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By Rep. Loren Legarda

As the Asia-Pacific region pursues #sustainablerecovery amid #COVID-19, I called on my fellow #parliamentarians to ensure environmental and #climate laws are being implemented and funded during yesterday's virtual opening panel discussion of the "Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue: Turning Climate Promise into Action."

Organized by the @undp , the 3-day reg'l dialogue which just ended aimed to tackle #climateaction, #genderequality, and #COVID-19recovery.

With pride, I shared that the is one the #pioneers in terms of legislating landmark envt'l laws since 1998 such as the Climate Change Act, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Law, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Awareness and Education Act,  the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act,  the Renewable Energy Law, the People's Survival Fund Act, the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, and the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act,  among others, but the challenge is actually resource allocation and effective implementation.

I further stressed that the only way for a sustainable recovery is the #climatepathway. That we should not train our sights merely on enhancing our capacities to rebuild after each disaster; but rather on reducing risks.

We can do this foremost at the #LocalLevel where simple local #AdaptationMeasures can reduce #DisasterRisks. We must be able to translate our policies, speeches and laws into simple language and technology that people can easily understand. @cccphl @climaterealityph

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