical negotiations at the annual climate conference. COP28 marked the conclusion of the first GST, where countries and other stakeholders take inventory of the world’s collective progress towards achieving Paris Agreement goals. Yet, as COP28 concluded, experts and observer organizations fear an [...]
REACTIVE: New UN climate report shows urgent, ambitious action can lead to ‘liveable future’
The latest United Nations climate science report released yesterday affirmed that urgent, ambitious climate action can still guarantee a sustainable, liveable future for all even as global warming has already reached 1.1 degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels and emissions continue to rise.
Top emitters urged to provide concrete climate action despite G20 leaders reaffirming 1.5C goal [ABS-CBN News]
The G20 Media Center was set abuzz as members of the information desk announced the joint communique is ready for public view. A draft communique seen by some the night before showed that G20 leaders will close their summit in Indonesia this week with a strongly worded statement against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. But climate advocates have been waiting on bated breath as there were fears major economy leaders are backtracking on their pledge to limit global warming to 1.5C.