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47-M Twitter views: Youth dominate climate change action #NowPH
Climate action ambassadors including AlDub star Alden Richards weatherman Kim Atienza and athletes Alyssa Valdez and Kiefer Ravena are key influencers in the NowPH conversation
PH climate commitment draft presented to stakeholders
The draft of the country s Intended National Determined Contribution commits to an emission reduction of 10 in the energy and transport sectors by 2030
#COP21 climate action: 1 million voices from PH to Paris
The pledges to be gathered will be presented by the youth commission s Dindong Dantes and climate change commission s Lucille Sering to French President Francois Holland at the Paris climate summit
PH to submit 'initial' climate pledge to UN by end-September
The country s pledge so far includes only a promise to cut carbon emissions from the energy and transport sectors
Lack of transparency threatening PH climate commitment?
Government agencies and civil society groups say they feel left out of the Climate Change Commission s process of crafting the country s climate pledges
3rd Philippine Climate Change Commissioner appointed
Emmanuel de Guzman is a disaster risk reduction expert who has worked with the United Nations His term as commissioner will end in February 2016
Climate change key focus in UN's new dev't goals
Six of out of the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals are geared towards mitigating the impacts of climate change aside from the stand alone goal No 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Facing the dangers of a warmer world
A UN report released earlier this year states that climate change accounts for 87 of disasters worldwide This figure comes with only 0 8 degrees celcius of global temperature rise that we are now experiencing
Legarda questions PH use of coal for energy
The worst source of carbon is coal So why did we approve 21 coal power plant Environmental Compliance Certificates despite their impact on the environment?
Philippines, 12 Asian countries set agenda for climate talks
The countries identify 10 action points ahead of next week s climate discussions in Bonn Germany
Philippines, a leader in climate change policies – UNDP
People s Survival Fund to help vulnerable communities adapt to impacts of climate change
In Sendai, Philippines shows lessons from Yolanda
The Philippines signs a framework for disaster risk reduction during a recently concluded United Nations conference in Sendai Japan
From politics to planet, 2015 is year of big decisions
With major decisions deals and deadlines coming up 2015 is a make or break year for the Philippines the region and the world
Q and A: Tony La Viña on PH's new strategy in climate talks
This strategy positions us well for Paris in that we will be seen as a constructive player finding solutions for moving forward rather than being hardline on positions
PH negotiator prevented from attending Lima climate talks?
Commissioner Naderev Saño is not part of the crucial UN conference in Peru
#Greeneration: Climate Commission youth summit in Mindanao
The summit is part of the Greeneration campaign that envisions a unified movement of empowered Filipino youth for a climate resilient Philippines
300 PH towns to get climate change funds by 2016
A fund of around P40 million is proposed to help make Philippine towns more resilient to climate change and prepared for disasters
On climate change: A message from NY to Paris
Cooperative action could perhaps be the best bet to bring together in the words of President Aquino a global maximum effort that will deliver a climate agreement that is fair balanced and in line with the principles of the Convention
‘Climate summit good kickoff but not enough’
Climate Change Commission Vice Chairperson Lucille Sering says the pledges in the summit to cut greenhouse gas emissions were not as ambitious as what vulnerable countries like the Philippines need
7 national priorities on climate change
We should start with what we are doing and what we need to do at home If we don’t do that we have no moral authority to make such big demands on other countries
UN to host biggest climate summit in history
What s on the agenda and what s at stake for Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines? Ayee Macaraig is at the UN Headquarters in New York She files this video blog
UN summit ‘biggest climate gathering in history’
The United Nations is set to host what it calls the biggest gathering of world leaders on climate change – but will this make a dent on deadlocked negotiations?
A defining moment for climate change
In Bonn it is our hope that the world will be able to finally move forward even if slowly at first toward consensus
Risk insurance: The next step toward disaster resilience?
Multinational insurance companies developed a possible insurance model that they say should be mandatory for all LGUs
Greeneration Summit: The importance of creating climate-smart industries
UPDATED More than 500 businessmen gather to discuss the importance of creating climate smart industries
Greeneration Summit: Creating climate-smart industry
UPDATED The 3rd day of the summit focuses on preparing the private sector for climate change
United in Warsaw
The Philippines recognizes the role it has to play in mitigating climate change but it can only effectively do so if there will be enough support from developed countries
#COP19: Negotiating on who is to live and who is to die?
[If] several developed countries cannot meet their commitments Shifting mitigation responsibilities to developing countries will not solve the problem
After Yolanda/Haiyan: The worst is yet to come
One thing is sure in the future these extreme events will become more frequent and intensify – unless we successfully mitigate climate change
Ondoy 4 years after: Managing the unavoidable
It s been 4 years ago since Ondoy the year of reckoning in our country in terms of dealing with extreme weather events caused by climate change
Are we ready for another Ondoy?
On the anniversary of the disaster Climate Change Commissioner Lucille Sering lists 5 ways to better prepare us for disasters
PH+SocialGood Summit: Disaster risk reduction
Experts government officials and volunteers come together to discuss disaster risk reduction and preparedness in PH SocialGood Summit
Social Media in disasters: Info as important as food, shelter
People use social media to communicate during crisis Patrick Meier of Digital Humanitarians tells the 2013 Social Good Summit Accurate and real time information are on demand
PH+SocialGood Summit: Unity Statement
Today I will help build disaster resilient communities Today I accept the challenge 2030NOW
Climate Change Commission unveils first climate change map
The 3 dimensional map helps foresee climate change impact in 2020 and 2050
#TalkThursday with Lucille Sering
Rappler speaks with Secretary Lucille Sering of the Climate Change Commission
Digital and social media leaders come together for #SHIFTDavao
SHIFTDavao will start at 8:00 AM next Friday July 27 at the Finster Auditorium Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City The event will be streamed live and watched from the University of the Immaculate Conception Bajada Campus Auditorium Tickets are priced at P450 for students and P950 for non students
Climate finance crossroads
Climate change is not a separate independent issue but a fundamental problem that cuts across issues
