To Protect the People First Protect the Environment

Photo courtesy of Al Jazeera Decades of devaluing the importance of the environment, bad planning and politically expedient development resulted in the widespread devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Hundreds need not have died and billions of rupees would not have had to be spent to rebuild only if policymakers over the decades were intelligent enough and brave enough to understand that the environment is the ultimate safety barrier against natural disasters and climate change. It has yet to be seen if the present regime has that perception, although the initial indications are not good. Environmental change is coming and Sri…

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