climate crisis

MANILA, Philippines — At the opening of the Asian Development Bank’s Asia Clean Energy Forum 2026, civil society groups and environmental justice advocates called on the Bank to stop financing waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration, refuse-derived fuel, co-processing, chemical recycling, and other false solutions that…

By G M Forhadul Mozumdar (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh, a riverine country in South Asia, stands at a critical crossroads of nature today. Although the nation’s contribution to global carbon emissions is negligible, accounting for less than one percent, this land…

13 May 2026, Quezon City.  Advocates for environmental and human rights are demanding the immediate dropping of charges against the four Greenpeace Southeast Asia activists from the Philippines, who were arrested for a peaceful protest at the 48th ASEAN Summit…

By G M Forhadul Mozumdar (Dhaka Bureau) The Sundarbans, the world’s largest undivided mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is now in a battle for survival. Due to the devastating impacts of climate change, this ‘natural shield’ of…

As we begin the solemn observance of Holy Week, we do so in a world weighed down by rising energy costs, conflict, and uncertainty. In these challenging times, BAN Toxics calls on all Filipino faithful to choose actions that safeguard…

Sheeple is defined as “people who are like sheep, meek, conforming, easily led.” And they are easy to herd when frightened. America’s most prominent sheeple are well-known leaders in the fields of law, education, business, and philanthropy. Intuitively, these same…

MANILA, Philippines — As the world marks a decade since the Paris Agreement, NGO Forum on ADB Network and allies have issued a scathing assessment of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 2025 Energy Policy Review and Draft Policy. In a scorecard…

We, the Peoples’ Summit, gathered in Belém do Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, from 12 to 16 November 2025, declare to the peoples of the world what we have accumulated in struggles, debates, studies, exchanges of experiences, cultural activities and…

In the opening scene of Abby Martin and Mike Prysner’s new documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, an unhoused veteran sits and plays piano in an encampment in Brentwood, California. He lives in an encampment popularly known as “Veterans Row,” where tents…

Communities and advocates rally against policies that would lock Asia into polluting energy projects and deepen climate inequities   Mandaluyong City, Philippines – 14 August 2025 – Today, environmental advocates and community members gathered outside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters…