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WorldViews: This map shows why the Philippines is so vulnerable to climate change
The Philippines is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change for two main reasons: geography and development. As my colleague Brad Plumer points out in an excellent piece on what the Philippines' experience with Typhoon Haiyan tells us about global efforts to adapt to climate change, a recent United Nations report identified the country as the third-most at-risk from climate change in the world , ranked behind the south Pacific island nations of Vanuatu and Tonga.
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