Climate Change

Women do a larger part of agricultural work in developing countries Women in developing countries will be the most vulnerable to climate change, a report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned.

The offices of London’s carbon trading companies are a little quieter than usual. The firms – many based in the City – buy and sell one of the world’s newest commodities: carbon dioxide.

THIS IS a reaction to the news item titled “Pay for climate change, RP to urge rich nations.” (Inquirer, 11/06/09). The report stated that “Secretary Heherson Alvarez, presidential adviser on global warming and climate change, has been tasked by President Macapagal-Arroyo to lead the delegation from the Philippines to the climate change summit in Copenhagen…

BERLIN—Shanghai, the world’s largest port, may be the Chinese metropolis most at risk from climate change.

MATI, Davao Oriental, Philippines — An early morning flight via Philippine Airlines brought the UNESCO Philippine NatCom team of 14 marine scientists and six secretariat personnel to Davao City. This is our 18th annual Marine Science Outreach Programme (2-6 November) organized by the National Committee on Marine Sciences (NCMS) to popular islands and coastal sites…

SINGAPORE: The Asia-Pacific region has become the largest victim of climate change as roughly 70 percent of the natural disasters, believed to be caused by global warming, struck this region, a regional forum report said Sunday. Climate change is believed to contribute to the increasing number of natural disasters, with developing nations experiencing the most…

THE Philippines may not yet be ready for climate change, as a self-assessment of national agencies, local government units (LGUs) and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) showed that implementing and mainstreaming climate-change programs are far from becoming a reality in the country.

S. No. 2583 H. No. 5982 Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Fourteenth Congress Third Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine. ——■—— [REPUBLIC A CT N O . 9729] AN ACT MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO GOVERNMENT POLICY FORMULATIONS, ESTABLISHING…

LEGAZPI CITY: The emerging climate change phenomenon threatens the Philippines’ vital agricultural crops and natural resources, a Japanese scientist told the International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation Science and Technology here. A pool of scientists from various state universities throughout the country convened in this city through the initiative of Bicol Consortium for Agriculture Resources…

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranks no. 12 among 200 countries most at risk from tropical cyclones, floods, earthquakes and landslides, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) senior regional coordinator Jerry Velasquez disclosed yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines—Storms worse than “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” will hit the Philippines in the coming years, but the country is one of the least prepared nations in Southeast Asia to cope with natural disasters, a United Nations official warned Tuesday.

WASHINGTON DC, United States — The US could cut greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of France’s total annual emissions by getting Americans to make simple lifestyle changes, like regularly maintaining their cars or insulating their attics, a study showed Monday.

SINGAPORE – While intensifying weather disturbances due to climate change hound various parts of Asia, carbon market promoters here see escalated carbon trading in the region to boost global undertaking to reduce carbon emissions.

MIAMI — Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: Pond scum.

MANILA, Philippines — As thousands grapple with the devastation wrought by the recent strong storms, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday enacted into law a bill establishing the Climate Change Commission that will draw up an action plan against global warming.

MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo approved yesterday a law seeking to lessen the impact of climate change in the Philippines.

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Despite the prevailing context of worsening global economic and financial crisis, over the course of 2009 governments must reach an agreement on climate change to succeed the current Kyoto Protocol; an agreement that will put our world on a path to protect our societies, their environment and the generations to come.

08 October 2009, ADB –Philippine ITUC-AP affiliates, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and Federation of Free Workers (FFW) handed over the WDDW Call to Action for Decent Work, Decent Life and the ITUC- Statement “Re-balancing Growth through Decent Work” to the Asian Development Bank represented by Mr. Bart Édes, Director on Poverty…

Bangkok—Non-government organizations from Southeast Asian nations have pressed developed countries to shoulder the burden of climate change effects in the region as they use the Philippine experience during the onslaught of Ondoy and Pepeng to push for more financing and cooperation.

BANGKOK: Closer economic ties and ways of coping better with devastating natural disasters in the region will be on the agenda as Asian leaders gather in Thailand this week, analysts and diplomats said. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meets Friday in the resort town of Hua Hin for its annual summit, followed by…

A canal in Amsterdam: We should consult the best engineers and international consultants, like the Dutch, who are flood experts.

UXBRIDGE, Canada—The world has failed to slow the accelerating extinction crisis despite 17 years of national and international efforts since the great hopes raised at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

06 October 2009, Alabang –Representatives of tripartite regional institutions of Region IV-A received the World Day for Decent Work Call to Action for “Decent Work, Decent Life!” in a joint TUCP-RTWPB-RTIPC hand-over ceremony at The Palms, Alabang. The Call to Action is an international petition of seven key demands. It calls on government and decision-makers,…

A United Nations official on Tuesday urged countries like the Philippines, which are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, to adopt measures to reduce the impact of disasters.

VARIOUS groups have been asked to offer their recommendations for “radical lifestyle changes,’’ including coastal landscaping and moving the opening of classes, to better prepare for calamities related to climate change, an official said yesterday.

This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was not in 2008 or 2007, but in 1998. But it is true. For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – ASEAN`s secretary general has called on the global community to act immediately on climate change issues to save the planet from irreversible damage due to global warming.

BANGKOK — The United States was heavily criticized Friday at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok for failing to offer emission cuts or financing for developing countries – both considered crucial to reaching a global warming pact this year.

MANILA, Philippines—The Secretary General of ASEAN has called on the global community to act immediately on climate change issues to save the planet from irreversible damage due to global warming.