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Philippines 'more & more vulnerable' disasters
2013-11-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A spate of disasters in the Philippines that has caused substantial damage to agriculture, infrastructure and the economy, as well as a huge loss of lives, has underlined the need for stronger disaster management efforts and action to address climate change, experts said. In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 5,000 people in the central Philippines and left many thousands more homeless, climate and disaster experts said disaster preparedness need to be scaled down to...
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