A climate reality check

We need to begin addressing disasters by developing small and affordable measures.

This year's monsoon wasn't as destructive as expected in its first few months. In the beginning of October, however, it got unexpectedly worse, especially in the western part of the country causing widespread landslides and floods that killed 70 persons , inundated huge swathes of rice fields, and damaged about 1,500 houses . More than 30,000 people have been displaced so far. What has become apparent is that the destruction caused by water-induced disasters has been increasing in unprecedented ways for the last few years. The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) is going to be held in Egypt in a few weeks from now. Loss and Damage (L&D) will be high on the agenda for the least developed countries, but the likelihood of getting it funded remains low.