The devastating floods that have once again submerged vast swathes of the country underscore the brutal paradox facing the government — climate catastrophes are intensifying, but the exchequer is increasingly ill-equipped to respond due to the weight of austerity and debt. With a mini-budget now on the cards to address the massive costs of disaster response, the government must come up with a way to ensure that short-term disaster response financing measures do not lead to........

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