Posts Tagged ‘ Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines ’

Non-state actors promoting and collaborating on local knowledge and initiatives for climate action

9 December 2019

Local and indigenous knowledge to climate action at the 2nd Capacity-building Hub during COP25 Madrid with Ecojesuit and the Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities as key

Pedro Walpole SJ We are here at COP25 Madrid for climate action, recognizing the scientific knowledge, the state of political inaction, and the call for greater peace in a world where conflicts are growing. While recognizing the important role of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a valuable inter-governmental platform and...
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Urgency of the urgent

31 August 2018

Members of the indigenous Ifugao community share with the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines their testimonies on the impact of changing weather patterns on their planting and harvesting times, part of the National Inquiry on Climate Change that the Commission is undertaking. Photo credit: JC Yokingco

Dr. Pedro Walpole Seemingly forgotten public documents and scientific studies are revealing the extent of the fossil fuel industry’s research on climate change as early as the late 1950s along with the warnings from the industry’s scientists, but these were taken over by the cover-ups and misinformation that followed during the 1970s and 1980s....
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A national inquiry on climate change, a dialogue process open to the carbon majors

30 June 2018

The wall along the Tacloban coastline in Leyte, Philippines is being constructed. At four meters high, it is hoped that this will protect people and infrastructure during future storm events, learning from the painful experience of typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) that struck central Philippines in 2013. Photo credit: Pedro Walpole

Divestment and re-investment is one of the key strategies in approaching the sustained use of fossil fuels. Meanwhile, significant green energy sources are emerging and decisions being made at the domestic level. The law too is exploring ways to understand the impacts of climate change on people and what accountability can be justifiably established....
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