EDUCATION and information are critical to strengthening the Philippines' climate change response, a policymaking body said as world leaders met to discuss ways to avert runaway changes to the environment.
In a statement, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) urged "all agencies of government, [the] academe, youth groups and relevant stakeholders to strengthen information, education and communication programs, activities and projects about the environment and the science of climate change to bring all sectors and citizens together in protecting, restoring and enhancing our planet." The statement was issued to commemorate Environmental Awareness Month, which Republic Act 9512 or the "National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008" has declared to be November.
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