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    Republic Act No. 9729 Climate Change Act of 2009: Salient Provisions

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    The Climate Change Act of 2009 establishes the policy of the Philippine state to protect people's right to a healthy ecology and adopt sustainable development practices to fulfill human needs while preserving the environment. The Act calls on national and local governments, businesses, NGOs, and the public to work together to prevent and reduce the impacts of climate change. It also mandates that the government incorporate gender, children, and poverty perspectives into all climate change plans and programs. Finally, the Act serves as an action plan to build climate resilience in the Philippines through identified mitigation and adaptation strategies, with the support of all stakeholders.

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    Republic Act No. 9729 Climate Change Act of 2009: Salient Provisions

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    The Climate Change Act of 2009 establishes the policy of the Philippine state to protect people's right to a healthy ecology and adopt sustainable development practices to fulfill human needs while preserving the environment. The Act calls on national and local governments, businesses, NGOs, and the public to work together to prevent and reduce the impacts of climate change. It also mandates that the government incorporate gender, children, and poverty perspectives into all climate change plans and programs. Finally, the Act serves as an action plan to build climate resilience in the Philippines through identified mitigation and adaptation strategies, with the support of all stakeholders.

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    The Climate Change Act of 2009 establishes the policy of the Philippine state to protect people's right to a healthy ecology and adopt sustainable development practices to fulfill human needs while preserving the environment. The Act calls on national and local governments, businesses, NGOs, and the public to work together to prevent and reduce the impacts of climate change. It also mandates that the government incorporate gender, children, and poverty perspectives into all climate change plans and programs. Finally, the Act serves as an action plan to build climate resilience in the Philippines through identified mitigation and adaptation strategies, with the support of all stakeholders.

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    Republic Act No. 9729 Climate Change Act of 2009: Salient Provisions

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    Sara Andrea Santiago
    The Climate Change Act of 2009 establishes the policy of the Philippine state to protect people's right to a healthy ecology and adopt sustainable development practices to fulfill human needs while preserving the environment. The Act calls on national and local governments, businesses, NGOs, and the public to work together to prevent and reduce the impacts of climate change. It also mandates that the government incorporate gender, children, and poverty perspectives into all climate change plans and programs. Finally, the Act serves as an action plan to build climate resilience in the Philippines through identified mitigation and adaptation strategies, with the support of all stakeholders.

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    1|SANTIAGO, Sara Andrea Nina P.

    | 2017-0064

    REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9729


    Climate Change Act of 2009

    Salient Provisions:

    It is the policy of the State to afford full protection and the advancement of the right
    of the people to a healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. In
    this light, the State has adopted the Philippine Agenda 21 framework which espouses
    sustainable development, to fulfill human needs while maintaining the quality of the
    natural environment for current and future generations.

    It shall be the policy of the State to enjoin the participation of national and local
    governments, businesses, nongovernment organizations, local communities and the public
    to prevent and reduce the adverse impacts of climate change and, at the same time,
    maximize the benefits of climate change. It shall also be the policy of the State to
    incorporate a gender-sensitive, pro-children and pro-poor perspective in all climate change
    and renewable energy efforts, plans and programs. In view thereof, the State shall
    strengthen, integrate, consolidate and institutionalize government initiatives to achieve
    coordination in the implementation of plans and programs to address climate change in the
    context of sustainable development.

    Further recognizing that climate change and disaster risk reduction are closely
    interrelated and effective disaster risk reduction will enhance climate change adaptive
    capacity, the State shall integrate disaster risk reduction into climate change programs and
    initiatives.

    The Climate Change Act of 2009: Philippines’ Response to World’s Changing Condition

    RA 9729 calls for the State to integrate the concept of climate change in various phases of
    policy formulation, development plans, poverty reduction strategies and other government
    developmental tools and techniques. This is to ensure that government plans and actions
    are founded upon sound environmental considerations and sustainable development
    principles. The government shall take into consideration gender-sensitive, pro-children,
    and pro-poor perspective ass an input to its climate change efforts, plans and programs.
    Likewise, the government shall encourage the participation of the national anfd local
    government, businesses, non=government organizations and local communities and public
    to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. This is to align initiatives on climate
    change into a collective approach.

    The Climate Change Act was enacted to protect the right of the people to a balanced
    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.
    Bith 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 the Act is
    deemed attainable with the support and assistance of all stakeholders to include among
    others the national and local government units, the private sectors, the NGOs, and the local
    communities.

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