With the aftermath of the floodings caused by Typhoons Pepeng and Ondoy still fresh in everyone’s minds, people’s organizations and affected communities sat down with scientists to discuss disaster preparedness and its impacts on their lives at AGHAM’s Science for the People Colloquium series held at the Balay Kalinaw in UP Diliman last October 7, 2010 with the theme +gEnsuring Community Disaster
Preparedness Amidst Climate Change.+h It was also a preparatory event for the 10.10.10 Global Work Party held last Sunday.

It has been over a year since I first joined the youth climate movement. My involvement in this advocacy started out with Agham Youth (Student Advocates of Science and Technology for the People) early in 2008 as part of the organization’s goal to raise awareness and lead youth actions against climate change.