Regional Climate Foundation
Regional Climate Foundation

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Empowering Indigenous and Local Leadership: The Strategic Role of Sub-National and Non-State Actors in Advancing Climate Resilience

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  • Event date
November 18, 2024 | Monday
  • Time
16:15 to
17:15 (Baku time)
  • Description

The Thar desert is one of Pakistan’s largest water-scarce regions, spread over 19,638 square kilometers in Sindh province’s District Tharparkar. Thar’s natural water table has significantly receded over the years, owing to droughts, extreme weather events, as well as coal mining and extraction activities. In the Philippines, Eastern Visayas, known as the country’s typhoon belt, stands as another vivid example of the pressing need for climate resilience and an accelerated energy transition.

  • Speakers

Moderator:

  • Rimsha Rehan Researcher (Policy Research Institute for Equitable Development (PRIED))

Panelists:

  • Lidy Nacpil, Climate Activist and Leader Asian Peoples Movement on Debt & Development (APMDD)
  • Dr Khalid Waleed, Research Fellow at Sustainable Development Policy Institute
  • Romil Hernandez, Director for Energy Policy at Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities
  • Michael Sinocruz, Director, Energy Cooperation and Coordination Division, Energy Policy and Planning Bureau, Department of Energy (Philippine Government)
  • Organizers

Policy Research Institute for Equitable Development (PRIED)