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Can Southeast Asia keep rebuilding after its deadliest storm season?
Episode 1379
Published 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
Nearly two thousand dead and hundreds missing in one of the worst storm seasons in Southeast Asia's recorded history. Cyclones, typhoons and back-to-back tropical storms are causing floods and landslides so large that some areas may never recover. So how can countries continue to face this escalating threat? And can they afford to keep rebuilding?
In this episode:
- Alexandre Borde, Environmental Economist and CEO, Cibola Partners.
- Sehr Raheja, Programme Officer, Climate Change Programme, Centre for Science and Environment.
- Benjamin Horton, Professor, Earth Science, City University of Hong Kong.
Host: Dareen Abughaida
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