Philippines
Philippines Country Profile (World Bank)
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (12 June 1992), ratification (2 Aug 1994)
- KP: signature (15 Apr 1998), ratification (20 Nov 2003)
o Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA
- Vienna Convention: ratification (17 July 1991)
- Montreal Protocol: ratification (17 July 1991)
- LRTAP: NA
- Energy Charter: NA
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: NA
- Espoo Convention: NA
- 2030 Commitment: 70% below BAU levels by 2030
- INDC summary – includes LULUCF and gases covered (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions 2015)
- INDC summary – includes adaptation and conditions for implementation (Climate Policy Observer 2016)
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Climate
- Administrative Order creating an Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change (1991) [English]
- Climate Change Act of 2009 (Republic Act No. 9729) (2009) [English]
- Implementing Rules and Regulations [IRR] of the “Climate Change Act of 2009 [Administrative Order No. 2010–01] (2009) [English]
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (Republic Act 10121 (2010) [English]
- Presidential executive order 320 (2004) – establishing the Designated National Authority (DNA) for CDM in the Philippines (2004) [English]
Air Pollution
- Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (R.A. No. 8749) (1999) [English]
- Implementing Rules and Regulations of Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (1999) [English]
Energy
- Renewable Energy Act (2008) [English]
- Biofuels Act (2006) [English]
- Mini Hydroelectric Power Incentives Act (1990) [English]
- Electric Power Industry Reforms Act of 2001 (RA 9136)
Forests and Land Use
- Sustainable Management of Forest Act (2011) [English]
- Presidential Decree No. 389 – Forest Reform Code (1974)
Other
- The People Survival Fund Act (2012) [English]
- Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management Act (2010) [English]
National Plans, Programs and Initiatives
- Philippines Climate Change Commission [English]
- Natural Vehicle Programme for Public Transport (NGVPPT) [English]
- National Framework Strategy on Climate Change 2010-2022 (2010) [English]
- National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) (2011) [English]
- Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAP) (2014) [English]
- National REDD+ Strategy for the Philippines for 2008–2017 [English]
- Philippine Climate Change Adaptation Project (PhilCCAP) [English]
- National Disaster Risk Philippines Climate Change Legislation 454 Management Plan (NDRRMP) [English]
- Strategic National Action Plan on Disaster Risk Reduction for 2009-2019 [English]
Local, State, and Regional Legislation and Initiatives
- People’s Declaration for Climate Justice: signature (June 8, 2015) [English]
- Petition to the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines Requesting for Investigation of the Responsibility of the Carbon Majors for Human Rights Violations or Threats of Violations Resulting from the Impacts of Climate Change (Greenpeace Southeast Asia and Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement) (2015) [English]
Government Documents
- The Philippines’ initial national communication on climate change to the UNFCCC (2000)
- Second national communication to the UNFCCC (2014)
- Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) (2015)
Additional Resources
- Philippines Profile (Climate Action Tracker) (2015)
- Climate Change Knowledge Portal: Philippines (World Bank)
- Climate Change Strategies: Philippines (Asia Regional Integration Center)
- Climate Change in the Philippines (Philippines Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration)
- Publications:
- Forsyth, Timothy. International investment and climate change: energy technologies for developing countries. Routledge, 2014.
- Leary, Neil, et al., eds. Climate Change and Vulnerability and Adaptation: Two Volume Set. Routledge, 2013.
- Yumul, Graciano P., et al. “Extreme weather events and related disasters in the Philippines, 2004–08: a sign of what climate change will mean?.” Disasters 35.2 (2011): 362-382.
- Birkmann, Jörn, and Joanna Pardoe. “Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Fundamentals, Synergies and Mismatches.” Adapting to Climate Change. Springer Netherlands, 2014. 41-56.
Summaries of legislation compiled from Nachmany, M., et al. 2014. “The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study: A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 66 Countries. Fourth Edition.” London: GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics.
Updated as of: April 20, 2016