About this episode

Sharon Brettkelly explores the struggles of Sri Lanka amidst various global challenges.

A developing nation on the front line of climate change effects is being bashed with other major issues, including a fall off in tourism and the effects of the Iran war Sharon Brettkelly goes to Sri Lanka for a holiday - and finds a nation struggling with the effects of multiple world events outside its control Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

People in this episode

Host: Sharon Brettkelly

Topics covered

• climate change
• tourism
• global conflict
• Sri Lanka
• economic issues

Keywords

• Sri Lanka
• climate change
• tourism decline
• Iran war
• global events

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sri Lanka, Iran

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