THE Philippines, an archipelago of over 7,600 islands, relies heavily on efficient transport and logistics systems for economic growth and social development. However, climate change presents significant threats to the transport and logistics sector, including rising sea levels, more intense typhoons and changing weather patterns.
According to The Southeast Asia Climate Outlook 2024 Report, typhoons and floods rank as the top two concerns among Filipinos. In the last 15 years, the top 10 costliest typhoons in the Philippines have occurred, with four of them — Odette (2021), Ulysses (2020), Rolly (2020) and Paeng (2022) — happening in the past four years alone. The total damage to properties, infrastructure and agriculture has reached P363.70 billion.
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