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Sri Lanka

Promises in Peril

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s meteoric rise to the presidency in Sri Lanka has been followed by a sobering realisation: the promises made during a campaign in the heat of a national crisis are far easier to make than to keep.

Economic challenges

While providing employment, projects for reforestation and flood control can also help reclaim millions of hectares of soil from erosion and devastation.