By Keith Sigfred Ancheta In 2009, during the 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15), developed countries announced an ambitious climate finance goal—that developed countries would mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to developing...
The Philippines placed first out of 193 countries on the 2023 World Risk Index list, which ranks countries based on susceptibility to natural disasters including typhoons, floods, earthquakes, and drought. Since its launch in 2011, the annual report, published by the Bündnis Entwicklung...
Addressing climate change has never been more urgent than when Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report found that climate risks are emerging sooner and will worsen faster than anticipated, making adaptation more difficult with rising global temperatures. Low-income...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Monday, April 29 called for greater participation of women in the government’s crafting of policies in climate change adaptation. Legarda made the call as the nation grapples with the extreme heat wave caused by the prevailing El Niño...
The Youth Cluster of Climate Reality PH comprises young leaders aged 15 to 30 Today is Earth Day, and in a world grappling with the urgent threat of climate crisis, young people have emerged as a powerful force in the global climate movement. At the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference...
People watch the sunset at a park on an unseasonably warm day, Feb. 25, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. A new study says climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that’s not warming. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Climate change will...
The government will pilot run the Mobile Energy System (MES) in the typhoon-prone municipalities in Cagayan Province to improve the country’s resiliency against disasters, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as the Department of...
Public hospitals in the Philippines are looking to integrate sustainability into their operations, as they recognize the significant risks climate change poses to public health and economic wellbeing. The healthcare industry is focusing on transitioning to renewable energy, given its significant...
An economist has cast doubt on the possibility of rice prices falling to P20 per kilo, citing the disruptive effects of persistent extreme weather events like El Niño on agricultural yields as factors that make such a price reduction improbable. Carlos Manapat, chair of the economics department at...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to invest in the development of climate-resilient varieties of major crops as a way to cushion the impact of the El Niño phenomenon. "Panahon na upang...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to embrace energy-efficient practices to reduce their carbon footprint and help protect the environment. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as the Philippines joined the celebration of the Earth Hour on Saturday,...
The Philippines has called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to exercise its jurisdiction on climate issues amid questions on the obligation of states concerning climate change. (L-R) Associate Solicitor Mary Rose Beley-Arnesto, Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya and State Solicitor Rowena F....
