SLYCAN Trust hosts Dialogue on Climate Change, Resilience and Just Recovery in Agriculture, Biodiversity and Forestry Sectors

‍[Colombo, Sri Lanka] On April 23rd, 2021, SLYCAN Trust hosted a “Stakeholder Dialogue on Climate Change, Resilience, and Just Recovery in the Sectors of Agriculture, Forestry, and Biodiversity of Sri Lanka, which was presided over by the Honourable Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

MEPA and SLYCAN Trust Concluded Sixth National Symposium on Marine Environment

The Marine Environment Protection Authority of Sri Lanka (MEPA) in collaboration with SLYCAN Trust hosted the Sixth National Symposium on Marine Environment on April 22nd and 23rd, 2021. Under the theme of “Oceans-Based Solutions and Policy Frameworks for Enhanced Climate Action and Blue Economy,” the symposium aimed at bringing together experts from around the country to discuss the complex issues of climate change, marine flora and fauna, sensitive coastal and marine ecosystems, shipping and marine pollution, fisheries, blue economy, and related policies and legislations.

Biodiversity & Wildlife

MEPA and SLYCAN Trust Join Forces to Develop Coastal Waste Management Plans

In partnership with the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) of Sri Lanka, SLYCAN Trust conducted a capacity building workshop on Developing Coastal Waste Management Plans on the 26th of March, 2021. The objective of the workshop was to enhance technical knowledge of MEPA staff to implement an effective waste management strategy in fisheries harbors and coastal areas of the country.

SLYCAN Trust Together with MCND of Ministry of Mass Media Initiated National Expert Dialogue on Financial Instruments Related to Climate Risk Transfer and Resilience Building

SLYCAN Trust together with the Media Centre for National Development (MCND) of the Ministry of Mass Media, initiated an expert dialogue on the theme ‘Climate Risk Management, and Financial Instruments Related to Risk Transfer and Resilience’ on the 24th of March 2021. This event was held following the national dialogue on climate and disaster risk management in Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector held earlier this week. The event featured key officials from the government departments working on finance, agriculture, sustainable development, climate change, and disaster management, as well as representatives from the banking and insurance industry, the private sector, civil society, academia, and other entities.

SLYCAN Trust ආයතනය මගින් ජනමාධ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ජාතික සංවර්ධන මාධ්‍ය මධ්‍යස්ථානය සමඟ එක්ව,  දේශගුණික අවදානම් හුවමාරුව සහ අනුවර්තනය විම සඳහා අදාළ  ආවදානම් මුල්‍යකරණය පිළිබඳ පැවැත්වු ජාතික සංවාදය. 

SLYCAN Trust ආයතනය මගින් ජනමාධ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ජාතික සංවර්ධන මාධ්‍ය මධ්‍යස්ථානය සමඟ එක්ව 2021 මාර්තු 24 වන දින දේශගුණික අවදානම් හුවමාරුව සහ ආවදානම් මුල්‍යකරණය පිළිබඳ පැවැත්වු ජාතික සංවාදයක් සංවිධානය කරන ලදී. මෙම සංවාදයට සමගාමිව මේ සතිය මුලදී ද SLYCAN Trust ආයතනය මගින් දේශිය කෘෂිකාර්මික අංශයේ දේශගුණික සහ ආපදා අවදානම් කළමණාකරනය පිළිබඳ ජාතික සංවාදයක් පවත්වනු ලැබිය. මෙම අවස්ථාවට මූල්‍ය, කෘෂිකාර්මික, තිරසාර සංවර්ධන, දේශගුණික විපර්යාස සහ ආපදා කළමනාකරණය පිළිබඳ රජයේ දෙපාර්තමේන්තු වල ප්‍රධාන නිලධාරීන් මෙන්ම බැංකු හා රක්ෂණ අංශය, පෞද්ගලික අංශය, සිවිල් සමාජය, ශාස්ත්‍රාලීය සහ වෙනත් අංශ නියෝජනය කරමින් නියෝජිතයින් සහභාගී විය. 

