The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was a significant milestone for climate advocacy and negotiations. Notwithstanding widespread criticisms of its failure to integrate language on transitioning away from fossil fuels and reflect...
Written by Tony La Viña The 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meets in Belém, Brazil from November 10-21, 2025. Although I have been to 25 of these conferences, I won’t be there but a five...
Written by Francis Uldric T. San Juan Gathering more than 1000 participants in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and virtually, to tackle various aspects of public policy, it was vital to ensure that there was space for the experiences of indigenous peoples. The experiences and...
by Ninna Catipon and Sabrina Arambulo Last August 27 and 28, the Klima Center of the Manila Observatory participated in the 2025 ASEAN University Network Conference on Ecological Education and Culture themed “Room Temperature: Current Responses and Actions in Climate Change Education” at...
In response to the call for submissions of the third dialogue under the UAE Just Transition Work Program (UAE JTWP), the Manila Observatory through the Klima Center submitted a paper titled: “Adaptation-Centered Just Transition Pathways: A Mapping of Options for Understanding Just Transition...
Who is responsible for climate change? In this article, Klima presents its analysis on the ICJ Advisory Opinion which clarified States’ legal obligations to prevent environmental harm by limiting GHG emissions, ushering in a new era of climate justice and accountability.
Last July 23-25, 2025, the Klima Center of Manila Observatory, together with the Fastenaktion Programme Coordination Unit in the Philippines, held a Capacity Building Workshop entitled “Climate Justice through Just Transition and Loss and Damage” at the St. Michael Retreat Center in Antipolo...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The De La Salle University – Social Development Research Center (DLSU-SDRC), in partnership with the Manila Observatory (MO), launched the project Resilient Platform Work PH through a Stakeholders Forum held on June 4, 2025. The Forum convened experts from government,...
by Christine R. Mapa The Manila Observatory continued its 160th celebration with the third installment of the AmBag Anniversary Lecture Series on June 20, 2025. The talk featured Dr. Rene Claveria of the Ateneo de Manila University’s Environmental Science Department, who highlighted the...
The weekend before the UN June Climate meetings, representatives from the different Fastenaktion international partners participated in the Climate Advocacy Group (CAG) in-person workshop held in Bonn, Germany. Throughout the one-day workshop, Atty. Jayvy Gamboa and Engr. Gab Mesina from the Manila Observatory...
by Tony La Viña, Ally Munda, Jayvy Gamboa, Gab Mesina, Jan Cherome Sison The mid-year technical negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are underway in Bonn, Germany, from June 16 to 26. SB62, is the 62nd Session of...
The Data and Sensor Development (DSD) Laboratory welcomed colleagues from the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) who visited the Manila Observatory on 15-16 May 2025. Their visit marks the beginning of the two institutions’ research collaboration on space weather, earthquake precursors,...
The Air Quality Dynamics laboratory welcomed guests from Clean Air Asia, PRC Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Peking University, and QC Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department on 10 April 2025. They went on a tour around the Manila Observatory grounds, looking at archives and the instruments we use to...
by Christine R. Mapa Manila Observatory kicked off its 160th anniversary celebration on April 25, 2025 at Heyden Hall with the first of a series of lectures featuring conversations on science, service, and society dubbed AmBag. AmBag or “Agham sa Banig” started as...
s human beings, we do not make our own light. Instead, we reflect light that God creates.
The Manila Observatory held another workshop on “Understanding the Latest Climate Science and Local Projections for Adaptation Planning” last August 28-30, 2024 in Batangas City. The workshop aims to help local government and non-government stakeholders build their capacity in using climate information, including...
The Manila Observatory held a workshop entitled “Understanding the Latest Climate Science and Local Projections for Adaptation Planning” in Borongan City, Eastern Samar last August 6-8, 2024. The workshop aimed to assist local government and non-government stakeholders in utilizing climate information, such as...
A ceremonial turnover of the Pandora instruments, part of the Pan-Asia Partnership for Geospatial Air Pollution Information Project and the Pandora Asia Network (PAPGAPI-PAN) Philippines Project, was conducted by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) at the...
Through a Memorandum of Agreement, the Manila Observatory and DOST-PAGASA have strengthened their partnership and collaboration through data sharing, joint research, training and activities related to climate change and weather. Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, Director of Manila Observatory and Dr. Nathaniel Servando, PAGASA...
Bernardine B. de Belen At the top of my Did Not Finish pile, which pertains to books you put down before finishing, is The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. It is a climate fiction novel putting us in the extremely...