Sri Lanka Climate Crisis

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As a small island nation, Sri Lanka bears the brunt of climate change with rising sea levels, high temperatures and exposure to extreme weather. These climate risks play a huge role in the country’s economic wellbeing, with the recent protests in the country’s capital being driven in large part by growing food insecurity. The recent COP27 summit in Egypt agreed an historic 'loss and damage' global fund for climate impact in developing countries. The deal is being hailed as a potential turning point that acknowledges the vast inequalities of climate crisis - but can Sri Lanka and other countries put any kind of climate adaptation policy front and centre amid the worlds growing economic crisis?