CLIMATE

CHANGE ACT
OF 2009
A discussion report by
GROUP 3
Objectives of Have a background knowledge
the Report: 1
about climate change.

Discuss the Climate Change

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Act of 2009.

Realize why is the discussion very

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timely to the situation of the Earth.

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Apply the knowledges gained
for everyday living.
This graph, based on the comparison of atmospheric samples contained in ice cores and more recent direct
measurements, provides evidence that atmospheric CO2 has increased since the Industrial Revolution.

(Credit: Luthi, D., et al.. 2008; Etheridge, D.M., et al. 2010; Vostok ice core data/J.R. Petit et al.; NOAA Mauna Loa CO 2 record.) Find out more about ice
cores (external site).
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• The Earth's climate has changed throughout history.

Just in the last 650,000 years there have been seven
cycles of glacial advance and retreat, with the abrupt
end of the last ice age about 7,000 years ago marking
the beginning of the modern climate era — and of
human civilization. Most of these climate changes are
attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that
change the amount of solar energy our planet receives.
According to National Geographic, Climate change is the long-term
alteration of temperature and normal weather patterns in a place. This
could refer to a particular location or the planet as a whole. Climate
change is currently occurring throughout the world as a result of global
warming. Global warming is an increase in the planet’s overall
temperature due to the burning of fossil fuels, such as natural gas, oil,
and coal. Burning these materials releases certain gases into Earth’s
atmosphere. These gases trap the heat from the Sun’s rays inside the
atmosphere, causing Earth’s average temperature to rise.

CLIMATE CHANGE
DEFINITION
 Effects of Climate Change

• The effects of climate change make average temperatures and weather patterns
more unpredictable. In an arid region, for example, this may mean higher than
average temperatures and more severe or prolonged droughts. In a temperate
region, it may mean that there is a lot of rain one year, and then very little rain the
next year. These unpredictable weather patterns can therefore make it difficult to
grow crops and maintain farmland in temperate zones because the temperatures
and rainfall that farmers had come to expect can no longer be relied upon. Climate
change has also been connected with other damaging weather events such as
more frequent and more intense hurricanes, floods, downpours, and winter storms.
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Change Act of
2009
• The Republic Act No. 9729 or also
known as Climate Change Act of Republic Act
2009.
No. 9729
• An act mainstreaming climate
change into government policy
formulations, establishing the
framework strategy and program on
climate change, creating for this
purpose the climate change
commission, and for other purposes.
• The policy begun and held on July 27,
2009
• Section 16 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution declared that the State 11

shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balance and
healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. It is
in this statement where the creation of the Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9729
otherwise known as the Climate Change Act of 2009 was built upon. The
law which was enacted on July 27, 2009 was primarily conceived as the
country’s response to the worldwide phenomenon on climate change.
Towards the attainment of this goal, R.A. No. 9729 allowed
mainstreaming of climate change into government formulation of
programs and projects, plans and strategies, and policies, creation of
Climate Change Commission, and establishment of Framework Strategy
and Program for climate change.
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into Government Policy Formulation

• The policy calls for the state which is the Philippines to integrate the
concept of climate change in various phases of policy formulation,
development plans, poverty reduction strategies, and other government
development tools and techniques.
• Which has the purpose to ensure that government plans and actions are
founded upon sound environmental considerations and sustainable
development principles.
Creation of Climate Change Commission 13

• There is a committee created to be the as the lead policy making body on concerns
related to climate change.
• The committee is the Climate Change Commission or the CCC
• The CCC is tasked to coordinate, formulate, and monitor and evaluate programs and
actions on climate change.
• The committee has the primary goal which is to formulate the National Framework
Strategy on Climate Change which shall serve as basis in formulating and developing
programs on climate change planning, research and development (R&D), and
monitoring of activities.
• The CCC supports capacity building activities of and provides technical and 14

financial assistance extension to agencies and institutions. It also

recommends key development investment areas on climate-sensitive
sectors such as water resources, agriculture, and forestry.
• The Commission is composed of 27 government agencies, local
government units and representatives from the academe, business sector,
and NGOs which formed part of the Advisory Board.
• It is chaired by the President of the Philippines together with three (3)
Commissioners, one being the Vice-Chairperson.
• The CCC also constituted a panel of technical experts consisting of
practitioners of climate change-related disciplines. The panel of technical
experts primarily provides technical advices on climate science,
technologies, and best practices for risk assessment and management to
the Commission.
 Formulation of Framework Strategy and 15

Program on Climate Change

• The National Framework Strategy on Climate Change (NFSCC) was
established to serve as the roadmap for national programs and
plans towards more climate risk-resilient Philippines.
• Its main goal is to build the adaptive capacity of communities,
increase the resilience of natural ecosystems to climate change,
and optimize mitigation opportunities towards sustainable
development.
• As a principle, NFSCC serves as the framework for the formulation
of climate change action plans both at the national and local level.
 Establishment of People’s Survival Fund 16

(PSF)
• In July 2011, the Climate Change Act of 2009 was amended to
create the PSF. The law creating the PSF is embodied in RA 10174
otherwise known as the “Act Establishing the People’s Survival
Fund to Provide Long-term Finance Streams to Enable the
Government to Effectively Address the Problem of Climate
Change”.
• The fund is established to finance adaptation programs and
projects planned under the NFSCC.
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The Climate Change Act was enacted to protect the right of the
people to a balance and healthful ecology. The law serves as
an action plan that lays out the strategies, initiatives, and
activities to prepare the country to the inevitable effects of
climate change. Both the identified mitigation and adaptation
strategies aimed to build a more climate-risk resilient
Philippines. In the end, achieving the goals of the plans as
stipulated in R.A. 9729 is deemed attainable with the support
and assistance of all stakeholders to include among others the
national and local government units, the private sector, the
NGOs, and the local communities.
References: 18

• National Geographic. Cause and Effects of Climate Change [Video file]. (n.d.). Retrieved July 25,
2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4H1N_yXBiA
• NASA (n.d.). GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: Vital Signs of the Planet. Retrieved July 25, 2019, from
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/.
• Retrieved July 25, 2019, from
https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9729_2009.html?fbclid=IwAR1vGgXjIS
safhbDh81CTnQIG-D2efoYZPXTOMXokvXe5HQFlbc232iqw_o.
• Retrieved July 25, 2019, from http://ap.fftc.agnet.org/ap_db.php?id=213&print=1
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MEMBERS:
• GARZA, Gezel Ann
• IBANEZ, Jeanny Ville
• INSIGNE, Norlyn Joy T.
• JUANITAS, Bea Bianca
• MAGLIKIAN, PJ Karl
• NATIVIDAD, Kent Zyrelle
• NOLASCO, Sceven
• ONG, Albert
• SUMAGPANG, John
• VILLASTIQUI, Christine Joy