The COMMISSION shall be an independent and autonomous body and shall have the same status as that of a national government agency. It shall be attached to the Office of the President.

The Commssion shall be 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.

It shall formulate National Framework Strategy on Climate Change (NFSCC), National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) and Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP).

RA 9729 IRR Revisions Writeshop
The Climate Change Commission is seeking revisions in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729) so that the Commission can more fully implement its mandate and functions. Read more

Fourth Consultation Series on Vulnerability Assessment Tools on Climate Change
Oct 24, 2011/ 9-5PM/ Mabini Social Hall, Malacanang

Coastal areas in both developing and more industrialized economies face a range of risks related to climate change and variability (IPCC 2007a). Potential risks include accelerated sea level rise, increase in sea surface temperatures, intensification of tropical and extra tropical cyclones, extreme waves and storm surges, altered precipitation and runoff, and ocean acidification (Nicholls et al. 2007). Read more>>

Lessons bigger than waves in Siargao

At 437 square kilometers, Siargao Island in the province of Surigao del Norte is a small piece of real estate that is packed with rich natural resources.  The island is famous worldwide for its powdery white sand beaches, emerald seas, and most of all, for its surfing waves. Read more >>

KLIMA (COLUMN ARTICLE IN PEOPLE'S JOURNAL TONITE
By: Sec. Mary Ann Lucille Sering Read more >>

Phl’s Climate change R&D to be firmed up
Climate change experts, researchers, policy makers totaling 160 from government, academe CSOs and the private sector gathered for a two-day, multi-stakeholder consultation to formulate the country’s research and development agenda on climate changeRead more...

Sering urges action to limit GHG emission
With the Philippines now feeling the effects of changing climate, the head of country’s delegation to the current Conference of Parties (COP) 17 in Durban, south Africa called on fellow delegates to commit to a new treaty limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Read more...

UNFCCC Negotiations

Pre-COP18 Meeting
Commissioner Naderev Saño Head of the Philippine Delegation, spoke on behalf of a group of 38 countries at the Plenary of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action  (ADP) at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany held on 14 – 25 May, 2012. He stressed in the meeting  Read more...

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Natural Capital Accounting: Better Decisions for Sustainable Development
Natural Capital Accounting: Better Decisions for Sustainable Development A Partnership Lunch Event co-Sponsored by Botswana, France,  World Bank and UN-DESA. This event discussed the use of natural capital accounting to support better decision making for inclusive development.With the recent adoption of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA),  Read more...