| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Floods, earthquakes and other disasters claim tens of thousands of lives a year and cost billions of dollars in the region???s cities and urban areas, but not nearly enough is being done to improve their defenses, the bank said. ???The region has borne the brunt of the physical and economic damage of the sharp rise in natural disasters (globally) since the 1980s,??? the ADB said in a statement acc
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