Foundation for the Philippine Environment - Researches

The Latest Confirmation: IPCC AR5 Proves Human Responsibility for Climate Change Phenomenon

Posted on February 19, 2014

Released late September 2013, the first part of the IPCC’s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) which deals with the physical science basis of the climate change debate re-established the legitimacy of the concern of the pressing environmental issue.

Humanizing Climate Change: Impacts on Global Food Security

Posted on February 19, 2014

Viewing the climate change situation in light of tangible, relatable real-world issues such as food security for developing nations is a concrete way of communicating the gravity of the situation. Doing so can help favorably influence national and international policy and decision-makers.

Climate Change: The Thermal Threat

Posted on February 19, 2014

Climate change is a controversial, much-debated environmental concern that has gained traction in the past few decades due to the increasingly noteworthy data on global temperature changes. It is an enduring, overarching, and very real issue that demands attention and action because of its far-reaching destructive effects that put both natural and man-made living systems alike in harm’s way.

Climate Change and the Philippines

Posted on February 19, 2014

The Philippines, given its location in the tropics, is especially vulnerable to the devastating impacts of climate change on both terrestrial and marine environments.

A Call to Action: Responding to Climate Change

Posted on February 19, 2014

Climate change is very real and is doing real, irreversible damage, but that doesn’t mean that it is a hopeless cause. Dr. Juan Pulhin, Dean of the College of Forestry and Natural Resources of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños, emphasized that people always have a choice: whether to sit and wait until catastrophes and devastating losses happen or “be more aggressive and proactive by promoting social check-and-balance to correct systematic failures” in his address at FPE’s National RAC-Partners Meeting held last May 2013.

Luzon Regional Consultation with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Project Portfolio Development for the Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Posted on January 6, 2020

The Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE) conducted a Luzon Regional Consultation with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) last 31st of August 2019 at the Eurotel Hotel, Baguio City to strengthen and support its bid for accreditation as the Philippines’ first Civil Society Organization and non-financial institution Direct Access Entity (DAE) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The Activity is the second of a series of consultations that will be conducted in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao with the aim to generate project ideas and develop a Project Portfolio to be submitted to the GCF with the help of different CSOs.

National Consultation with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Project Portfolio Development for the Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Posted on January 6, 2020

In support of and to bolster its bid for accreditation as the Philippines’ first civil society organization (CSO) and non-financial institution (NFI) Direct Access Entity (DAE) for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE) conducted a National Consultation with Civil Society Organizations on 27 March 2019 at the Verjandel Hotel in Quezon City. The said Activity kickstarted what was envisaged as a series of consultation events that will be conducted regionally in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao with the end in view of developing a robust FPE project portfolio for the GCF before 2019 ends.

Visayas Regional Consultation with Civil Society Organizations Climate Change Initiatives and Project Portfolio Development for the Green Climate Fund

Posted on January 6, 2020

The Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE) is gearing up its accreditation as the first civil society organization (CSO) Direct Access Entity (DAE) for the Green Climate Fund (GCF). To achieve this, the Foundation has been conducting a series of national and regional consultations around the Philippines since March 2019. The activities aim to consolidate local climate change initiatives and most importantly – to develop a Project Portfolio for the GCF.