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Facing floods in one of the world’s fastest-sinking cities is how I found out that the climate crisis is tougher on women
And as a woman who experienced countless floods in Jakarta, I can testify: the climate crisis is not just. It’s not gender-neutral.
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We’re not ‘vulnerable.’ We’re being sacrificed.
From the Philippines to Thailand, Typhoon Kalmaegi shows how the world left Global South countries exposed again
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That afternoon, the climate crisis knocked on my door
Floods that we usually only see on our phone and television screens are now happening to us.
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From Manila to LA: How Greenpeace is turning Make Polluters Pay into law
Whether you live in Manila or in Los Angeles, you’re already feeling the impacts of the climate crisis. Scientific studies confirm Big Oil’s greenhouse gas emissions makes catastrophes significantly more likely to occur.
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#CitizenClimate Series: Jefferson Chua
Citizen Climate is an on-going series about global citizens taking action, big and small, for the sake of a healthier planet for us all.
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Resilience? You say it like it’s a good thing.
For many individuals and communities who have lost loved ones and livelihoods to disasters, the term “resilience” is a double-edged sword that can cut both ways. Much like “toxic positivity” in the online sphere in the age of COVID, Filipino communities at the frontlines of climate impacts have been growing weary and wary of the…
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Sea Level Rise Poses Economic Threat to Asia Coastal Cities
A new Greenpeace East Asia report estimates that by 2030, 15 million people across the seven cities will live in areas at risk of flooding. The analysis is one of the first of its kind to use high spatial resolution data to suggest the areas of each city that are at risk from floods.
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Justice in the face of extreme climate disasters
It is only right that we continue to put public pressure on these big carbon polluters and raise our voices for justice. Let’s make 2020 count, let it be the year when we stand with climate-impacted communities as they reclaim their rights to a safe and stable climate.
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IN PHOTOS: Filipinos in the path of Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy)
Filipinos in the path of Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy)
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Filipino typhoon survivors demand climate action on Haiyan anniversary
Fillipinos are gathering to commemorate the fourth anniversary of super typhoon Haiyan