Philippines
Big oil must pay for climate change harm to world’s poorest
COMMENT: Typhoon-hit Filipinos are paying with their lives for climate change. A levy on fossil fuels could help protect them
Yeb Sano absence casts shadow over Lima climate talks
NEWS: Star Filipino negotiator sends defiant tweets as delegation say they cannot explain why he is not in Peru
Filipino heartthrob joins 1,000km climate walk
VIDEO: Schoolgirls scream as Dingdong Dantes joins marchers raising awareness of global warming in the Philippines
Climate change could create more Boko Haram extremists – study
NEWS: Drought, famine and crop failures could destabilise 32 countries in Africa and Asia, warn risk analysts
Yeb Sano sets off on 1000km Philippines climate march
NEWS: Diplomat aims to “empower” communities during walk through areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda in 2013
Yeb Sano sails to the Arctic in “clarion call” for climate
INTERVIEW: Filipino climate commissioner undertakes seven-day trip across the fragile north, highlighting impacts of global warming
Yeb Sano: fasting makes me a better climate negotiator
Filipino negotiator tells RTCC that his monthly ritual of fasting is helping him to secure a strong UN treaty on climate change
Yeb Sano: Kerry’s climate warning needs political backing
Philippines climate envoy says rhetoric must be complemented by radical cuts to global carbon emissions
Philippines warning as communities return to danger zones post Haiyan
Inadequate funding and local opposition means that Filipino communities are rebuilding homes destroyed by typhoon in vulnerable areas
East Asia could face more intense cyclones
Researchers say increasing sea surface temperatures linked to climate change could enhance tropical storm intensity
UN calls for more funding for Philippines survivors of Typhoon Haiyan
Money still required as temporary shelter built to low standards in Philippines two months after disaster
Kerry announces $24.6m aid to rebuild Philippines post Haiyan
US Secretary of State promises extra funds to Philippines, which he says looks like a ‘war zone’ in wake of Typhoon Haiyan
UN delivers ’emergency seeds’ to Typhoon Haiyan survivors
FAO delivers first wave of emergency seeds, helping Filipino farmers restore livelihoods after typhoon devastated crops
UN outlines plans for 2015 global disaster risk reduction deal
March 2015 summit in Japanese city of Sendai set to lay foundations for climate change treaty later that year
Loss and damage a “priority” for UN summit say civil groups
ActionAid, CARE and WWF recommend climate compensation scheme be implemented by 2015
Typhoon Haiyan more extreme due to climate change, says WMO
World Meteorological Organisation says that rising sea levels and surface ocean temperatures will cause more extreme typhoons in the future
UN climate summit ‘fast’ swells as anger grows at lack of action
Twenty groups join Philippines negotiator Yeb Sano in avoiding food until a “meaningful outcome” is reached in Warsaw
Climate scientists revise greenhouse gas emissions estimates
Morning summary: UN’s climate scientists have revised greenhouse gas estimates made in September; Devastation of Philippines typhoon hangs over climate talks in Poland; Philippines negotiator will fast until climate talks deadlock is resolved
Typhoon Haiyan sends loss and damage roaring up UN climate summit agenda
Devastation to Philippines prompts three groups of developing nations to call for climate compensation scheme to be rolled out
“It’s time to stop this madness” – Philippines plea at UN climate talks
Yeb Sano tells UN summit in Warsaw “colossal devastation” from Typhoon Haiyan should serve as warning to planet