The Philippines will have to prepare for a 50 percent drop in fish catch and the huge risks storms will have on informal settlements and coastal communities due to climate change. The World Bank said that fish catch in southern Philippines will be cut by half during the 2050's, due to warmer sea temperatures and ocean acidification. "Many South East Asian countries are already taking concerned actions to address the impacts of climate change, but this report tell us that we need to do much more," Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Vice President for East Asia Pacific, said.

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