Sri Lanka's Director General of the Climate Change Secretariat Dr. Sunimal Jayatunga said that all attempts will be made to pass the climate change act which had already been drafted. Jayatunga said ideas and suggestions from the relevant state institutions would also be obtained and an authorit...
We examine how these intensive institutional efforts began in March 2008, when, in the midst of rising interests in and concerns about global climate change impacts, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment (MMD&E) established the Climate Change Secretariat (CCS). In Sri ...
climate change, and food sovereignty within Sri Lanka’s current development discourse by bringing global learning, experience, and scholarship together. While this paper focused
Table 10 – Differentiated responsibility for climate change attributable to each group Source: UNFCCC 1997, Implementation of the Berlin Mandate, Additional Proposals from Parties. Addendum. Note by the Secretariat to the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate, Seventh Session, B...
Sunimal Jayathunga, Director- Climate Change Secretariat. Climate change adaptation and resilience strategies can be economic-centred as outlined by the UNFCCC or development driven which focus on improving the living standards for local communities. For instance, Sri Lanka’s tea sector is of ...
We're thrilled about working with the United Nations Climate Change secretariat and excited to keep an open and goal-oriented dialogue around the optimisation of our sustainability efforts and results. Our people Since day one, we have been actively consulting with Nordic Ocean Watch's Simen Knudse...
Amongst keynote speakers at the Symposium were three senior UN officials – from the UN Environment Programme, the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN Secretary-General’s climate change team. Presentations were also made by scientists, NGO leaders and academics....
Climate change, thermal anomalies, and the recent progression of dengue in Brazil Article Open access 11 March 2024 Introduction Dengue is one of the most prevalent vector-borne arboviruses, transmitted between humans by Aedes mosquitoes. The number of dengue cases reported to the World Health Orga...
Towards New Scenarios for Analysis of Emissions, Climate Change, Impacts, and Response Strategies. (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2008) Weyant, J. et al. Report of 2.6 Versus 2.9 Watts/m2 RCPP Evaluation Panel (IPCC Secretariat, 2009). Sohel, S. I., Akhter, S., Ullah, H....
been able to exploit various tools and techniques to generate new knowledge pertaining to the local climate dynamics and impacts to better guide decision making specifically tailored to the local needs. One key area of focus has been the implications of climate change on water resources/hydrological...