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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 Statement on the Closing of COP23

Posted on 18th November 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

COP 23 was the first COP presided over by a small island – a country that has agreed to welcome…

New interactive resource shines light on countries making link between human rights and climate change

Posted on 16th November 2017 in Categories: Ensure that Decisions on Climate Change are Participatory, Transparent and Accountable, News, Respect and Protect Human Rights, Support the Right to Development

CIEL and The Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice have produced an interactive online resource cataloguing references to human rights…

Your greatest hope against climate change is standing beside you

Posted on 16th November 2017 in Categories: Media, News

As COP23 marks Climate Justice Day, the right to participation holds the key to turning the tide on climate change,…

Valuing Local and Traditional Knowledge at COP23 Talanoa on Gender Day

Posted on 14th November 2017 in Categories: Development, 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

Today, 14 November is the official Gender Day at COP23. As part of the Foundation’s engagement at COP23, we co-hosted,…

The Right to Participation is a Key Focus of Development and Climate Days 2017 at COP23

Posted on 14th November 2017 in Categories: Development, Ensure that Decisions on Climate Change are Participatory, Transparent and Accountable, Gender Equality, Highlight Gender Equality and Equity, 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

The Development and Climate Days (D&C Days) conference , held over the middle weekend of UN climate negotiations in Bonn…