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his Franco-Philippine “touch” for producing landmark documents has continued to the present day. In 2015, the adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change set the stage for reinforced international cooperation to counter one of the most urgent threats facing the community of nations. The Philippines played a key role in the negotiation of the Paris Agreement, serving as Chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, a grouping of the countries most affected by climate change in terms of natural disasters and extreme weather events. Former Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III chaired the meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum held at the sidelines of the 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21) in Paris in December 2015.
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