Nepal, Philippines suffer greatly despite contributing little to climate crisis
There is consensus that climate change is caused by industrialized nations, and poorer countries have time and again demanded for reparations
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Global temperature rises to exceed 1.5ºC ‘within a few years,’ UNEP says
The United Nations Environment Programme says bringing temperature rises back to below 1.5ºC is ‘possible but highly uncertain,’ and will require rapid emission cuts
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‘Supersized’ El Niño may become strongest ever recorded, UN says
‘El Niño is being supersized before our eyes. The science leaves no room for doubt: The planet is in uncharted waters, and those waters are heating up,’ says United Nations chief Antonio Guterres
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Survivor discovered in collapsed home amid flood devastation in Nepal
‘The four-storey house was swept (away) by the floods and the house was left in the middle of a quicksand. While walking around it, we heard a voice ‘save me’,’ police officer Mahendra Darnal says
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[OPINION] Next decade of Philippine climate action set in new but incomplete NDC
It is true that we need to secure finance, technologies, and means for capacity-building from developed countries. Yet the impacts of the climate crisis would not stop affecting our economy and society if we just wait for developed countries to fulfill their obligations.
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2026 NDC: Philippines promises to reduce more carbon emissions on its own
In its latest submission to the United Nations, the Philippines underscores its high vulnerability to climate impacts despite minimal contribution to the crisis
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P6.2 billion slated for fertilizer, fuel aid to ease El Niño impact
On top of this, the Department of Agriculture is asking Congress for an additional P10 billion in its 2027 budget in anticipation of severe El Niño impact
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‘Living in Water’ selected for 2026 Aesthetica Film Festival
Produced in partnership with the CMB Foundation-Equity Initiative, the Atlantic Institute, and Rappler, this 360 virtual reality documentary takes viewers to Isla Tibaguin, Bulacan, where flooding is an ongoing and near-daily occurrence brought by the tides
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[OPINION] We don’t have enough in the national budget for climate solutions
Despite being unseen in climate-focused policy consultations and forums, the DPWH has received by far the biggest slice of public climate finance in the Philippines in the past six years
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How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe’s economy this summer
Southern Europe could take the biggest hit as temperature spikes are the largest there, cutting tourism income, exacerbating crop failures and inducing outward migration
