Climate Action Network Southeast Asia, Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, and Oxfam in Asia convened the first Southeast Asia–South Asia Preparatory Meeting for COP31 and Santa Marta Conference, gathering negotiators and civil society organizations from 12 countries.
Climate Action Network Southeast Asia, Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, and Oxfam in Asia convened the first Southeast Asia–South Asia Preparatory Meeting for #COP31 and #SantaMartaConference, gathering negotiators and civil society organizations from 12 countries on 25-27 March 2026.
At a time of growing geopolitical turmoil, the Southeast Asia-South Asia civil society actors launched the Kuala Lumpur Declaration calling on governments to address the urgency of sustainable energy sovereignty, and the need for a just, orderly, and equitable transition to renewable energy, including through a Fossil Fuel Treaty, a global framework for international cooperation. Civil society groups will bring this unified regional voice to major upcoming climate convenings, such as the First International Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels in Colombia, COP31 in Turkey, and beyond.
FacebookTweetLinkedIn Oxfam Pilipinas Executive Director, Lot Felizco, joined the panel on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction at the USBONG: NbS Forum 2026, organized by Forest Foundation Philippines and partners. She highlighted Oxfam Pilipinas’ approach to NbS as part of a broader resilience strategy–linking ecosystem protection, disaster risk reduction, gender justice, and accountable local governance. […]
The APAEC is not a symbolic document. It is ASEAN’s central framework for energy cooperation, shaping national policies, investment decisions, and regional collaboration across its 11 member states. The stakes are, therefore, high.
Communities have been told that renewable energy is the solution to the country’s overlapping crises of climate vulnerability, high electricity costs, and dependence on fossil fuels. But for many Filipinos, the transition has not felt clean, safe, or fair. Across urban-poor communities, lakeshore villages, provincial schools, and agricultural barangays, people are asking the same questions: Who decides what kind of energy projects are built? Who benefits? And who bears the cost?
FacebookTweetLinkedIn Sa pagdiriwang ng ika-128 na Araw ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas, ating pagnilayan – tunay ba ang kalayaan, kung walang pagkakapantay-pantay? #PatasNaBukas #ArawngKalayaan