In collaboration with MCND and Ministry of Mass Media, SLYCAN Trust Steered National Dialogue on Climate and Disaster Risk Management in Agriculture

SLYCAN Trust, in collaboration with the Media Centre for National Development (MCND) of the Ministry of Mass Media, successfully concluded a national dialogue on climate and disaster risk management in Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector on the 22nd of March, 2020. The event saw participation of public sector stakeholders as well as the private sector, academia, and civil society, representing a multitude of disciplines.

Livelihood Development

Addressing Climate-Related Migration in Sri Lanka

Climate change greatly influences the patterns of human mobility in Sri Lanka. It exacerbates existing economic, demographic, social, and environmental drivers of migration and contributes to more frequent and intense disasters and displacement.

Climate Finance

First National Stakeholder Workshop on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance and Addressing Climate Risks and Hazards

SLYCAN Trust hosted the first national workshop on On July 15, 2020, as part of a project on multi-actor partnerships on climate and disaster risk finance and insurance in the context of the InsuResilience Global Partnership. The event was conducted virtually via Zoom that was converted upon the surge in local COVID-19 cases. 

Biodiversity & Wildlife

Protecting Marine and Coastal Ecosystems in the Face of Climate Change 

‍[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – March 4th, 2020 - On Tuesday, March 03rd, 2020, the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) and the Climate Change Secretariat under the Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Resources of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with SLYCAN Trust and with the support of the Ocean Affairs, Environment and Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Sri Lanka, organised a national stakeholder workshop on Community-Based Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Restoration and Addressing Climate Change Impacts in Sri Lanka’ at Cinnamon Grand Colombo

Sustainable Consumption and Production

Initiating a Dialogue on Sustainable Production and Consumption, Achieving SDGs, and Climate Action in Sri Lanka’s Livestock Sector

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – January 31, 2020 - On Friday, January 24th, 2020, SLYCAN Trust in collaboration with Humane Society International conducted a workshop on synergies between sustainable production and consumption (SCP), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and climate action in the livestock sector of Sri Lanka. The workshop was held at Cinnamon Grand with the participation of local government authorities, relevant ministries and departments, NGOs, academia, and other stakeholders working in the livestock sector. It was part of the ongoing research to analyse Sri Lanka’s livestock sector policies and plans and identify potential synergies with climate change commitments, SDGs, and activities related to SCP. 

Biodiversity & Wildlife

Restoring Mangroves, Building Livelihoods

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – January 29, 2020 - On January 23rd, 2020, the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) of the Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Resources, in collaboration with SLYCAN Trust, organised a stakeholder consultation on mangrove ecosystem restoration and identifying the potential for community livelihood development in Gampaha district. The consultation, held at The Gateway Hotel, Airport Garden Hotel, was attended by many local government officers as well as officers from the Ministry of Environment. Dr P.B. Terney Pradeep Kumara, General Manager/ Chief Executive Officer of MEPA, facilitated the event. 

Biodiversity & Wildlife

Workshop on Synergies between Climate Action, SDGs, Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Livestock Sector

On Friday, January 24th, 2020, SLYCAN Trust will conduct a workshop to better understand Sri Lanka’s livestock sector and the nexus of sustainable consumption and production (SCP), climate change, and sustainable development. The multi-stakeholder consultative workshop is part of ongoing research conducted to analyse Sri Lanka’s policies and plans in the sector and identify potential synergies among climate change commitments, SDGs, and activities related to SCP in the livestock sector of Sri Lanka. 

Biodiversity & Wildlife

Stakeholder Consultation for Mangrove Restoration and Economic Empowerment in Gampaha District

On January 23rd, 2020, the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) of the Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Resources, in collaboration with SLYCAN Trust, is organising a stakeholder consultation on mangrove ecosystem restoration and identifying the potential for community livelihood development in Gampaha district.