INAPRUBAHAN ng Kamara de Representantes sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ang panukala upang mabawasan ang epekto ng climate change at makagawa ng hakbang upang mapabagal ang global warming.

Walang tumutol sa pag-apruba sa House Bill (HB) No. 9084, o ang “Climate Change Resilience Act” na nakatanggap ng 238 pabor na boto.

Ang panukala ay akda nina Reps. Gus Tambunting, Rufus Rodriguez, Edgar Chatto, Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon, Ronald Singson, Steve Solon, Janice Salimbangon, Zia Adiong, Jose Manuel Alba, Ricardo Kho, Bienvenido Abante, Arjo Atayde, Gabriel Bordado, Linabelle Ruth Villarica, Noel Rivera, Ruth Mariano-Hernandez, at Mannix Dalipe.

“We must acknowledge that there is a climate change emergency and take steps to stop it or mitigate its effects. I strongly support this bill, being one of those who witnessed the devastating effects of supertyphoon Yolanda 10 years ago. May we never see such a tragedy again,” ani Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, lider ng Kamara na may mahigit 300 miyembro.

Sa ilalim ng panukala ay babalangkasin ang isang Climate Change Resiliency and Adaptability Program upang makalikha at maipatupad ang mga solusyon sa epekto ng climate change.

Kasama sa programa ang pagkakaroon ng palitan ng datos ng iba’t ibang ahensya, pagsasagawa ng Probabilistic Climate Risk Assessments (PCRA), at malawakang pagtuturo nito.

“PCRA shall consider all possible scenarios, likelihood and inherent uncertainties, associated impacts of climate change, and the climate change projections in extremes in consultation with collective strengthening for community awareness on natural disasters agencies,” sabi sa panukala.

“The PCRA shall generate localized baseline information on climate risk faced by vulnerable communities and their support system for potential climate-related hazards,” dagdag pa nito.

Ang mga ahensya na magsasama-sama upang maipatupad ang panukala ay ang:

1. Climate Change Commission (CCC)
2. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
3. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
4. Department of Education (DepEd)
5. Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
6. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
7. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
8. Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
9. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
10. Department of Information and Technology (DICT)
11. National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)
12. Department of Agriculture (DA)
13. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
14. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
15. Other agencies

“The Climate Change Commission shall coordinate, monitor and evaluate programs and action plans related to climate change based on the National Climate Change Action Plan,” sabi pa sa panukala.

“Private entities, in coordination with the national government and LGUs, civil society organizations, and non-government organizations shall also take part in the preservation and protection of the environment by ensuring that their organizational practices are not detrimental and hazardous to the environment,” dagdag pa nito.

Ang pagsasagawa ng Climate Change Resiliency and Adaptability Summit ay isasagawa naman tuwing ikalawang linggo ng Setyembre ng bawat taon.

“The Summit shall be spearheaded by the CCC and shall be participated in by all stakeholders mentioned … The Summit shall aim to collaborate all the efforts of the concerned agencies in environment preservation and protection,” saad pa sa panukala.