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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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Listening and Learning – a climate justice dialogue with grassroots women

Posted on 15th May 2017 in Categories: Ensure that Decisions on Climate Change are Participatory, Transparent and Accountable, Gender Equality, Highlight Gender Equality and Equity, Human Rights, News, Respect and Protect Human Rights, Share Benefits and Burdens Equitably, Support the Right to Development

A Listening and Learning Climate Justice Dialogue, which brought together grassroots women and climate negotiators, was convened in Bonn 09…

We can advance human rights by starting with energy access

Posted on 2nd May 2017 in Categories: Development, Ensure that Decisions on Climate Change are Participatory, Transparent and Accountable, Human Rights, News, Private Sector, Respect and Protect Human Rights, Share Benefits and Burdens Equitably, Support the Right to Development, Use Effective Partnerships to Secure Climate Justice

Mary Robinson writes for The Hill on the occasion of the Sustainable Energy Forum in April 2017. This article was first…