Massive investments are needed to protect millions of poor people living in Asia-Pacific coastal areas who are vulnerable to increasingly deadly natural disasters, global charity World Vision said.
The investments could run into "tens of billions of dollars," and should focus more on preparing communities for the climate change-induced calamities than on handouts after they strike, it said in a newly-released report.
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[1] http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Invest_in_disaster_preparations_to_protect_Asias_poor_World_Vision/articleshow/3508707.cms
[2] http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/