The climate crisis is a universal concern that threatens all living creatures. But why do women across the globe carry a heavier burden than men when it comes to dealing with its consequences? The same way the health emergency unjustly affects Asians, black, and women in many aspects, climate...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has welcomed the call of the Philippine government to save the country’s watershed resources saying this could help reduce poverty, mitigate the effect of climate change, and boost disaster resiliency. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (center), DENR...
Aside from being the country's "salad bowl," the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is also a model against climate change. (Photo courtesy of the DA) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said the region up north is indeed a strategic region that serves as a model in averting...
If you think that you have brilliant solutions to the most pressing climate problems we are facing today, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Climate Science Community Philippines (CSCPH) are encouraging you to join this year’s ClimateScience Olympiad. (Photo from DepEd) “We believe in...
More local government units in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) Region are expected to benefit from the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) newly developed health index and vulnerability reduction system under its disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation...
The importance of the private sector's role in mitigating the adverse impact of climate change was once again highlighted during a recent virtual townhall discussion organized by Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi). Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (left) and Victor Andres "Dindo" Manhit...
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), the world’s biggest alliance for city climate leadership with more than 10,500 member cities and local governments, has appointed Makati City Mayor Abby Binay as one of its board members on Sunday, June 27. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Saturday, June 26, that it will unveil its three major health research projects under the disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (DRR-CCA) program of its Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD). (DOST)...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) on Monday, June 21, called for the passage of the Climate Change Education Act, which seeks to integrate climate change education in the science curriculum of Grade 2 to Grade 11 or senior high school, in both public and private schools. (Unsplash) NYC said the...
EDITORS DESK We do not exactly know when this horrible pandemic would end, but one thing is sure when you talk to scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists – there is a looming pandemic that concerns the environment. More than a year of wearing face shields, donning PPEs, having food...
The Duterte administration is partnering next week with young Filipinos in the latest edition of Sulong Pilipinas, this time to craft strategies on how different sectors of society can work together to counter the disastrous effects of climate change. Titled “Sulong Pilipinas 2021: Climate Change...
Due to the increasing climate risks, Filipinos rely on voluntary adaptative strategies such as permanent and circular migration as well as involuntary adaptive strategies such as distress migration and systematic relocation, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)-Philippines said in a...
