Rising temperatures could carry a big price for Sri Lanka
More than 800 million people in South Asia will be affected by rising temperatures by 2050, according to the World Bank.
is a freelance contributor to the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, he focuses on conflict and post-conflict issues, humanitarian disasters and climate change. He contributes to a range of international publications including TIME magazine and is a 2012 co-winner of the Prince Albert/United Nations Global Prize for Climate Change reporting.
More than 800 million people in South Asia will be affected by rising temperatures by 2050, according to the World Bank.