Climate Change

Climate Change Act of 2009
(Republic Act 9729)

Lawmakers flank President Arroyo as she signed the Climate Change Act of 2009 last Oct.
23,2009 at Malacañang Palace. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEC 1. Title. Section 4. Creation of the Section 7. Qualifications,

SEC . 2. Declaration of SEC . 3. Definition of Section 5. Composition Section 6. Meetings of
Climate Change Act of Climate Change Tenure, Compensation of
Policy Terms of the Commission the Commission
2009 Commission Commissioners
Section 12. Components

Section 9. Powers and Section 11. Framework Section 13. National
Section 8. Climate Section 10. Panel of of the Framework Section 14. Local Climate
Functions of the Strategy and Program on Climate Change Action
Change Office Technical Experts Strategy and Program on Change Action Plan
Commission Climate Change Plan.
Climate Change.
Section 17. Authority to Section 18. Funding Section 19. Joint

Section 15. Role of Section 16. Coordination Section 20. Annual Section 21.
Receive Donations Allocation for Climate Congressional Oversight
Government Agencies. with Various Sectors. Report. Appropriations
and/or Grants Change. Committee
Section 22.
Section 23. Transitory Section 24. Separability Section 25. Repealing
Implementing Rules and Section 26. Effectivity
Provisions. Clause. Clause
Regulations.
WHAT IS CLIMATE
CHANGE? • Refers to a change in climate
that can be identified by
changes in/or variability of
its properties and the
persists for of its properties
and the persists for an
extended period typically
decades or longer, whether
due to natural variability or
as a result of human activity.
• An act mainstreaming climate change
SECTION 1. Title. into government policy formulations,
- This Act shall be known as the establishing the framework strategy
“Climate Change Act of 2009”. and program on climate change,
creating for this purpose the climate
change commission, and for other
purposes.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF
R.A 9729
POLICY FORMULATIONS
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES

• It is the policy of the State to afford full
protection and the advancement of the right of
Section 2. the people to a healthful ecology in accord with
the rhythm and harmony of nature. In this light,
Declaration the State has adopted the Philippine Agenda 21
of Policy framework which espouses sustainable
development, to fulfill human needs while
maintaining the quality of the natural
environment for current and future
generations.
For purposes of this Act, the following shall have the corresponding meanings:
“Adaptation” refers to the adjustment in natural or human systems in response

to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or
Section 3. exploits beneficial opportunities.
Definition “Adaptive capacity” refers to the ability of ecological, social or economic systems
to adjust to climate change including climate variability and extremes, to
of Terms moderate or offset potential damages and to take advantage of associated

opportunities with changes in climate or to cope with the consequences thereof.
“Anthropogenic causes” refer to causes resulting from human activities or

produced by human beings.
“Climate Change” refers to a change in climate that can be identified by changes

in the mean and/or variability of its properties and that persists for an extended
period typically decades or longer, whether due to natural variability or as a
result of human activity.
“Climate Variability” refers to the variations in the average state and in other
statistics of the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of
individual weather events.
“Climate Risk” refers to the product of climate and related hazards working over
the vulnerability of human and natural ecosystems.
Definition
of Terms “Disaster” refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a
society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses
and impacts which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to
cope using its own resources.
“Disaster risk reduction” refers to the concept and practice of reducing disaster
risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of
disasters, including through reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability
of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and
improved preparedness for adverse events.
“Gender mainstreaming” refers to the strategy for making women’s as well
as men’s concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design,
implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies and programs in all
political, economic, and societal spheres so that women and men benefit
equally, and inequality is not perpetuated. It is the process of assessing the
implications for women and men of any planned action, including
legislation, policies, or programs in all areas and at all levels.
Definition “Global Warming” refers to the increase in the average temperature of the
Earth’s near-surface air and oceans that is associated with the increased
of Terms concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
“Greenhouse effect” refers to the process by which the absorption of

infrared radiation by the atmosphere warms the Earth.
(k) “Greenhouse effect” refers to the process by which
the absorption of infrared radiation by the atmosphere
warms the Earth.
(l) “Greenhouse gases (GHG)” refers to constituents of

Definition the atmosphere that contribute to the greenhouse
effect including, but not limited to, carbon dioxide,
of Terms methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons,
perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride.
(m) “Mainstreaming” refers to the integration of policies

and measures that address climate change into
development planning and sectoral decision-making.
(n) “Mitigation” in the context of climate change, refers to human intervention to
address anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all GHG,
including ozone- depleting substances and their substitutes.
(o) “Mitigation potential” shall refer to the scale of GHG reductions that could be
made, relative to emission baselines, for a given level of carbon price (expressed
Definition
in cost per unit of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions avoided or reduced).
of Terms (p) “Sea level rise” refers to an increase in sea level which may be influenced by
factors like global warming through expansion of sea water as the oceans warm
and melting of ice over land and local factors such as land subsidence.
(q) “Vulnerability” refers to the degree to which a system is susceptible to, or

unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate
variability and extremes. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude,
and rate of climate change and variation to which a system is exposed, its
sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity.
• “Climate Variability” refers to the variations in the average state and in other statistics of
the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events.
• “Climate Risk” refers to the product of climate and related hazards working over the
vulnerability of human and natural ecosystems.
• “Disaster” refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society
involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts
which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own
resources.
• “Disaster risk reduction” refers to the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks
through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including
through reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise
management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events.

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Climate Change Act of 2009

(Republic Act 9729)

SEC 1. Title. Section 4. Creation of the Section 7. Qualifications,

Section 12. Components

Section 17. Authority to Section 18. Funding Section 19. Joint

POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES

“Adaptation” refers to the adjustment in natural or human systems in response

of Terms moderate or offset potential damages and to take advantage of associated

“Anthropogenic causes” refer to causes resulting from human activities or

“Climate Change” refers to a change in climate that can be identified by changes

“Greenhouse effect” refers to the process by which the absorption of

(l) “Greenhouse gases (GHG)” refers to constituents of

(m) “Mainstreaming” refers to the integration of policies

(q) “Vulnerability” refers to the degree to which a system is susceptible to, or

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