Sri Lanka communities left gasping for climate mitigation support

Mongabay
Mar 18, 2025, 8:48 am118 pts
COLOMBO — As the waves creep closer to his home in Kankesanthurai, in Sri Lanka’s northernmost Jaffna Peninsula, 41- year-old Seelan Kandeepan recalls how the sea continuously consumes what was once a thriving shoreline. His family has lived in this coastal village for generations, but now they struggle…

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