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An exploratory study on adapting to climate change in coastal areas of Sri Lanka

2011 | Shanila Athulathmudali, Amila Balasuriya and Karin Fernando

This study focuses on the climate change influence on coastal areas in Sri Lanka, how their livelihoods are affected, climate change adaptations in coastal areas and the obstacles for these practices...

Impact evaluation and interventions to address climate change: A scoping study

2009 | Prowse, M. & Snilstveit, B

This publication provides an extended introduction to climate change, sources of funding for interventions and discusses impact evaluation in relation to climate change interventions. This also ..

Public perceptions on climate change and adaptation in Sri Lanka

2009 | Withanage, H. et.al.

This research was initiated by the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) to bring the people’s voice to the climate discussion forum starting in October 2008. The study mainly focuses on basi..

Second National Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation

2010 | Ministry of Disaster management

This publication presents the proceedings of the Second National Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation held on 13th & 14th October 2010 at Sri Lanka Foundation Ins..

Poverty and vulnerability clycles in South Asia

2010 | Ed.By Muricken, Ajit

Poverty is defined as multi dimensional; it is also a human tragedy. Even though South Asian countries have programs and schemes to eliminate poverty, little is achieved in practice. Governments no lo..

Responding to the urban climate challenge

2009 | Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network

Human induced climate change, in conjunction with environmental degradation, will have unavoidable effects on cities. This report addresses how Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) ..

Mainstreaming Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka: Towards a National Agenda for Action

2009 | Athula Senaratne, Nethmini Perera and Kanchana Wickramasinghe

Sri Lanka, being a tropical island of significant poor population located in a disaster prone region, is highly vulnerable to climate change in terms of physical as well as socio-economic impacts. T..

Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: a review and preliminary vulnerability mapping.

2010 | Eriyagama, Nishadi; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Chandrapala, L.; Fernando, K.

There is ample evidence to suggest that Sri Lanka’s climate has already changed. However, the bigger question of national importance is what Sri Lanka’s climate will look like in 50 or 100..

National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka: Volume 1, Irrigation for food security.

2010 | Ed.By. P. Weligamage, G. G. A. Godaliyadda and K. Jinapala

This is the first volume on the proceedings of the national conference on ‘Water for Food and Environment’, which was held from June 9–11, 2009 at the Bandaranaike Memorial Internati..

Strategies to combat climate change in Sri Lanka

2010 | Ministry of Environment

This is a set of documents deals with the potential impacts of already felt and future climate change and adaptation strategies for Sri Lanka 2011-2016 and also addresses information, education and co..

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