peru s president, dina boluartay, has called for a national truce, after clashes between police and protesters led to 50 deaths. now on bbc news, it s time for global questions. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m on one of the city s beautiful waterfronts along the indian ocean. sri lanka s stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, but this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions heatwaves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we re asking is sri lanka something of a test case of what and what not to do in combating environment challenges? and will the historic cop27 agreement to help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe? that s global question sri lanka: surviving climate change. applause. welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful tropical island as it marks 75 years of
the bbc chairman s appointment. at an emotional meeting in new zealand, jacinda ardern hands over the leadership of her party and country to chris hipkins. the uk business secretary urges energy suppliers to stop moving vulnerable customers onto more expensive prepayment metres. millions around the world gather to celebrate the lunar new year. in china the tradition of giving remains strong. you re watching bbc news. now its time for global questions. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m on one of the city s beautiful waterfronts along the indian ocean. sri lanka s stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, but this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions heatwaves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we re asking is sri lanka something of a test case of what and what not to do in combating environment challenges? and will the historic cop27 agreeme
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
instruments to give us our best ever view of the moons and to assess whether they could be habitable. now on bbc news, global questions. welcome to global questions from sri lanka s capital, colombo. i am on one of the beautiful waterfront along the indian ocean stop sri lanka s stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions. heat waves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we are asking, is sri lanka something of a test case of what and what not to do in combating environment challenges? and will the historic cop27 agreement to help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe? that is global question sri lanka, surviving climate change. applause welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful tropical island as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have got a panel from here enteral anchor
he lost to spain s roberto bautista agut in four sets in what could be his last time playing at the tournament. you re watching bbc news. now its time for global questions climate change: a turning point? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m on one of the city s beautiful waterfronts along the indian ocean. sri lanka s stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, but this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions heatwaves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we re asking is sri lanka something of a test case of what and what not to do in combating environment challenges? and will the historic cop27 agreement to help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe? that s global question sri lanka: surviving climate change. applause. welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful tropical