The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said that the Philippine government should focus more on the “climate adaptation” in disaster preparedness as the country is becoming the most prone and “exposed” area to typhoons in Asia.

Vinod Thomas, Independent Evaluation director general of the ADB, said that the shift in climates all over the world increased the country’s possibility of being hit by stronger typhoons. He also cited that given Asia’s exposure to natural disasters, other countries including the Philippines focus on relief and recovery instead of enough preparedness for the calamities to come.

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