Much of the strength of AKP rests on being “bottom-up” – bringing the needs and calls of the most vulnerable communities directly to policymakers and enabling their participation in decision-making, implementation, and monitoring spaces. This includes the calls during internal discourse from its members, who each have their respective local communities they are working with.
Yet with the growing urgency of addressing the climate crisis in the Philippine context, AKP as a network has initiated efforts to become more directly involved with local stakeholders. These engagements include the following:
IN ROMBLON
Beginning on February 2026, AKP is involved in the development of Romblon’s Provincial Climate and Disaster Resilience Roadmap. This commenced through the “Hagiyos: Provincial Climate and Disaster Resilience Summit” held in Sibuyan Island on the final week of the month, where local representatives from across the province convened to be capacitated about translating national policies into local actions. This also included immersion visits in areas such as former mining sites, climate-tagged infrastructure projects, and natural parks to ensure an evidence-based and “bottom-up” approach.
ON THE NDC AND JTF DEVELOPMENT
Between March and July 2026, the AKP team visited several localities around the country, as part of its position-building and local capacity-building regarding the updating of the Philippine NDC and the development of the Just Transition Framework. Representatives from different groups (i.e., Indigenous Peoples, youth, women) joined these consultations and subsequent field visits to observe how communities and ecosystems alike are affected by what are intended to be climate solutions, such as renewable energy facilities and infrastructure projects.
CLIMATE JUSTICE WALK 2023
In 2023, AKP National Convenor Rodne Galicha joined the “Climate Justice Walk”, a month-long pilgrimage from Manila to Tacloban City, the “Ground Zero” for the impacts of supertyphoon Haiyan a decade ago. The pilgrimage, led by AKP member Greenpeace Philippines, also resulted in declarations of climate emergency by several local governments, such as the province of Albay and the city of Catbalogan, Samar. While in Tacloban, the network also engaged with community representatives in several activities focused on addressing Loss and Damage and climate accountability.
Aksyon Klima Pilipinas 