Last April, the Oscar M. Lopez Center hosted a forum titled, “Filipino Sign Language para sa Pagbabago ng Klima, Talakayan para sa Inklusibong Kinabukasan,” in celebration of Earth Day at the Rockwell Business Center. This event highlighted the urgent need for inclusive governance and climate action strategies particularly for the Deaf community.

Key forum highlights included discussions on the “Climate Resilience of the Deaf: Signs for Inclusive Governance and Development” (Project SIGND), the launch of a partnership between the OML Center and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, and a Deaf-sensitivity Orientation.

The forum featured esteemed speakers and leaders in climate advocacy and disability rights, such as:

– Dr. Rodel D. Lasco, Executive Director of the OML Center
– Dr. Benjamin M. Mendillo Jr., Commissioner of the KWF
– Ms. Carolyn Dagani, Lead of Project SIGND
– Ms. Rebecca Paz, Chief of Party, INSPIRE Project of the Gerry Roxas Foundation
– Mr. Ryder Rogers, Director of the Environment Office, USAID Philippines
– Project SIGND focals: Ms. Jennifer Balan, Ms. Diana Vizmanos, and Atty. Cecilia Therese Guiao

Watch the video highlights here: https://youtu.be/SdpguBc7AuM

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Project SIGND is an initiative that seeks to increase the preparedness and adaptive capacities of the Deaf to climate-related risks and disasters. The project is made possible by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID Philippines), through the Gerry Roxas Foundation. The Project is led by the OML Center, with the support of Parabukas, and in partnership with Deaf-led organizations.

Learn more about Project SIGND through the OML Center’s website: https://www.omlopezcenter.org/our-work/project-signd.

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