Administrative Order No.171, s.2007. Creating the Presidential Task Force on Climate Change. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Climate change Environmental planning Protection of environment Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Administrative Order shall take effect fifteen days after its publication in a national newspaper of general circulation. Abstract This Administrative Order is enacted in light of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations by considering the global warming, rise in temperature and producing greenhouse gasses. The Order refers to the threats of climate change in the lives and welfare of people and environment by attention to the location of Philippines in the typhoon belt and its vulnerability to natural disaster. The Order notifies on creation of a Presidential Task Force on Climate Change (PTFCC) to act and resolve with urgency in addressing the issue of climate change, mitigate its impact and adapt to its effects. The Order consists of 10 Sections as follow: Creation of the Presidential Task Force (1) Composition (2); Mandate and Functions (3); Secretariat and Technical Support (4); Agency Assistance (5); Budgetary Support (6); Reporting (7); Separability (8); Repeal (9); Effectivity (10). Full text English Website www.officialgazette.gov.ph References - Legislation Amended by Administrative Order No.171-A, s.2007. Amending Administrative Order No. 171, series of 2007 Creating the Presidential Task Force on Climate Change. Legislation | Philippines | 2007 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX