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title: "A tearful plea to end \"climate change madness\" in wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan"
date: 2013-11-15T23:30:58Z
modified: 2023-09-12T14:45:43Z
permalink: "https://350.org/a-tearful-plea-to-end-climate-change-madness-in-wake-of-super-typhoon-haiyan/"
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status: publish
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categories:
  - Actions/Demonstrations
  - Asia
  - Climate Impacts
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  - Video
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Philippines’ representative, Naderev “Yeb” Sano, delivers a poignant speech at the UN climate change summit in Warsaw, pleading with the world to take immediate, drastic climate action after Super Typhoon Haiayan ravaged his homeland.

Sano said: “I speak for my delegation, but I speak for the countless people who will no longer be able to speak for themselves after perishing from the storm. I speak also for those who have been orphaned by the storm. I speak for the people now racing against time to save survivors and alleviate the suffering of the people affected. We can take drastic action now to ensure that we prevent a future where super typhoons become a way of life.”