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CLIMATE CHANGE, NO! WE WANT CLIMATE JUSTICE NOW!

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The IYCW-ASPAC team and YCW Philippines joined the symbolic action during the INSPIR ASIA Network Workshop on Climate Justice and Adoptive Social Protection in Seim Reap Cambodia last September 25, 2023. About 70 Participants gathered from the different organizations, Trade Unions, Civil society organization and social movement from Philippines, Nepal, Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Australia and the host country Cambodia.  It was facilitated and organized by WSM and INSPIR Asia network with the aim discussing one of the burning topic and concern issues on the Climate Justice and Social Protection.

Why we don’t want the climate change?

Climate change affects us all! It is a phenomenon that shifts temperature and weather pattern. Yet, still many people think climate change generally means hot temperatures. The rising of temperature is the only the beginning, because the Earth we live is an ecosystem, where everything is connected.

In the past few years, especially here in Asia, we have experienced drastic and intense droughts, water scarcity, terrible fires, rising of sea levels, severe flooding, and terrible typhoons. Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) that hits the Philippines (2013), and extensive flooding in India and China (2023), and the wildfire in Australia (2020) are few examples of how Climate Change destroyed properties, claim lives of the people. and alter the way of living of the people.


Climate change alter the way of life of the people. It affects health, capacity of the production of foods and agricultural products, housing, and work. Women, children, informal workers, farmers, fishermen and young workers are the sector that are more vulnerable to climate impacts. People living in small houses and crowded communities who are generally poor are forcibly displaced by floods, while the lengthened droughts and scarcity of water are putting people at risk of hunger and famine.

In our experience, the socially disadvantage suffer the most of the consequences of the climate change.

Who is to blame?

Many scientists claim that human and human’s activities are the primarily responsible of climate change caused by global warming. Global warning happens due to large consumption and burning of fossil fuels that generate greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere trapping the sun’s heat.

Carbon dioxide and methane are the main component of greenhouse gases. These are coming from using gasoline like driving cars and other vehicles. Any oil and gas related operations are major sources of carbon dioxide and methane emissions. Cutting down forests for commercial use and mine exploration can also release carbon dioxide.

Concludingly, the energy, transport, industry, factories, agriculture, land use and conversions are the main sector causing greenhouse gases. The question now is, who is in control of these economic activity sectors?

Please refer to the graph.

What is Climate Justice we want?

The clock is ticking and we are running out of time. According to report, in South East Asia, only 33% of the population is covered by at least 1 scheme of Social protection, while in South Asia, only 24% of the population is covered.

Climate change is a young worker’s issue, a worker’s issue and a human rights issue! We have to fight the corporate greed and plunder of the environment!

We are then resolved to join forces together with other organizations, trade unions, institutions, church and environmentalists to “ask the Global Emitters to Act and Pay for the Loss and Damage Fund for Financing the Social Protection.”

With this, we believe CLIMATE JUSTICE IS SERVE!

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