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.
The Foundation hosted an expert meeting ‘Social Protection and Low-Carbon Technology’ at the end of March 2012 at the Rockefeller Brothers Pocantico Center in New York. The meeting was attended by twenty one experts in social protection, renewable...
The Foundation hosted an expert meeting ‘Social Protection and Low-Carbon Technology’ at the end of March 2012 at the Rockefeller…
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…
An historic debate on a motion of climate justice was held by the Scottish Parliament on 1 March 2012. The Scottish Government motion on climate justice was passed unanimously by the Parliament
An historic debate on a motion of climate justice was held by the Scottish Parliament on 1 March 2012. The…
The 19th GIMAC Pre-Summit Consultation on Gender Mainstreaming in the African Union has published the recommendations agreed at the meeting which took place from 25-26 January 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The 19th GIMAC Pre-Summit Consultation on Gender Mainstreaming in the African Union has published the recommendations agreed at the meeting…
The UN High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability in its final report has concluded that “empowering women and ensuring a greater role for them in the economy is critical for sustainable development,”
The UN High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability in its final report has concluded that “empowering women and ensuring a greater…
Mary Robinson delivered a keynote address to the Irish Primary Principals’ Network’s Annual Principals’ Conference in Dublin on 27 January 2012. Mrs Robinson challenged over 1000 Principals to find a space for climate justice education in the curriculum.
“…every primary school in the world should be encouraging children to respond actively to climate change.” That was the message…
Mary Robinson today addressed the Gender is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) 19th Pre–Summit Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mary Robinson addressed on Wednesday 25 January the Gender is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) 19th Pre–Summit Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming…