The Ormoc City Single-Use Plastic Products Regulation Ordinance of 2021 (City Ordinance No. 51) resulted in a 71% drop in waste collected in 2022 during river, lake banks, and coastal cleanups initiated by the city government and private organizations.
More than 60 youth leaders and faculty members of Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU) in Dapitan City, Zamboanga Del Norte pledged their commitment to pave the way for a low-carbon, plastic-free, and climate-resilient university community.
The Climate Change Commission (CCC), the government’s lead policymaking and coordinating body on climate change, is joining forces with The Climate Reality Project Philippines to bring Klima Eskwela: Climate Science, Adaptation, Arts, and Action to more communities in the coming months.
As part of a larger effort to bring arts, culture, and youth engagement into climate discussions, the second Poets for Climate Exhibit opened yesterday at the University of Makati featuring selected poems and artworks depicting how the climate crisis is undoing and transforming the landscapes and places we call home.
Arts, culture, and technology play a crucial role in communicating the issues and solutions surrounding the climate crisis, advocates emphasized during a recent episode of The Climate Reality Project Philippines’ Klimatotohanan webcast series.
Creating spaces for culture and the arts in the decision-making arena for climate action, Poets for Climate opened two (2) exhibits on the sidelines of the ongoing 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.
