I am an environmentalist and a climate activist and one of the reasons I am such is because of my two sons who are now in their 20s. By the year 2030, they will be in their 30s; by the year 2050 they will be in their late 50s. I want them to live in a safe, healthy, resilient and sustainable environment.
Read MoreI welcome you today to this gathering of pioneers, a generation of passionate individuals that could make the future of the world livable. We are here to talk about how climate change, our health and clean energy are interconnected.
One way to perceive how the climate works and affects the world is to allude to it like the engineering of the human body — complex and interconnected.
Read MoreSpeech of Senator Loren Legarda
2nd M.A.P. Climate Change Summit
“Ocean Security and Marine Biodiversity:
Challenges and Opportunities”
Session 1 – Policy, Planning & Legal Issues, Initiatives & Recommendations
10 November 2015 | Dusit Thani, Makati
I show you this map of sea surface temperatures from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration of the US (NOAA). The red part of the oceans is the hottest parts of the sea surface. Note what country lies in the […]
Read MoreSpeech of Senator Loren Legarda
Top Leaders Forum 2015: AR!SE Philippines Launch
10 November 2015 | SMX Convention Center
Globally, economic losses due to disasters are taking a toll on development. These losses will continue to escalate unless disaster risk reduction and management becomes integral to national development plans and business investment strategies.
In its Global Assessment Report (GAR) on Disaster Risk Reduction 2015, the United Nations said that economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250 […]
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Sherpa Senior Officers Meeting of the
Climate Vulnerable Forum
9 November 2015 | Diamond Hotel, Manila
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Philippines for the third global meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum.
I believe we are here today not to discuss the theoretical merits of doing something versus doing nothing about the climate crisis. The signs are all around us. The numbers speak for themselves. It is […]
