TESS VISTRO
PHILIPPINES
ASIA PACIFIC FORUM ON WOMEN LAW AND DEVELOPMENT (APWLD)
Tess Vistro has been the focal person for the Gender and Climate Justice Program at APWLD since 2009. She coordinated and implemented projects and actions with rural and indigenous women focusing on women’s land rights, food security and biodiversity. In the Philippines, Tess has conducted research and documented the impacts of climate change on crop sectors such as rice and vegetable farmers, the majority of whom are women. She is an active participant and member of the Women and Gender Constituency developing WGC positions for the Geneva negotiating text and led the team that developed the mitigation section of the text. Tess has years of advocacy experience and contributes to data collection from grassroots and frontline communities.
