16th Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week 2023

Opening Ceremony

Action & Support: Public and Private Sector

Opening of Art Exhibit: Stories of Resilience

The exhibit harmoniously combines art and environmental consciousness, spotlighting the urgent need for climate action through a diverse collection of artworks and accompanying narratives. Renowned artists and sustainability experts will discuss the interplay of art, nature, and climate change, emphasizing art's role as a catalyst for climate awareness. Throughout the event, attendees can engage with interactive eco-zones and artistic performances, culminating in a compelling call to adopt sustainable, climate-conscious practices.

Climate Investment Forum 2023: Amplifying Climate Actions Through Sustained Collaboration

Amplifying Action through Sustained Collaboration. The forum aims to inform stakeholders about the country's climate change investment strategies aligned with national policies addressing climate change risks. It showcases government-led investments across vital sectors, combined with private sector initiatives, to foster a united approach for achieving an upper-middle income, low-carbon, climate-smart Philippines, emphasizing collaboration areas in line with the government's climate action priorities.

Mindanao Clean Energy Forum and RE Congress with MinDA

Local Action & Support: Local Government Units

ACT LOCAL Forum and Launching of Documentaries on Locally-led Adaptation Practices with USAID

ACT Local (Accelerating Climate action and Transformation for Local Communities) Forum. The forum serves as a platform for LGUs to exchange information and best practices, as well as collaboratively develop climate action plans. Coinciding with the forum, documentaries on local adaptation practices will be launched. This hybrid event will have limited in-person participants but will be streamed on the CCC's social media platforms.

Mindanao Clean Energy Forum and RE Congress with MinDA

Science & Policy: Academe, CSOs, and LGUs

NPTE Forum and Presentation of Policy Briefs

The forum will launch policy briefs addressing sea level rise, flooding, water and human security, climate change impacts on health. It aims to foster knowledge sharing, generate innovative solutions, and promote informed decision-making across local to global scales. The forum will highlight climate projections for the Philippines, share best practices and technological advances, and facilitate discussions among the government, scientists, and the public to pinpoint and act on climate change challenges.

Technology Innovation Exhibit partnership with UST

Community Involvement : Faith-based Organizations, Business, and Women

Inter-Faith Dialogue (in partnership with Aksyon Klima)

Highlighting the essential role of faith in climate solutions, the event will reflect on religious teachings and their impact on environmental stewardship.  The religious community inspires citizens to combat climate issues, with the dialogue emphasizing the role of faith in climate action, especially in addressing losses like the aftermath of super-typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. This dialogue also aims to empower religious leaders with stories, challenges, and best practices from various sectors.

Business Climate Ambition Round Table Discussion

The CCC collaborates with pioneering business leaders who advocate for "corporate net zero" and "business unusual" frameworks, emphasizing ambitious climate action, business resilience, and stakeholder prosperity. The CEO Circle, a moderated discussion, showcases these leaders and their trailblazing efforts towards the country's climate goals, highlighting transparency, accountability, and the essential synergy between government and private sector in forming supportive climate policies. Concluding the hour-long discussion is the formation of the CEO Climate Action Circle, a commitment to ambitious, science-based climate action, inspiring businesses to adopt similar sustainable frameworks, with the event streamed live on CCC’s digital platforms.

Philippine Resilience Award: Showcasing Gender And Climate Change Champions

On 12 October 2023, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) along with the Office of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, National Resilience Council, Philippine Commission on Women, Women’s International Network on Disaster Risk Reduction Philippines, ARISE Philippines, and SM Prime Holdings, Inc., recognized and honored exceptional women leaders hailing from diverse backgrounds who demonstrated commitment to building climate and disaster-resilient communities through the 2023 Philippine Resilience Awards (PRA). This event will showcase the initiatives and best practices of the awardees, most particularly those whose efforts reverberate at the grassroots to empower communities and local groups in mainstreaming gender and climate action.

Technology Innovation Exhibit in partnership with UST

Community Involvement : The Youth

ClimaTalks (Partnership with Nestle)

Youth in Climate Action is a youth- and planet-focused event that will contribute recommendations to COP28 and emphasize the pivotal role of the youth by sharing insights and the development of innovative ideas through breakout sessions on food security, ecosystem and biodiversity, and stakeholder engagement. This is in line with the celebration of the National Day for Youth in Climate Action and the ASEAN Youth in Climate Action and Disaster Resilience Day on 25 November.

Thanksgiving Mass

Closing Ceremony

Technology Innovation Exhibit in partnership with UST

Designing for Resilience: Pecha Kucha with DTI

Climate Action Week with Miriam College