By Gabriela Baron
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stressed on Wednesday, Sept. 21, the need to address climate change during the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
In his speech, Marcos said climate change “is the greatest threat affecting our nations and people.”
“There is no other problem so global in nature that it requires a united effort, one led by the United Nations,” Marcos said.
“The effects of climate change are uneven and reflect historical injustice: Those who are least responsible suffer the most,” he added.
The President also noted that the Philippines is the fourth most vulnerable country to climate change.
He also called on industrialized countries to “immediately fulfill” their obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to provide climate financing technology transfer for adaptation for the most vulnerable and developing countries.
Marcos was one of the speakers on the first day of the UNGA where he talked about climate change, technology, international relations, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
