Global Legal Action on Climate Change v. The Philippines Government

This case study describes a legal action brought by Global Legal Action on Climate Change (GLACC) against various Philippine government departments to enforce flood control laws in response to intensifying climate change.

• Global Legal Action on Climate Change (GLACC) sought a writ of mandamus to compel the Philippine government—specifically the Climate Change Commission, the Department of Public Works and Highways, and the Department of Interior and Local Government—to implement two flood control laws: Republic Act 6716 (the Rainwater Collector and Springs Development Law) and Act 7160 (Local Code of 1991).
• The legal action resulted in a settlement where the defendant government departments signed a Memorandum of Understanding and provided a work plan to execute the requirements of the flood control statutes to avoid a court order.

APA

Natural Justice (n.d.). Global Legal Action on Climate Change v. The Philippines Government. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Global-Legal-Action-on-Climate-Change-v.-The-Philippines-Government.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. Global Legal Action on Climate Change v. The Philippines Government. n.d. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Global-Legal-Action-on-Climate-Change-v.-The-Philippines-Government.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljusticendglobal, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{Global Legal Action on Climate Change v. The Philippines Government}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Global-Legal-Action-on-Climate-Change-v.-The-Philippines-Government.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }