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Health Sector Strategy on Climate Change Adaptation Policy HandbookSignificance Low Medium HighTitle/Number An Act Providing for an Ecological Solid Waste Management Program,Creating the Necessary Institutional Mechanisms and Incentives,Declaring Certain Acts Prohibited and Providing Penalties,Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes. (2001)Objectives Establishes the National Solid Waste Management CommissionCreates the NSWM FrameworkIdentifies the roles of the LGUs and the private sectorTitle/Number 9512 Environmental Awareness and Education Act (2008)Objectives Act to promote environmental awareness through EnvironmentalEducation, covering the integration of EE in the school curricula at alllevels, be it public or private, including day cares, preschools, nonformal, technical, vocational, indigenous learning, and out-of-schoolyouth courses or programs.Title/Number 8749 An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Air Pollution ControlPolicy and for Other PurposesObjectives Creates the Integrated Air Quality Improvement FrameworkReview of Existing Offices/Organizations and Programs Working on CC and HealthAs climate change has been noticed by the health community within the last decade,some activities were more in the private sector and project driven and consisted mainly ofawareness raising and education of which the health component was more of theorientation type as to heath impacts of climate change. USAID through the ManilaObservatory/KLIMA initiative 10 , Packard Foundation through the Population, Health andEnvironment (PHE) initiative were just some projects (there might be others notmentioned here) in the early to late 90’s. Climate change and Health then became part ofthe awareness and orientation forums that were characteristic of these initial activities.The public sector, on the other hand, started its work on the issue but – just like otherstates –initially framing strategies under sustainable development, which very slightlytouched on related issues on health. The country then came up with the PhilippineStrategy for Sustainable Development in 1989.The 2004-2010 MTPDP encourages participation for the same cause, rallying for disasterrisk reduction and sectoral adaptation.The Presidential Task Force on Climate Change was created to serve as a council ofadvisors to the Office of the President. It gathers the concerned government agencies, ledby the DOE and the DENR. Surprisingly, the PTFCC structure does not include theDOH. Programs of the PTFCC follow the Climate Change Response Framework below.10 USAID-funded DEVCAP initiative. Available fromhttp://www.klima.ph/projects/cdm.htm99143