Sri Lanka

Region: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka:

Projects
4
Resources
5
Stories
12
Completed
Project
Completed
The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP)

The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) facilitates peer learning, technical cooperation and information exchange to support the formation and implementation of low emission development strategies.

Feature
5th November 2018
Why South Asia still has a long way to go in resilience planning Bedoshruti Sadhukhan of CDKN Asia says many local and subnational governments in South Asia are missing opportunities to invest in climate-resilient development: a step-change is needed in awareness and action.
News
22nd May 2018
Join regional ‘Communities of Practice’ on low emission development The Low Emission Development Global Partnership (LEDS GP) creates opportunities for professionals to exchange experience on practical aspects of low emission development. Members of our network say they value these platforms for skills exchange and learning – whether it is in person, or increasingly through ‘virtual’ meetings and conversations. Join a technical 'community of practice' today!
Resource
2nd March 2017
WORKING PAPER: Beyond COP 21 - What did Asian countries pledge in the Paris Agreement?  A new CDKN working paper reviews 18 national climate commitments (INDCs) from countries of South and Southeast Asia and assesses their performance for four themes: mitigation targets; climate finance; disaster risk reduction; and social inclusion, particularly gender concerns.
Feature
1st April 2015
Sri Lanka's urban agriculture and forestry in pictures A new report from the RUAF Foundation and CDKN looks at the way in which urban agriculture and forestry has been integrated into climate change action plans in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. The below images take us through the journey of Western Province's adaptation plans.
Resource
31st March 2015
Report : Integrating urban agriculture and forestry into climate change action plans For cities to be sustainable, they need to simultaneously mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions and ensure adequate access to basic urban services such as water, food and energy to their growing populations. A new report from CDKN and RUAF Foundation looks at the cases of Sri Lanka and Argentina where urban adaptation plans have achieved numerous benefits.
Resource
15th August 2014
Report : Surface temperature variations in the Kesbewa Urban Council Area, Sri Lanka This paper, Surface Temperature Variations in the Kesbewa Urban Council area, Sri Lanka, looks at the spatial pattern of surface temperature in the KUC area, and the demographic factors and surface temperature in the Kesbewa Urban Council area of Sri Lanka.
News
16th July 2014
CDKN launches new resource pack to communicate key findings of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report Introducing CDKN’s new resource pack ‘The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for developing countries?’ which launches online today with an initial focus on Africa and South Asia.
Resource
23rd May 2014
Inside story : Integrating urban agriculture and forestry into climate change action plans: Lessons from Sri Lanka This CDKN Inside Story illustrates how Sri Lanka's Western Province is promoting urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry as a strategy to reduce vulnerability to climate change, while enhancing urban liveability and livelihoods.
News
3rd February 2014
CDKN Journalist fellows win award for climate change reporting Subhra Priyadarshini and Amantha Perera are recognised for their cutting-edge investigative reporting on climate compatible development during the CDKN/ Panos South Asia fellowship programme
News
30th July 2013
CDKN Asia Country Snapshots published CDKN has released a set of country and regional snapshots featuring highlights of projects and achievements from Asia over the last quarter.
News
21st June 2013
Mapping the DRM 'systems' in Asia At the end of day 2 of the CDKN Asia DRM learning and innovation hub, partners have mapped the 'system' for DRM in which they work