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The high economic losses, highlighted in a report by experts with the Finance Initiative of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), are part of a worrying trend that is being linked with climate change.
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"If ever that cloud reaches Philippine territory, its altitude will be so high that it will not affect us," Frisco Nilo told The STAR in a phone interview.
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Terence Jones, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) resident representative in the Philippines and UN System resident coordinator, said the theme reflects the need to make a connection between people and all forms of life on earth.
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The high economic losses, highlighted in a report by experts with the Finance Initiative of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), are part of a worrying trend that is being linked with climate change.
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"If ever that cloud reaches Philippine territory, its altitude will be so high that it will not affect us," Frisco Nilo told The STAR in a phone interview.
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Terence Jones, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) resident representative in the Philippines and UN System resident coordinator, said the theme reflects the need to make a connection between people and all forms of life on earth.
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