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.
In the last month, the Foundation has focused its efforts on addressing and highlighting the gender dimension of climate change in the run up to negotiations at COP 17.
In the last month, the Foundation has focused its efforts on addressing and highlighting the gender dimension of climate change…
The European Forum Alpbach is an annual meeting involving, inter alia, politicians, academics and students, who come together to discuss and brainstorm new ideas and solutions to world problems
The European Forum Alpbach is an annual meeting involving, inter alia, politicians, academics and students, who come together to discuss…
The death of Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, means we are all deprived; we have lost an extraordinary activist who showed the skills of leadership and great determination.
The death of Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, means we are all…
The President of the Foundation, Mary Robinson, gave the opening address at the Connecting Local to Global: Women, Climate Change and Conservation meeting in New York on September 19, 2011.
President of the Foundation, Mary Robinson, gave the opening address at the Connecting Local to Global: Women, Climate Change and…
The Foundation hosted a meeting on the possible Legal Form of New Climate Agreement on September 9, 2011, with the support of the Grantham Research Institute of the London School of Economics.
The Foundation hosted a meeting on the possible Legal Form of New Climate Agreement on September 9, 2011, with the…
In advance of the United Nations Climate Change Summit 2011 taking place in Durban later this year, the latest round of UN climate talks took place in Bonn from 6-17 June 2011.
In advance of the United Nations Climate Change Summit 2011 taking place in Durban later this year, the latest round…