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Authors:
Dr. Antonio G.M. La Viña
Atty. Eunice Agsaoay-Sano
Joanne Dulce
Johanna Jambalos
Climate change is upon us.
It is the most serious, most pervasive environmental
threat the world faces. It spans political, social, and
economic dimensions, crosses national boundaries
and will reach beyond the present generation.
It will aggravate the complex problems of
development that we struggle with today.
Health
Exposure to vector and water-borne diseases
Water resources
Water shortages due to drought, salt water intrusion, and
flooding, which may also affect infra
High dependence on
natural resources and
forestry
The National
Government
introduced two policy
measures: the Climate
Change Act of 2009
and the Philippine
Disaster Risk Reduction
& Management Act of
2010.
The Climate Change Act
The Policy adopts the following….