EVENT
Rethinking climate justice
Community climate action in Malawi and the Philippines from a transformative transitional justice lens
Join us on 3 June to learn more how local climate action in Malawi and Mindanao in the Philippines contributes to advancing climate justice from below.
Climate justice is at a turning point. While some of the world’s major emitters are stepping back from climate commitments, communities that have contributed least to climate change are suffering some of its most severe impacts. These impacts often intersect with or exacerbate other existing conflicts, violence, and socio-economic or political marginalisation, further intensifying vulnerabilities of local populations. In response, affected communities are taking action to address climate-related harms. Yet these locally driven efforts are often overlooked in mainstream climate justice debates.
In this event, we will present findings from the latest publications from our Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation on local climate action in Malawi and Mindanao in the Philippines. We will explore how community-led responses can contribute to climate justice when viewed through a transformative transitional justice lens. This approach emphasises the role of affected communities in addressing structural drivers of harm and injustice.
Experts from the fields of transitional justice and climate justice will discuss how local climate actions can be a tool for truth-seeking, reparation, accountability, and prevention and how these efforts can advance climate justice from the ground up.
Rethinking climate justice
Community climate action in Malawi and the Philippines from a transformative transitional justice lens
3 June 2026
12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Online event via Zoom.
This event will be held in English.
Welcome remarks by Beatrix Austin, Head of Conflict Transformation Research Department, Berghof Foundation
Speakers:
- Jasmina Brankovic, Senior Research Adviser, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa
- Julius Ng’oma, National Coordinator, Civil Society Network on Climate Change
- Reemar Alonsagay, Activist and Researcher, Mindanao State University, the Philippines
- Samuel Sontag, Human Rights and Transitional Justice Researcher
Moderated by Johanna Lober, Senior Project Manager, Berghof Foundation.
About the publications
The three publications were produced by the Berghof Foundation, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, and local research partners as part of the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation.
Please note that the event will be recorded using the cloud-based recording tool within the Zoom.us platform (using cloud servers based in the U.S.), to be published on the Berghof Foundation’s website and social media channels for external communications purposes. You can find the Berghof Foundation’s data protection notice here. If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Berghof Foundation's Data Protection Officer (data.protection@berghof-foundation.org).
Media contact
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