An envoy who made headlines with an emotional call for global action on climate change said Thursday he will walk 1,000 kilometers to Tacloban City which was devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda.

Naderev Sano, the Philippines’ lead negotiator at the United Nations climate talks, who went on a hunger strike at last year’s meeting, hopes to start his trek in Manila on October 2 and reach the city of Tacloban on November 8.

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