Speech: We Are Stepping Up Climate Ambition
May 8, 2018Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
We Are Stepping Up Climate Ambition
08 May 2018 | Bonn, Germany
The Philippines was part of the founding of the Climate Vulnerable Forum in 2009, when we organized the CVF’s first set of its activities with then President Nasheed of the Maldives. Our goal remains the same. To act not as a negotiating body but as a voice for positive change, reflecting not only the urgency of the climate crisis but the opportunity […]
Statement: Press Conference of the World Resources Institute “Talanoa Dialogue: What Happened and What It Means for COP24”
May 7, 2018Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
Press Conference of the World Resources Institute
“Talanoa Dialogue: What Happened and What It Means for COP24”
7 May 2018 | Bonn, Germany
The Talanoa Dialogue clearly re-emphasizes and reflects the vulnerabilities that we all face whether industrialized or developing nations, and the kind of bold, aggressive climate action and political will that we must all do.
Let us look at the science first. Commitments made by countries in 2015 lead to a 3 to […]
Speech: 10th Anniversary of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety’s International Climate Initiative
May 5, 2018Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
10th Anniversary of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety’s International Climate Initiative
5 May 2018 | Gustav-Stresemann-Institut, Bonn, Germany
The International Climate Initiative (IKI), over the past ten years, has been a valuable resource in support of climate and biodiversity projects in developing and newly industrializing countries. Thus, it is an honor to have been invited to be part of this anniversary conference and it is a gesture of gratitude to […]