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Sri Lanka ranked second most affected country due to climate change

Dec 17, 2018
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Sri Lanka was ranked second among the countries most affected by extreme weather events in 20 years since 1998 in the Global Climate Risk Index 2019. The Long-Term Climate Risk Index listed Sri Lanka, Puerto Rico as the top two affected countries. The Dominican Republic holds the third place on the report. As per the report, a total of 76 deaths that occurred in Sri Lanka during 2017 have been directly attributed to climate change. The report shows that the monsoon rains which cause floods and landslides contribute largely to this number. The number of displaced persons are estimated to be around 600,000. The report states that around 20,000 people in the Ratnapura district alone have been displaced owing to adverse weather.

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