Category: Environment
Sri Lanka to Establish Doppler Weather Radar at Puttalam with JICA Funding
Sri Lanka is set to establish a Doppler weather radar in Puttalam, thanks to funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). This initiative is part of a broader effort to improve the country’s weather prediction and disaster preparedness. The island nation, surrounded by vast sea areas like the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, […]
U.S. Embassy Colombo Achieves LEED Gold Certification as Sri Lanka’s 50th Gold Certified Building
U.S. Embassy Colombo announces the achievement of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification, becoming the 50th building in Sri Lanka to earn this globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement. The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building program recognizes energy efficiency, water management, waste reduction, and indoor environmental quality execution in the […]
Innovative Water Management Techniques Revolutionizing Paddy Cultivation in Sri Lanka
For centuries, rice has been the heartbeat of Sri Lankan agriculture, with over one million hectares of paddy fields cultivated annually, accounting for 37% of the country’s land use. But as climate change accelerates, the task of managing water resources, especially for paddy, has become ever more challenging. The Green Climate Fund financed Climate Resilient Integrated […]
JICA Provides Emergency Relief Items to Sri Lanka for Flood and Landslide Victims
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Sri Lanka by providing emergency relief items to assist those affected by recent floods and landslides. This gesture underscores Japan’s long-standing partnership with Sri Lanka. In a symbolic handover ceremony held at Bandaranaike International Airport on December 7, 2024, His Excellency Isomata Akio, Ambassador […]
ComBank commences planting 10,000 trees in Kilinochchi and Jaffna districts
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has embarked on a project to plant 10,000 trees in the northern districts of Jaffna and Kilinochchi as part of the Bank’s country-wide effort to promote sustainability. The trees are to be planted on 600 acres of land owned by the University of Jaffna in Kilinochchi and Jaffna, and on […]
JICA handed over Composting Machinery at Karadiyana to Western Province Governor
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) supported National Solid Waste Management Support Centre, Waste Management Authority and a number of relevant organizations to jointly develop Solid Waste Management Master Plan in Western Province (MP). On 4th July 2024, a ceremony was held to officially handover the equipment and machinery provided under the JICA-MP project at Karadiyana […]
Global Environment Facility grants USD 5mn to Environment Ministry & UNDP to implement project on chemical disposal
Sri Lanka does not manufacture products which contain POPs or Mercury. However, many products containing these substances are imported to the country for various uses every year. Though stringent regulations have been introduced, a lack of capacity in the application of these regulations results in the continued mismanagement of chemical imports to the country. The […]
SL and the UK agree a new partnership to work together to protect marine environment
This week the Ministry of the Environment and the UK government’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two nations, to protect and enhance the marine environment. Mr. Prabath Chadrakeerthi, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sara Rusling, Deputy Director for the UK’s Department for Environment, Food […]
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 […]