‘Doubly affected:’ Poor countries pay price as climate crises collide with shrinking aid

CAIRO: When sudden floods inundate Bangkok’s streets, Panupong Wattanasereekul sees more than traffic gridlock. For him, they are evidence of a new and increasingly dangerous normal: extreme weather that overwhelms cities, disrupts lives and exposes weaknesses in infrastructure that governments have long failed to address. “Climate change is no longer a distant theoretical concept, it’s a harsh reality knocking on our doors,” Wattanasereekul told Arab News. “We are caught in a cycle of reacting