Climate diplomacy under related international processes other than the UNFCCC By Amb. Cecilia B. Rebong Permanent Representative to the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva

The Philippine Mission and the Climate Vulnerable Forum The Secretariat is based in Geneva. 2. Geneva is home to several UN bodies and international organizations.

CVF Focus Sector: Human Rights Two resolutions about climate change focusing on the right to health (2015) and the rights of children (2016) 2. Resulting events include the following: - a breakfast debate - participation in three high-level panel discussions - launching of an analytical study to, among other objectives, explore climate change and the SDGs

CVF Focus Sector: Health The WHO has existing work on climate change, especially as it relates to the health impacts of air pollution. Some points raised during the panel discussion on health and climate change on the margins of the World Health Assembly in May 2016: - the Paris Agreement as the biggest international health agreement - need to integrate climate change in all policy levels

CVF Focus Sector: Health - 23% of global deaths can be linked to climate change - vector-borne and water-borne diseases - damage to infrastructure - air pollution - malnutrition - mental health of both victims and rescuers - mitigation and adaptation 3. Second Global Conference on Health and Climate, Paris, 7-8 July 2016

CVF Focus Sector: Labor A panel discussion and the launch of a study on the impacts of heat in the workplace in April 2016 Experts agree on the inherent link between climate change and labor: health risks and injuries are common in Asia, Africa and Latin America; some of the most affected sectors are agriculture, manufacturing and construction; potential productivity loss is huge.

CVF Focus Sector: Labor 2. A high-level lunch dialogue on the margins of the International Labor Conference in May 2016 For the Philippines, those most at risk are also the most susceptible to extreme poverty. Several policies have been enacted to address this.

CVF Focus Sector: Migration and Displacement According to the IOM: Quantifying the relationship between climate change and migration and displacement is difficult; and Populations most vulnerable to climate change were the same ones who have no capability of leaving and seeking better opportunities 2. Roundtable participation during the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016

CVF Focus Sector: Science CVF supported the invitation for IPCC to provide a special report in 2016

Other CVF Focus Sectors Agriculture – FAO, WFP, UN Convention to Combat Desertification, International Fund for Agricultural Development Education – UNESCO, UNICEF, UN University Gender – UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UNESCO, UNICEF Tourism – World Tourism Organization Water – UN Water, WMO, UNEP

Challenges and Opportunities Continuous need to enhance coordination Continuous need to ensure transparency Funding issues