is article reports on an inquiry by the human rights commission in the Philippines which sought to investigate companies’ responsibility for climate damages stemming from their operations. Read more
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In investigating how national development policy might have negative effects on human health through altering local ecology, this paper assesses how a policy change in the Philippines that favoured the gold mining sector has impacted on cases of malaria. Read more
The Philippines is highly exposed to natural hazards including typhoons. This report, finding that financial aid tends to be heavily focused on response to hazards rather than preparedness and resilience, investigates why further disaster risk policy intervention may be required at the local level and provides guidance to policymakers. Read more
This paper examines the link between extreme weather events and national aid and transfers in the Philippines between 1992 and... Read more
In 2018, seven of the largest cities in the world experienced dangerous levels of long-term heat, including Delhi, Lahore and... Read more
This paper examines the role of power prices on deindustrialization. Read more
The authors of this paper aim to illuminate how high power prices can exacerbate premature deindustrialisation, using data from 33 countries and regional data from the Philippines. Read more
As the implementation guidelines to the Paris Agreement are negotiated at COP24, this commentary asks whether and to what extent they will include human rights language, and reviews examples from around the world of how human rights issues are gaining more prominence in relation to climate action. Read more
On 6 to 8 November 2018, LSE will be hosting the UK hearings of the Philippines-initiated inquiry seeking to attribute the impacts of climate change to the 'Carbon Majors' - the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement producers. This commentary provides some background to the hearings. Read more
