Sri Lanka

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Region: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka:

Projects
4
Resources
5
Stories
12
News
19th June 2013
Finding the right questions to ask about DRM in Asia At the end of Day 1 of the CDKN Asia DRM learning and innovation hub, partners have decided on what they need to learn about, from whom and how
News
4th April 2013
South Asia climate change journalist fellowship awarded This year’s 24 South Asia Climate Change Award (SACCA) fellows have been selected by a panel of experts from all forms of media from six countries in South Asia.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : iCoast - Understanding the fiscal regulatory mechanisms necessary to achieve climate compatible development in the coastal zone

Coasts are regions of great importance for human well-being and are of national economic importance for coastal states. Coastal ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services supporting a significant proportion of the world’s population, particularly in developing countries, but are some of the most vulnerable areas to climate change.

Feature
28th October 2012
Why we need farming and forests in our cities In the wake of the catastrophic damage inflicted on cities by Hurricane Sandy and other recent extreme weather events, Ir. Henk de Zeeuw, Senior Advisor, International Network of Resource centres on Urban Agriculture and Food security (RUAF Foundation) calls for increased urban forestry and agriculture to increase cities’ resilience to climate change.
Feature
14th October 2012
Assessing the impacts of disasters on children On the International Day for Disaster Reduction - Mudasser Siddiqui, South Asia DRM Specialist from Plan International explains the unique vulnerabilities of young people when impacted by climate-related disasters.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Building climate change awareness in the South Asian media

With CDKN’s support, Panos South Asia launched the South Asia Climate Change Award (SACCA) Fellows Programme to improve media coverage and public debate around climate and development in South Asia.

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Project
Completed
Project : REDD-net Asia: Dialogue with governments and civil society organisations in Asia and the Pacific

REDD-net Asia Pacific will extend its knowledge-sharing activities to policy-level engagement in order to raise awareness of REDD+ issues and help connect local level concerns and experiences to national/regional processes.

Feature
7th June 2011
SRREN recommendations - challenges for Asian countries The IPCC's Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) resonates with the aspirations of many developing countries in Asia. But one thing's for certain: every Asian country will have its own distinct approach to taking up the recommendations.
Resource
1st December 2010
REPORT: Regional implications of the AGF recommendations: Asia - Précis The United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance recently reported on ways to raise US$100 billion per year for climate change investment in developing countries by 2020. This summary highlights the report’s key implications for Asia.