Sri Lanka is frequently among the top ten countries at risk of extreme weather events according to the Global Climate Risk Index, which ranks countries by the human and economic toll of extreme weather. The 2019 report cited it as the second most impacted nation in 2017. Its vulnerability to natural disasters is due to climate change, the pace of which outstrips the country’s readiness to respond to the impacts that are already affecting its poorer regions.

The country has been experiencing severe shifts in its seasonal rainfall patterns accompanied by frequent floods and droughts, impacting rural food security and incomes. Productivity and crop yields decline with low water availability and unseasonal rains. Climate change has affected farmers who are facing indebtedness, poverty and food inadequacy due to lower crop yields.

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