environmental challenges. and for copp 27 agreement, help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe. that is global questions sri lanka, surviving climate change. as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have a panel from here and sri lanka were going to be answering questions from my audience here. i ve got a panel from here in sri lanka who are going to be asking questions from my audience here. let me tell you who s in the hot seat for this edition of global questions. ruwan wijewardene is deputy leader of the united national party, and is the president s right hand adviser on climate change. he recently launched a climate prosperity plan to tackle the crippling effects of the climate crisis. professor mohan munasinghe is an eminent sri lankan climate scientist. he was vice chair of the un international panel on climate change when, as an institution, it was awarded the 2007 nobel peace prize with al gore for efforts to combat climate change. an
but every day we make it more obvious there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. hello to you in the uk and around the world. the chair of the conservative party nadim zahawi has confirmed that he made a payment to the tax office to settle a disagreement about his tax affairs. mr zahawi said hmrc accepted that an error concerning shares he gave to his father for help in setting up the polling company yougov in 2000 had been careless and not deliberate. it comes after newspaper reports that he d paid a seven figure sum and been subject to a penalty. it s understood the dispute over mr zahawi s taxes was resolved while he was serving as chancellor of the exchequer. earlier labour had called on nadim zahawi to resign. here s our political correspondent helen catt. do you have anything - you want to say, mr zahawi? nadim zahawi was out and about this morning, although not to talk to the press. instead, it was a cabinet colleague who defended him to the cameras
you are watching bbc news. now.. can sri lanka and other countries put any kind of climate adaptation policy front and centre amid the worlds growing economic crisis? here s global questions: welcome from sri lanka capitol. i am on the cities beautiful waterfronts, along the indian oceans. sri lanka standing coastline mix of popular with visitors there is many around the region, extreme weather rising sea levels and is sri lanka summary of a test of what not to do and
you are watching bbc news. now.. can sri lanka and other countries put any kind of climate adaptation policy front and centre amid the worlds growing economic crisis? here s global questions: welcome from sri lanka capitol. i am on the cities beautiful waterfronts, along the indian oceans. sri lanka standing coastline mix of popular with visitors there is many around the region, extreme weather rising sea levels and is sri lanka summary of a test of what not to do and