PARIS 

FACTS AND FIGURES

 PARIS: CAPITAL OF FRANCE
POPULATION: 2,241,346
MAYOR: ANNE HIDALGO
NICKNAME: VILLE DE LUMIERE/
CITY OF LIGHTS/CITY OF LOVE
PARIS AGREEMENT
PARIS AGREEMENT
in a NUT SHELL 
146 Parties have ratified of 197 Parties to
the Convention

On 5 October 2016, the threshold for entry

into force of the Paris Agreement was
achieved.

The Paris Agreement entered into force on

4 November 2016.

The first session of the Conference of the

Parties serving as the Meeting of the
Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1)
took place in Marrakech, Morocco from
15-18 November 2016.
PHILIPPINES

SIGNATURE 22 Apr 2016

RATIFICATION 14 Mar 2017
ACCESSION 23 Mar 2017
ENTRY INTO FORCE 22 Apr 2017
PHILIPPINES

SIGNATURE RAMON PAJE

RATIFICATION SENATE
ACCESSION PRESIDENT
Declaration:
“THAT it is the understanding of the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines that its
accession to and the implementation of the Paris Agreement shall in no
way constitute a renunciation of rights under any local and international
laws or treaties, including those concerning
State responsibility for loss and damage associated with the adverse
effects of climate change;
THAT, the accession to and implementation of the Paris Agreement by
the Republic of the
Philippines is for the purpose of supporting the country's national
development objectives and priorities such as sustainable industrial
development, the eradication of poverty and provision of basic needs,
and securing social and climate justice and energy security for all its
citizens.”
GOAL: to bring all
nations into a common
cause, efforts to
combat climate change
and adapt to its effects
CENTRAL AIM :
to strengthen the
global response to
the threat of climate
change
HOW?

By keeping a global
temperature rise this century
well below 2 degrees Celsius
above pre-industrial levels
and to pursue efforts to limit
the temperature increase
even further to 1.5 degrees
Celsius.
OTHER AIMS: to
strengthen the ability
of countries to deal
with the impacts of
climate change.
Q: What does it
mean to us when we
signed the
agreement?
A: Article 4 of the
Agreement: we shall
prepare, communicate
and maintain
successive nationally
determined
contributions that we
tend to achieve
Q: What is the nature of
the PARIS
AGREEMENT?
A: It is an international
agreement concluded
between states in
written form, governed
by International Law
embodied in an
instrument hence a
TREATY
Q:Is there a need to
ratify the agreement?

A: Article 20:The
agreement shall be
subject to ratification,
acceptance and
approval by a a state
party to the convention
Q:Is there a need to
ratify the agreement?

A: Article 20:The
agreement shall be
subject to ratification,
acceptance and
approval by a a state
party to the convention
Q:Is there a need to
ratify the agreement?

A: Yes the instrument of

accession was
concurred by the 22-0
unanimous vote by the
senate of the state in
favour of the ratification
and giving force to our