GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE V. THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT

Global Legal Action on Climate Change (GLACC) filed a lawsuit against several Philippine government agencies, including the Climate Change Commission, seeking a writ of mandamus to force compliance with Republic Act 6716 and Act 7160. These laws mandate the maintenance of rainwater collectors and define local government water management responsibilities to mitigate flooding risks intensified by climate change. To avoid a court order, the defendant government departments signed a Memorandum of Understanding and submitted a work plan committing to the required actions.

• The applicants sought a writ of mandamus to compel government agencies to implement two specific flood control laws: Republic Act 6716 (the Rainwater Collector and Springs Development Law), which requires localities to maintain rainwater collectors for drinking water during floods, and Act 7160 (Local Code of 1991), which governs local government water management.
• 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 actions mandated by the flood control statutes to avoid a court order.

APA

Natural Justice (2021). 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. 2021. 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{naturaljustice2021global, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE V. THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2021}, month = dec, 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} }