LEGAZPI CITY, Oct 20 (PIA) – The province of Albay is all set in joining the Climate Walk, a 40-day 1000-kilometer (km) journey by foot in solidarity with the global call for climate justice, slated to arrive in the province on October 21.
The Climate Walk in the country started on October 2 at Rizal Park, Luneta Manila set as kilometer zero and will culminate at Tacloban City as ground zero of Yolanda/Haiyan on November 8 in time for the first anniversary of super typhoon’s historic landfall.
“Climate Walk is dedicated to all people in the Philippines and around the world who confront the reality of climate change. It’s time to take action, not just words,” Climate Change COMMISSION chief Naderev “Yeb” Saño said.
Saño has been acclaimed worldwide for his emotional appeal to global leaders to address the impact of climate change at the UN Climate Talk in Warsaw in 2013 days after Yolanda devastated the country particularly Tacloban, his father’s hometown.
He is one of the 30 core walkers along with Alan Burns of the Fast for the Climate and Carolina Climate Action, Manuel Mendoza of Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, Albert Lozada of Greenpeace Southeast Asia and writer Gregorio Bituin Jr. of Sanlakas.
The Climate Walk Albay leg will arrive in Polangui on October 21 at around 1-2pm and will proceed to Oas at 4-6pm for dinner and rest.
Chief executives, municipal officials and local walkers will meet and join them as they walk from one municipality to the other.
On October 22 they will proceed from Oas around 6am and expected to arrive in Guinobatan around 12-1pm. A Climate Fair will be held in Travesia evacuation center at 5pm.
Afterwhich they will be passing by Camalig and will be bound to the Climate Change Academy in Bicol University for dinner and rest.
On October 23, climate walk will depart from Legazpi to Sorsogon around 6am.
The route will be from Legazpi to Putiao, Pepita, Casiguran, Irosin and Matnog.
They will be travelling by boat from Matnog on October 27 to Eastern Visayas.
The participation of local government units (LGUs) in Albay in the said Walk is also part of the pre-birthday celebration of Governor Joey salceda on October 26.
Climate Walk is part of the initiatives of climate advocates to roll out local climate plans as the initial start of concerted efforts to make local and national policies coherent particularly in adaptation, energy, and finance.
It has been done globally in more than 150 countries to drive momentum for grassroots social action to strengthen global public opinion on climate change and provide the push for countries to finalize a fair, equitable, ambitious and durable new climate agreement at the climate change international conference slated in Paris on 2015.(MAL/SAA-PIA5/Albay)
The Climate Walk in the country started on October 2 at Rizal Park, Luneta Manila set as kilometer zero and will culminate at Tacloban City as ground zero of Yolanda/Haiyan on November 8 in time for the first anniversary of super typhoon’s historic landfall.
“Climate Walk is dedicated to all people in the Philippines and around the world who confront the reality of climate change. It’s time to take action, not just words,” Climate Change COMMISSION chief Naderev “Yeb” Saño said.
Saño has been acclaimed worldwide for his emotional appeal to global leaders to address the impact of climate change at the UN Climate Talk in Warsaw in 2013 days after Yolanda devastated the country particularly Tacloban, his father’s hometown.
He is one of the 30 core walkers along with Alan Burns of the Fast for the Climate and Carolina Climate Action, Manuel Mendoza of Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, Albert Lozada of Greenpeace Southeast Asia and writer Gregorio Bituin Jr. of Sanlakas.
The Climate Walk Albay leg will arrive in Polangui on October 21 at around 1-2pm and will proceed to Oas at 4-6pm for dinner and rest.
Chief executives, municipal officials and local walkers will meet and join them as they walk from one municipality to the other.
On October 22 they will proceed from Oas around 6am and expected to arrive in Guinobatan around 12-1pm. A Climate Fair will be held in Travesia evacuation center at 5pm.
Afterwhich they will be passing by Camalig and will be bound to the Climate Change Academy in Bicol University for dinner and rest.
On October 23, climate walk will depart from Legazpi to Sorsogon around 6am.
The route will be from Legazpi to Putiao, Pepita, Casiguran, Irosin and Matnog.
They will be travelling by boat from Matnog on October 27 to Eastern Visayas.
The participation of local government units (LGUs) in Albay in the said Walk is also part of the pre-birthday celebration of Governor Joey salceda on October 26.
Climate Walk is part of the initiatives of climate advocates to roll out local climate plans as the initial start of concerted efforts to make local and national policies coherent particularly in adaptation, energy, and finance.
It has been done globally in more than 150 countries to drive momentum for grassroots social action to strengthen global public opinion on climate change and provide the push for countries to finalize a fair, equitable, ambitious and durable new climate agreement at the climate change international conference slated in Paris on 2015.(MAL/SAA-PIA5/Albay)
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