In January WIMN organised the third of our four cross-sectoral dialogues: Land reclamation projects in Manila bay: Filipino fisherfolk facing displacement and strategies of resistance. In collaboration with SERUNI, Pamalakaya, OKUP and IWRAW-AP we had a closer look at displacement in the fisherfolk community.
We are extremely happy to share a graphic summary that captures the highlights from the Manila Bay case. The organized fisherfolk from Pamalakaya provided the key information for this visual. The summary is available in English, French, Spanish and Tagalog. Click on the images below to view and download the summaries.
The dialogue began with Terence Repelente providing a general context to the impacts of the reclamation project in the Manila Bay area. We then had the honour to listen to two other fisherfolk community activists, Norma Calusor and Rona Escarial, who shared their experience and strategies of resistance as well as the main demands from the community. The conversation was facilitated by climate justice activist, Triana K. Wardani from SERUNI.
Please have a look and share! Their resistance was essential for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to admit that reclamation results in flooding and impacts livelihood. With our support amplifying their voices, land reclamation projects could be stopped completely!
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