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Digital campaign calls for leaders to defend Southeast Asia against climate change
Fight for the climate: International humanitarian aid group Oxfam has launched #TuktukToParis, a digital campaign calling on ASEAN leaders to take bolder measures to protect countries in the region against the impact of climate change
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Fight for the climate: International humanitarian aid group Oxfam has launched #TuktukToParis, a digital campaign calling on ASEAN leaders to take bolder measures to protect countries in the region against the impact of climate change. (Courtesy of Oxfam) (Courtesy of Oxfam)
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span class="inline inline-center">Fight for the climate: International humanitarian aid group Oxfam has launched #TuktukToParis, a digital campaign calling on ASEAN leaders to take bolder measures to protect countries in the region against the impact of climate change. (Courtesy of Oxfam)
Netizens across Southeast Asia are urging ASEAN leaders to ask world leaders attending the Paris climate talks to provide funds to help the region adapt to climate change.
Oxfam's digital campaign #TuktukToParis hopes to gather 5,000 signatures by the opening of the climate talks at the end of this year. The petition drive, which can be accessed at http://oxfamblogs.org/asia/tuktuk, features a digital tuktuk, an iconic Southeast Asian mode of public transportation.
'We urge the public to join the #TuktukToParis campaign to ensure that Southeast Asia can fight climate change. We need ASEAN leaders to know that we want our voices to be heard at the Paris climate talks,' Oxfam campaign coordinator Norly Mercado said on Tuesday.
'Adaptation funds can help set up early warning systems, build evacuation centers, propagate flood-resistant systems and help farmers insure their crops against typhoons and floods,' said Mercado.
Based on the 2014 UNEP Adaptation GAP report, the estimated cost of adapting to climate change in all developing countries would amount to US$150 billion per year by 2030 and up to $500 billion per year by 2050.
Oxfam says the digital campaign is being conducted in Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. Pop-up events such as school tours and celebrity signature drives have been mounting since October and more events are scheduled for November.
In Vietnam, Oxfam is working with youth groups to roll out the #TuktukToParis campaign.
In the Philippines, celebrity chef, restaurateur and Oxfam Ambassador Erwan Heussaf joined a school tour to promote the campaign. Singer Armi Millare has actively called for signatures on social media and will be part of a small concert for the campaign. (ebf)
