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Case study | 2012
The Philippines' Climate Change Act (RA 9729) (as amended), Section 2
This section of the Climate Change Act 2009 (RA 9729) was amended by The People's Survival Fund Act 2012 (RA 10174). The amended section outlines the principles that underpin the objectives of the Act. As a party to the UNFCCC, the government adopts the key objective of the Convention, to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that prevents dangerous anthropogenic...
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Philippines
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Case study | 2009
Embedding gender representation in climate institutions in the Philippines
It is widely recognised that climate change exacerbates gender inequality. To address this, some countries have sought to ensure that all genders’ perspectives are incorporated in decision-making. Section 5 of the Philippines’ Climate Change Act stipulates that the Climate Change Commission, composed of the President of the Philippines and three appointed commissioners, must include at least one...
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Philippines
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