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by Agence France-Presse, 5 Oct 2021 NEW YORK, United States — Rapid population growth and global warming are increasing exposure to extreme heat in cities, aggravating health problems and making moving to urban areas less beneficial for the world’s poor, according to a study released Monday.
by Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star, 3 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is further strengthening the risk management system of Philippine banks against climate change as extreme weather events continue to affect the industry’s performance.
by Gaea Katreena Cabico – Philstar.com, 25 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Communities and movements in Asia who are bearing the brunt of a warming planet called on world leaders to act more forcefully against climate change by scaling up efforts to fully decarbonize by 2050 and delivering on climate finance obligations.
by Macnamara – Agence France-Presse, 18 Sep 2021 PARIS, France — A failure to slash global emissions is setting the world on a “catastrophic” path to 2.7 degrees Celsius heating, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Friday just weeks before crunch climate talks.
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by Patrick Galey (Agence France-Presse), 10 Aug 2021 PARIS, France — World leaders, green groups and influencers reacted on Monday to a “terrifying” UN climate science report with a mix of horror and hopefulness as the scale of the emergency became abundantly clear.
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by Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com), 9 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:31 p.m.) — The Climate Change Commission is replacing its panel of climate experts in a move it says is meant to improve regional and sectoral representation in the body.
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(Agence France-Presse), 31 May 2021 PARIS, France — For the first time since 2019 and following a flurry of net-zero pledges from the world’s largest emitters, UN climate negotiations resume Monday in a virtual format less than six months before the crunch COP26 summit.
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By Jhesset O. Enano, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 Apr 2021 The Philippines has vowed to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent by 2030, but it will rely on foreign aid and resources to reach the lion’s share of its commitment, according to the country’s first-ever submission of its mitigation plans to the United…
(The Philippine Star), 4 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Economies in Asia Pacific, including the Philippines, should prioritize accessing climate finance as they rebound from the pandemic and move toward the new normal.
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ByBEN KRITZ, Manila Times, 2 Jan 2021 Have you noticed how much development in climate change mitigation and adaptation the Philippines, considered one of the most environmentally at-risk countries in the world, has been able to achieve, thanks to funding from developed countries?
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by Xave Gregorio (Philstar.com), 26 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday declared a climate emergency, calling climate change a “clear and present threat to the country’s national security and its efforts to reduce poverty.”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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