By Rumal Siriwardena Capacity building workshops for farmers of the Trincomalee district on climate change adaptation for agriculture, through the implementation of toxin free, organic farming and crop diversification was held 23rd March, 2016, in Padavishripura and Morawewa. The workshops were organised by SLYCAN Trust in partnership with the Nagenahiru Development Society as part of […]
Download Here PDF Climate change is the greatest health challenge of the 21st century. It is a threat wehave been warned about by scientists and health professionals for over a decade, and,increasingly, are witnessing firsthand. India has seen a sharp rise of extreme temperatures and heat stress events, cyclones, floods, drought and malnutrition. Often it […]
“Building Climate Resilience and Mainstreaming DRR in the State of Odisha: Consultation to Facilitate Design of SAPCC Implementation Roadmap” on 23rd and 24th April 2016 at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. A consultative meeting on framing next steps towards building climate resilient future in state of Odisha is organised in Hotel Suryansh, Bhubaneswar . The discussion will […]
The consultation is scheduled to be held on 5th and 6th May, 2016 in Gangtok, Sikkim. Please watch this space for more information.
On April 04, 2016 SLYCAN Trust in collaboration with Climate Action Network South Asia and Sri Lanka Press Institute conducted a workshop on “Reporting on Adaptation to Climate Change” that brought together journalists, climate change activists and environmental communicators to discuss best practices and options available for reporting on climate change. Keynote speaker for the […]
By Ed King The Maldives has become the fourth small island state to announce it has ratified the Paris climate agreement, two weeks before an official UN signing ceremony in New York. Parliament voted to approve the pact on Tuesday, which commits countries to limit global warming to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels, and […]
Originally published on Climate Action Network International 5th April, Bangladesh – Climate Action Network, a global community of over 950 NGOs in more than 110 countries fighting for action to tackle climate change, condemns yesterday’s deadly police crackdown on villagers protesting coal plant construction. Officials say that at least four people died when police opened fire […]
NEW DELHI: On April 22, India will formally sign the Paris climate agreement, adopted by over 190 countries last year December. The agreement will be open for signature at the United Nations headquarters in New York for one year, from April 22, 2016 to April 21, 2017. Around 80 to 100 countries are likely to […]
Under Flood Resilient Environmentally Enhanced #DisasterManagement (FREEDM) project, supported by Lutheran world relief, Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) focused its intervention in Eastern state of India. Climate change is already wreaking havoc on ecosystems, economies and communities in this region. The marginalised communities are trapped in the vicious circuit of poverty. Besides monetary resources, […]
By Senashia Ekanayake
A lot of us want to do something about the terrible state of the environment that we live in but truth be told, most of the time, we don’t really know where to start.
