Guest Blog by Ros Arayata On 26 September 2009, the Philippines made international news when Supertyphoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) hit Metro Manila and 16 provinces. Ondoy’s wrath affected over 900,000 families, resulted in 464 deaths and brought damage to infrastructure and agriculture at an estimated cost of £160 million. It was recorded as the worst flooding the metropolis had seen in nearly 40 years. On 27 September 2011, one … Read more »Typhoon Nesat hits the Philippines – Vulnerability to Climate Hazards
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Guest Blog by Chris Wright: Vulnerable Countries – Climate Change in the Marshall Islands
"You’ll understand why the Marshall Islands are so prone to the effects of climate change as soon as you get there.” So said my Ambassador, Stephen Lillie, as I was preparing for a short visit to the Marshall Islands. He was right. The first thing that strikes you when you arrive on the main atoll of Majuro is that it’s so thin – often barely wider than the single main … Read more »Guest Blog by Chris Wright: Vulnerable Countries – Climate Change in the Marshall Islands
