Non-government organisation, Litre of Light, is spearheading an exciting new initiative to honour a Day of Climate Action
The Philippines is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries on the planet. Every year, more and more supertyphoons come to wreck our shores, while temperatures seem to be reaching record-breaking highs. In honour of climate awareness, non-government organisation (NGO) Litre of Light, in partnership with the Italian Embassy of Manila and the Philippine Italian Association (PIA), are organising a Day of Climate Action come 3-4 July 2021. It will feature an impressive solar artwork that will be displayed on 5th Avenue in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.
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The artwork will be unveiled on 4 July 2021 at 6:30pm. Its impressive size is made up of 1,500 hand-built solar lights, featuring a symbol for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for Climate Action. This will be revealed to coincide with the International Day of Cooperation and is also a reminder of the impending global climate change conference (COP26) to be held in Scotland this November.
Ilac Diaz, Founder and Executive Director of Litre of Light, says: "Through these artworks, we are making a strong statement to raise awareness on climate action by giving people an opportunity to contribute to real solutions and have a tangible impact, even at a time when public art has disappeared and people are confined to their homes.”
Litre of Light will be participating in this year's COP26, and will also join the pre-COP26 youth program, Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition, in Italy in September. "The importance of these meetings in Milan and Glasgow cannot be overstated," says Mr Eugeniu Rotaru, Deputy Head of Mission of the Italian Embassy in Manila. Alessandro Milani, general manager of the PIA, adds: "As PIA, we are very happy to endorse this campaign that is able, through public art, to bring people together for the defence of the environment and the purpose of giving the right to access clean electrical power to those who are more in need."