WE are at a climate crossroads. The world has already warmed by 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Beyond 1.5 degrees, as science has said, we risk experiencing bigger and more destructive climate-induced disasters that will disproportionately affect the poor, vulnerable and the marginalized, especially in the developing world.

The Philippines will not be spared. The increasing severity of typhoons is a stark reminder that climate change, which causes extreme weather events, is a clear and present threat. The country has been subjected over and over again to a cycle of destruction and reconstruction and the time has come for this to stop. The lack of community capacities to be prepared for worst-case scenarios must be urgently addressed.

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