A powerful typhoon has just hit the Philippines. Before delegates from around the world gathered for the global climate conference (COP), Filipino negotiator Yeb Sano spoke. “The devastation is stunning. I anguish await news from my loved ones”he said, almost crying. He continued, moved, by calling for its implementation “drastic action” to fight climate change. To account for “loss and damage”, this irreparable damage has occurred “a reality”. To mobilize more financial resources, in particular to enable countries to adapt to the impacts of global warming. “We can stop this madness,” he said again before passing out, his head buried in a red scarf.
It is November 11, 2013, at the opening of COP19 in Warsaw, Poland. At the end of Yeb Sano’s speech, the audience stood up and gave him applause. This young delegation has become one of the faces of the fight against the climate crisis. The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, will rise to more than 6,000 deaths and millions of people will be forced to flee their homes.
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