Climate Injustice in the Hill Country

Photo courtesy of Dawn While climate change is a long term global challenge, its impact on Sri Lanka is both severe and immediate. Researchers point out that the increase in sea surface temperatures in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea caused by global warming has significantly raised the frequency and intensity of cyclones. Due to its geography and population density, Sri Lanka’s terrain is highly vulnerable to monsoon related floods and landslides. In recent decades, the frequency and magnitude of flood and landslide disasters in the central hill region have increased. For instance, data from the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) confirms that several parts of the…

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