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As disaster hits the Philippines again, a farmer’s sorrow reveals the stakes [Washington Post]

Jhian Aranas2022-09-27T11:08:28+08:0026 Sep 2022|Tags: climate change, Jhesset Enano, KardingPH, loss and damage, Philippines, Rebecca Tan, Regine Cabato, The Washington Post, Typhoon Noru, vulnerable countries|

PALAWAN, Philippines — The skies were still clear when the farmer went to take a final look at his crops. A massive tropical cyclone was hours away from making landfall in the northern Philippines, and the province of Nueva Ecija, known as the “rice granary” of the country, was in the center of its path. Officials warned that more than a million hectares (2.47 million acres) of farmland could be flattened just before harvesting season, devastating the poor, rural communities that have increasingly shouldered the brunt of the country’s natural disasters.

[REACTIVE] New V20 report reveals staggering climate-induced economic losses over last 20 years

Ira Guerrero2022-06-10T14:49:36+08:0009 Jun 2022|Tags: Angelo Kairos Dela Cruz, climate change, Climate Finance, climate impacts, Climate Vulnerable Economies Loss Report, CVF, loss and damage, Reactive, V20, vulnerable countries|

Report underscored emergency need for crisis-level action via loss and damage funding for the most vulnerable economies MANILA, June 9, 2022 – A report released yesterday by the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group of Finance Ministers detailed the massive economic damage wrought by climate change on the economies of the V20, representing countries considered the most [...]

Climate change wiped out fifth of vulnerable countries’ wealth over last 2 decades- report

Ira Guerrero2022-06-10T14:46:39+08:0008 Jun 2022|Tags: Bonn, climate change, Climate Finance, Climate Vulnerable Economies Loss Report, CVF, loss and damage, V20, vulnerable countries|

V20 Group of 55 economies reinforce demands for international funding for loss and damage Reposted from the V20 Group of Finance Ministers | READ THE STORY HERE BONN, Germany, 8 June 2022 – The V20 Group of Finance Ministers from climate vulnerable economies are calling for the immediate establishment of a separate and dedicated [...]