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AUTHORS Lourdes Tibig, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Dr. Sharon Taylor, Coastal and Marine Specialist Dr. Glenn Paraso, Health Specialist Dr. Jake Tio, Hazard and Risk Assessment Specialist EDITORIAL AND DESIGN Marifel T. Moyano Source and Copyrights © 2013 Climate Change Commission and Global Green Growth Institute Place and date of publication Manila, Philippines November 2013 Disclaimer The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the publishers.