MANILA – Two months before countries all over the world gather in Paris to conclude a landmark agreement to curb global warming, France is taking an initiative to highlight the role of civil society in climate negotiations in the Philippines and abroad through a Climate Week in Manila.
France, as the host of the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) this December, is responsible for facilitating negotiations and consultations between governments and other stakeholders in preparation for this conference.
Given this mandate, the Embassy of France to the Philippines will be organizing COP21: The Road to Paris Starts in Manila, from October 5 to 11, 2015 with a series of activities involving various NGOs, experts, students and members of the academe, and artists.
COP21: The Road to Paris Starts in Manila, also called Climate Week takes inspiration from the Manila Call to Action on Climate Change, an appeal directed to the international community to cooperate in addressing climate change and to support the conclusion of an ambitious, universal and legally-binding agreement to limit the warming of the Earth below 2˚C during COP21.
The Manila Call to Action on Climate Change was launched by French President François Hollande, together with President Benigno Aquino III, at the Malacañang Palace Grounds during his state visit to the country last February 26.
“When President Hollande and President Aquino launched the Manila Call to Action last February, we recognized this as the start of the road to Paris, towards a better and more sustainable planet for future generations,” French Embassy Deputy Head of Mission Laurent Legodec stressed.
For more details and for the complete schedule of activities, visit www.ambafrance-ph.org or find the Embassy of France to the Philippines on social media at www.facebook.com/FrenchEmbassyManila and www.twitter.com/FrenchEmbassyPH.Use the hashtag #ClimateWeekPH and #COP21 to join the discussions online. For questions, send an email to ClimateWeekPH@gmail.com. (Eagle News Service/Embassy of France)
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