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Environment & Climate Change

Warmer oceans, acidification endanger Sri Lanka’s maritime heritage

By Malaka Rodrigo   Sri Lanka’s waters are home to over 200 shipwrecks, each holding a unique story of trade, war, and maritime heritage. Among the...

Sweltering conditions put young lives and learning at risk

By Malaka Rodrigo   Although the annual school sports events concluded without major incidents this year despite the rising heat, the traditional Aluth Avurudu games —...
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The disastrous floods of Kalutara

 BY Buddhika Samaraweera Climate change-related weather events prove to be an increasing challenge for most districts of Sri Lanka including...

How climate change impacts Sri Lanka’s dengue disease burden

Three-year-old Nethmi Sehansa* from Dematagoda, a suburb of Colombo, succumbed to dengue in May 2023. Her parents and elder...

Eroding shorelines, vanishing memories: Families in Kalpitiya battle climate woes

By Aanya Wipulasena Vinisious Obrey Fernando, 42, points at a map of Keerimundalam, a village located on Kalpitiya peninsula in...

Rathugala adivasis struggle to preserve ‘bee honey harvesting’ amidst climate change

By Kamanthi Wickramasinghe For Danigala Mahabandalage Suda Wannila Aththo, the incumbent leader of the Rathugala adivasi community, bee-honey harvesting is...

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Reporting on Non-Economic Loss and Damage from Environmental Disasters

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