Josephine Castillo is a grassroots community leader and organiser with DAMPA in Manila, Philippines, a country that is extremely vulnerable to climate change. She has worked extensively on a number of key urban poor issues, including reversing forced eviction and involuntary relocations, ensuring land and housing security for poor communities, and advocacy for the pro-vision of basic services in urban poor communities. With the support of the Foundation, Josephine has participated in a number of high-level climate events and media engagements to represent the voices of the most vulnerable people. New York, September 2014.

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50 Takes on Hunger

Posted on 27th March 2012

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Mary Robinson, Chair of the Mary Robinson Foundation, notes the need to link the effects of climate change to food security in order to continue the fight against hunger.

To mark WFP’s 50 years of service to the hungry, the World Food Programme asked 50 influential people to give their thoughts on the global fight against hunger.

Mary Robinson notes the need to link the effects of climate change to food security in order to continue the fight against hunger.