Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo has been hit by both runaway inflation and a plunge in visitor revenue, leaving it scrambling for options to keep its animals fed.
Without sufficient food reserves or currency to import more, Sri Lanka looks set to face unprecedented food shortages. But how did the South Asian country get into this situation, and how can they get out of it?
Despite clear evidence that extreme weather events such as heatwaves and floods are becoming more frequent, India and Bangladesh are neglecting adaptation, at heavy cost to their poor.
Authoritarian governments have weaponised online tools and platforms to control journalists and stifle freedom of expression.
By
Gayathry Venkiteswaran
Tens of millions of people are migrating or are being displaced in South Asia due to disasters brought on by climate change, and the number could rise three-fold in 30 years unless countries in the region take strong measures to mitigate the worst effects of global warming.
By
Soumya Sarkar
The emergence of teen climate activists like Greta Thunberg is no gimmick. To galvanise climate action and achieve sustainable development, children and a healthy future must be put at the center of national strategies.
By
Helen Clark
Four in five of the world’s workforce is on lockdown due to Covid-19, with no end in sight. The post-pandemic world order needs one familiar function to tie social sustainability together – human resources.
By
Amita Chaudhury
and Junice Yeo
