Publications
Enhancing the Understanding of Urban Safety Issues with Participatory Action Research in Naga City, Philippines
The local government of Naga City in Camarines Sur, Philippines is ready to address urban safety issues, but there is a lack of contextualized data to fully understand an issue as layered as safety. Safety challenges are also unique to each city and demographic, so there is a need for localized data and evidence before […]
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Enhancing youth participation in urban governance through city youth councils
The publication “Enhancing youth participation in urban governance through city youth councils” was launched by UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector on 30 November 2023 in the context of the Third Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination in São Paulo, Brazil.
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2023 Report: Financing Nature Based Solutions for Adaptation Scale
This recent report highlights how to mobilize #PrivateFinance for #NatureBasedSolutions (NbS) towards climate change adaptation. Global findings you need to know: Not all Nature-Based Solutions are financially equal; current investments have been made mainly in sectors with proven returns. Monetizing adaptation benefits is challenging, pushing projects towards commercial or carbon-related gains. Development finance institutions (DFIs) and blended finance play […]
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Towards Energy Equity: A multi-stakeholder approach to a just renewable energy transition for Philippine local governments
According to Oxfam’s 2022 research paper “Towards a Just Energy Transition: Implications for Communities in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries,” a shift from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy which maintains the top-down status quo of current energy systems has the danger of likewise perpetuating existing inequalities, including poverty, energy insecurity, health risks, resource […]
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Renewable Energy Roadmap for Eastern Samar Province Formulation Process Documentation
This report seeks to showcase the processes and activities carried out to identify renewable energy solutions with the local stakeholders of Eastern Samar Province, Borongan, and Dolores, thereby hoping to inspire other LGUs in the country to initiate the necessary steps to implement their respective sustainable energy projects as directed by various instrumentalities such as […]
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Proposed Renewable Energy Roadmap for Eastern Samar Province
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ROADMAP. In the midst of the Philippines’ climate and energy crises, the reliance on fossil fuels has placed our nation in a precarious position. Our contributions to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have perpetuated the intensifying impacts of climate change, hitting vulnerable regions like Eastern Samar with unforgiving force. Eastern Samar […]
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