The poverty of East Asia makes the region more susceptible to natural hazards.
East Asia Pacific is the most disaster-stricken region in the world. Cities are highly populated, with slums growing fast in high risk areas. This population ignore the risks from natural disasters, climate change and precautions for all this. When disaster strikes, the vulnerable, are hit the hardest. It causes a large loss of life since the population amount is high and does not have the adequate precautions and disaster education.
