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Climate change (CC) caused concern when the rains no longer came with clockwork regularity, when the heat became oppressive and the effects of El Niňo and La Niňa became vicious. In accordance with international treaties, notably the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, the Philippine national government enacted landmark legislation, such as the Philippine Clean Air Act in 1999, the Solid Waste Management Act in 2000, the Biofuels Act in 2007 and the Renewable Energy Law in 2008. It formulated the Philippine Climate Change Response Framework (CCRF), which highlighted the need for the effective governance of CC response, proaction of stakeholders, lifestyle change and action within international communities (Presidential Task Force on Climate Change, 2007). It created a Climate Change Commission to coordinate, monitor and evaluate CC-related programmes and action plans of the government (Loft and Kenny, 2012). Subsequently, it launched the CC academy for education in disaster-risk reduction and management.
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Sealza, I.S., Ha, H. (2013). Environmental Legislation and Action in Polity, Economy and Culture for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of Misamis Oriental Province, the Philippines. In: Ha, H., Dhakal, T.N. (eds) Governance Approaches to Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Asia. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137325211_15
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