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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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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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Mary Robinson’s TEDTalk on Climate Justice

Posted on 23rd September 2015

This article is in Categories: News, Statements and Speeches, Climate Justice Dialogue, Development, Education, Future Generations, Gender Equality, Human Mobility and Climate Change, Human Rights, Multimedia, Respect and Protect Human Rights, Share Benefits and Burdens Equitably, Support the Right to Development

Mary Robinson’s TEDTalk on Climate Justice

Mary Robinson during held her TEDtalk on climate justice at the TEDWomen Conference in May 2015 in Monterey, USA. (Photo: TED)

Why Climate Change is a Threat to Human Rights

In the talk, Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice, reminds us that climate change is the greatest human rights challenge of our time and that it is crucial for all of us to work together to put the world on a low-carbon pathway to a fairer and sustainable future.

The TEDtalk on climate justice was held as part of the TEDWomen Conference 2015, which took place in Monterey, CA, USA.

A full transcript of the talk as well as some additional resources are available here.

Related Links

Watch the TED Talk “Why Climate Change is a Threat to Human Rights?

Find out more about Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty – The Climate Justice Way

Read Prof Ravi Kanbut’s Essay on “Education for Climate Justice”

Read Joy Hyvarinen’s essay: “Respect and Protect Human Rights: Lessons from Transitional Justice”

Some other inspiring talks:

Watch Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner’s statement and poem at the Climate Summit 2014

Watch the Weather Channel’ “Climate 25”, a series of interviews on climate change with Constance Okollett and Ursula Rakova