Agence France-Presse: Developed countries are obligated to help poorer nations cope with disasters that may be exacerbated by climate change, a UN-sponsored gathering of legislators in the Philippines said Saturday. The meeting, sponsored by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), also called on countries to take pre-emptive steps to make communities less vulnerable to disaster instead of just reacting to such calamities. “Industrial countries have a historical responsibility …