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MANILA, Philippines – The town of Dingalan, Aurora, kicked off the #NowPH campaign by turning over an ordinance promoting youth involvement in combatting climate change. The event took place on October 15, just days before Typhoon Lando made landfall in the province.
As part of the community event, youth from Dingalan demonstrated their commitment to lessening the impact of climate change by pledging steps they would take to curb environmental destruction.
The municipal ordinance specifically sought to improve youth participation in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). The event was also supported by Aurora’s provincial government.
Local youth were joined by National Youth Commissioner Jose Sixto “Dingdong” Dantes.
#NowPH, which stands for Not On Our Watch PH, is a youth-led campaign that aims to harness the collective power of the public in urgently calling on countries to act on climate change issues. It was introduced by the NYC and the Climate Change Commission (CCC).
MovePH, Rappler’s civic engagement arm, has partnered with the NYC to raise awareness on the issue.
One of the campaign’s aims is to gather 1 million pledges for the Paris climate summit in December 2015. – Rappler.com
Support the campaign and share your pledge. Visit nowph.org to learn more.
Lorenzo Benitez is a Rappler intern. He is an incoming Cornell University student.
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