Category: Environment
World’s largest climate fund accredits MTI as observer organization
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world’s largest climate fund, has accredited MTI Consulting as an Observer Organization. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries to realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) based on the Paris Agreement to move towards low-emissions and climate-resilient pathways. GCF operates through […]
UK strengthens response capabilities for marine pollution incidents in SL
A team of UK-based pollution response experts delivered the workshop “Working Towards Proactive Environmental Preparedness in Sri Lanka”, with Sri Lankan stakeholders including Government, Non-governmental Organisations and academia, between 27 and 30 November 2023. The workshop was delivered under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP), a UK government-led programme funded through the Blue Planet Fund. […]
USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Program Helps Prevent Over 4,600 MT of Plastic from Entering the Ocean
Thanks to a nearly three-year partnership, supported by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), communities across Sri Lanka successfully prevented more than 4,600 metric tons of plastic – the equivalent of 496 million plastic bottles – from entering the ocean around Sri Lanka through the Clean Cities, Blue Ocean […]
PUCSL and Environment Min ink agreement to enhance certification system for RAC and MAC Technicians in SL
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) – the electricity industry regulator, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Air Resource Management and National Ozone Unit of the Ministry of Environment, Tuesday aimed at establishing a comprehensive licensing system for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning (RAC) and mobile air conditioning (MAC) technicians and to provide […]