The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), a nationwide organization of small fishermen and fisherfolk organizations, has recently met with United Nations Special Rapporteur Iam Fry and submitted a list of climate action recommendations that will protect and promote the welfare of the country’s “poorest of the poorest” sector. Among the recommendations in the list submitted to Fry are: loss and damage compensation, exclusive rights of marginalized fisherfolk to fishing grounds and territorial waters, and prohibition of destructive projects in coastal communities.

Mayuga, J. L. (2023, November 13). Fishers submit ‘climate action’ agenda to UN Special Rapporteur. Business Mirror, p. A3.