IMF Signals Expanded Support as Sri Lanka Faces Severe Economic Shock After Cyclone
Economic implications, recovery priorities, and fiscal outlook Sri Lanka is once again confronting economic turbulence this time not from external debt markets or inflationary pressures, but from nature itself. The recent cyclone and severe flooding have disrupted daily life, forced mass displacement, damaged infrastructure, and halted business activity across several provinces. Early estimates from disaster-management […]
Floods, Landslides & Urban Chaos: Why Sri Lanka Must Reinvent Its Disaster Infrastructure
Cyclone Ditwah has done more than disrupt daily life. It has exposed the fragility of Sri Lanka’s infrastructure a system that buckles under pressure, collapses under intense rainfall, and leaves communities stranded when they most need protection. Flooded highways, submerged neighbourhoods, collapsing bridges, and paralysed transport networks are no longer occasional disasters; they are predictable […]
After Cyclone Ditwah: What Sri Lanka’s Disaster Readiness Really Reveals
Cyclone Ditwah will be remembered not only for the devastation it caused, but for what it exposed: Sri Lanka’s disaster-management machinery is still far from ready for a climate era defined by intense storms, unpredictable rainfall, and rapid-onset emergencies. The cyclone’s toll lives lost, homes destroyed, roads submerged, communities displaced reveals a reality that cannot […]