Image Philippines CCAC Partner since 2015 Breadcrumb Home Our partners Philippines The Philippines joined the CCAC in 2015 and is involved in agriculture, heavy-duty vehicle initiatives, waste management and national planning work. According to the ASEAN Climate Report 2021, the Philippines is the second most affected country by extreme weather events in the ASEAN region during the period from 1999 to 2018 and ranked first in terms of the number of people affected by climate-change related natural hazards. Such challenges are likely to aggravate. With 36 million inhabitants living below the high tide line, nearly 24% of the population will be severely affected by sea level rise. By joining the CCAC, the Philippines is seeking to actively address these challenges. The country has especially shown leadership through its collaboration on the CCAC-funded activity, “Advancing the Clean Air, Health and Climate Integration Agenda in the ASEAN Region,” which supports ASEAN member states to integrate air pollution and climate change mitigation into relevant institutions and policies following recommendations in the CCAC-UNEP Air Pollution in Asia and Pacific: Science-Based Solutions report. Emmanuel de Guzman, Philippine Climate Change Secretary With CCAC planning support, the Philippines is working to develop a national plan to include mitigation of short-lived climate pollutants SLCPs) in existing policy processes. This project complements many existing national priorities, including the country’s development ambition “to become a prosperous middle-class society free of poverty” by 2040. The Philippines has had a national programme for air pollution management and prevention, the Philippine Clean Air Act (No. 8749), since 1999. The Climate Change Act 2009 (Act No. 9729) established a Climate Change Commission, an independent body tasked to coordinate, monitor and evaluate programs and action plans of the government related to climate change. The committee brought together relevant stakeholders to elaborate the Philippine’s updated NDC published in April 2021. With support from the NDC Partnership, the Philippines closely aligned their mitigation and adaptation actions with the national development agenda. This is complemented by the National Climate Change Action Plan 2011, which sets the adaptation and mitigation agenda for the period of 2011 to 2028. Amongst several energy-sector related mitigation activities, the national framework strategy includes an ambitious target of doubling renewable energy capacity from 4500 MW to 9000 MW over a 20-year period. The plan also prominently features waste management and methane collection as mitigation priorities. Working to achieve its waste management priorities, the Philippine’s has participated in the CCAC’s Waste technical assistance and finance programme to develop financially sustainable waste infrastructure that reflect local ambitions. Cebu City for example is engaged in the CCAC’s municipal solid waste work. The city aims to implement waste separation at source and collection, to promote a material recovery facility and composting facility for organic waste, and to improve the final disposal site. These activities build on the Ecological Solid Waste Management (Act No. 9003) of 2000, which set up institutional mechanisms and incentives for ecological solid waste management. The associated Implementing Rules and Regulations specify the design of composting facilities and landfill sites in order to prevent the creation of methane or recover and convert it into energy. Address Department of Environment and Natural Resource (DENR), Visayas Avenue, DilimanQuezon City 116,Philippines CCAC projects Previous Next Philippines – Finalize the Philippine's National Plan on SLCPs National policy and planning Philippines – Finalize the Philippine's National Plan on SLCPs Waste Finance Programme and technical assistance for global south municipalities Finance, Waste Waste Finance Programme and technical assistance for global south municipalities Advancing the Clean Air, Health and Climate Integration Agenda in the ASEAN Region Emissions assessments, Public health, National policy and planning Advancing the Clean Air, Health and Climate Integration Agenda in the ASEAN Region Philippines - National planning on short-lived climate pollutants National policy and planning Philippines - National planning on short-lived climate pollutants Cebu waste activities Waste Cebu waste activities National planning support National policy and planning National planning support Partner Activity: Public utility vehicles modernization program launch Partner Activity: Public utility vehicles modernization program launch BreatheLife Campaign Public health, National policy and planning BreatheLife Campaign The Global Sulfur Strategy Heavy-duty vehicles and engines The Global Sulfur Strategy See all Related resources Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2019 Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based solutions (Summary + Full report) Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2018 Green Freight and Logistics Policy Development in the Philippines: Assessing Freight Transportation in Support of a National Green Freight Programme See all Related news and updates Instead of Waste-ing Away, Cities are Teaming Up to Prevent Pollution News 07 Jan 2020 Instead of Waste-ing Away, Cities are Teaming Up to Prevent Pollution Philippines hosts Southeast Asian ministerial roundtable on clean air, health and climate News 29 Jul 2019 Philippines hosts Southeast Asian ministerial roundtable on clean air, health and climate Asia-Pacific Climate Week event adds to hot topic of how to deepen ambition on climate change News 18 Jul 2018 Asia-Pacific Climate Week event adds to hot topic of how to deepen ambition on climate change See all
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