With the fastest rate of urbanization in history, over a million urban migrants per month in the EAP, reducing the impact of disasters has become intrinsic to combating shortages . Indeed, development reductions made today can influence future disasters and their impacts. Six of the ten countries most vulnerable to climate change events are in the East Asian region, and development in most Pacific island nations depends on adequate measures to reduce disaster losses. caused by sea level rise and environmental degradation. Many aspects of climate change adaptation involve disaster risk management, and incipient initiatives are being launched with partners and regimes in the region to enable the most vulnerable nations to address this growing problem.