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.
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.
On Monday, 24th September 2012, on the side-lines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York, twenty international leaders agreed an action plan to secure a new agreement on women’s participation at COP18 to take place this November. This com
On Monday, 24th September 2012, on the side-lines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York, twenty international…
The Second Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change took place in Hanoi, Vietnam from 3 – 7 September. The conference was co-organised by Vietnam and the Netherlands in collaboration with the FAO and the World Bank. Mary Robinson
The Second Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change took place in Hanoi, Vietnam from 3 – 7…
Mary Robinson attended the annual Brookings Blum Roundtable — an off-the-record forum for global leaders, entrepreneurs and practitioners to discuss innovative ideas and advance groundbreaking initiatives to alleviate global poverty.
Mary Robinson attended the annual Brookings Blum Roundtable — an off-the-record forum for global leaders, entrepreneurs and practitioners to discuss…
Mary Robinson delivered the 10th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on Sunday 05 August in Cape Town South Africa. Speaking as a ‘true friend of South Africa’ Ms Robinson said that as South Africa faced into its 20s, there was a great opportunity to draw on it
Mary Robinson delivered the 10th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on Sunday 05 August in Cape Town South Africa. Speaking as…
The BBC World Service programme The Forum was guest presented by Mary Robinson on Saturday 28 July. The Forum is “an ideas discussion show which tackles the big questions of our age with some of the world’s most eminent minds.” Mary Robinson was joined by
The BBC World Service programme The Forum was guest presented by Mary Robinson on Saturday 28 July. The Forum is…
"Meet the Leader" is a television interview show that delves into the lives of prominent personalities whose lives and careers have had significant public impact and who have distinguished themselves in one or more forms of service.
“Meet the Leader” is a television interview show that delves into the lives of prominent personalities whose lives and careers…
Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice delivered a keynote address Equity and Climate Science on the second day of the Euroscience Open Forum 2012.
Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice delivered a keynote address entitled Equity and Climate Science…
The IDEA annual conference traditionally has been an opportunity to bring Development Educators together to explore timely issues and burning questions. In 2012, with Rio+ 20 as a backdrop, Climate Justice was chosen as the theme of the annual conference.
The IDEA annual conference traditionally has been an opportunity to bring Development Educators together to explore timely issues and burning…