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Children play in front of their shanty in a squatter area in Baseco, Tondo city, Metro Manila May 2, 2012. Asia and the Pacific could see a seven-fold return on their investment in urban disaster risk management, if they devote resources into protecting cities across the region that are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of natural calamities, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) official said during the first day of ADB's 45TH Board of Governors annual meeting. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco