Speech 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 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 […]
I am at the NYT Art Leaders Network Conference in Berlin today and they were just saying that the Philippines are the next big market place to watch. So you know you are right in the heart, perfect place. I am thinking you know exactly what you are doing.
— Giorgio Guglielmino, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to the Republic of the Philippines.
Senator Loren Legarda stressed that it is important to institutionalize local climate action because every community has its own vulnerabilities, risks and hazards. The Senator also urged the developed countries to drastically reduce their fossil fuel consumption and assist countries that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, proving that resilience is the way forward.
Bonn, Germany—Senator Loren Legarda today said that the Special Use Agreement in Protected Areas (SAPA) must be utilized with extreme caution due to the fragility of our ecosystems, but maintained that she is not fully convinced on the need to subject protected areas to such agreements.
