Doha climate gateway: The reaction

"There is increasing evidence that Asia is more vulnerable to the impact of natural disaster due to climate change. Typhoon Bopha which recently hit the Philippines and has impacted about 200,000 people is yet another example of the devastation that such events cause. Regardless of the pace of international negotiations, Asia must act now – as neglecting these threats will put millions of the region's most vulnerable people at increased risk of increased poverty, ill health and premature death. Among other measures, we need to mobilise massive funds for climate change adaptation – around $40bn a year for Asia and the Pacific would be a very conservative estimate," Bindu Lohani, vice president at the Asian Development Bank told The Guardian at the UN Climate Conference in Doha.