RA 9729 Flashcards
(42 cards)
Title, Date Approved, and President at the time of RA 9729
Climate Change Act of 2009, October 23, 2009, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
It is a climate change agreement/treaty that this Act emphasizes on the State’s adoption to its ultimate objective: the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
As a party to the ______________, the State likewise adopts the strategic goals in order to build national and local resilience to climate change-related disasters.
Hyogo Framework for Action
The State shall incorporate these 3 perspectives in all climate change and renewable energy efforts, plans and programs
gender-sensitive, pro-children and pro-poor perspective
The State shall integrate ______________ into climate change programs and initiatives because it is recognized to closely relate with climate change. Its effective implementation will enhance climate change adaptive capacity.
Disaster risk reduction
refers to the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities
“Adaptation”
refers to the ability of ecological, social or economic systems to adjust to climate change including climate variability and extremes, to moderate or offset potential damages and to take advantage of associated opportunities with changes in climate or to cope with the consequences thereof.
“Adaptive capacity”
can be identified by changes in the mean and/or variability of the climate’s 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 Change”
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 Variability”
refers to the product of climate and related hazards working over the vulnerability of human and natural ecosystems
“Climate Risk”
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”
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
“Gender mainstreaming”
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.
“Disaster risk reduction”
True or False. 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 concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
True
refers to the process by which the absorption of infrared radiation by the atmosphere warms the Earth.
“Greenhouse effect”
refers to the integration of policies and measures that address climate change into development planning and sectoral decision-making
“Mainstreaming”
refers to human intervention to address anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all GHG, including ozone-depleting substances and their substitutes
“Mitigation”
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. It 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
“Vulnerability”
the sole policy-making body of the government which shall be tasked to coordinate, monitor and evaluate the programs and action plans of the government relating to climate change pursuant to the provisions of this Act
Climate Change Commission
Who is the Chair for “the Commission” under RA 9729
The President of the Philippines
The Commission shall meet once every ______________ , or as often as may be deemed necessary by the Chairperson
three (3) months
The Commissioners must be Filipino citizens, residents of the Philippines, ______________ of age at the time of appointment, with ______________ of experience on climate change and of proven honesty and integrity
at least thirty (30) years; at least ten (10) years
True or False: The Chairperson can appoint Commissioners without taking into consideration their biological sex.
False. Section 7. … Provided, That at least one (1) Commissioner shall be female.
True or False. The Commissioners can serve for more than one consecutive term.
True. The Commissioners shall hold office for a period of six (6) years, and may be subjected to reappointment: Provided, That 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 (𝟮) 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀
