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Core
areas addressed |
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Playing a key
organizational role in creating a network
for citizens to respond to climate change,
engage in identifying appropriate responses
in specific sectors, support eco-friendly
livelihood activities, create enabling
environment for moving from black to green
technologies, engage the government in
formulating people friendly response
strategies within a framework of sustainable
and regenerative development, disaster
management, support the government in
international debates on climate policy,
engage internationally to determine global
people’s responses to climate change. |
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Specific activities
to-date |
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- Created the
primary apex of CSOs working on climate
change in Sri Lanka - the People’s
Secretariat for Climate Change |
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Identified sector based response mechanisms |
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Supported the government in formulating the
climate change policy |
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Climate education policy for the UNFCCC’s
Second National Communication Report of Sri
Lanka and the climate adaptation policy |
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- Worked
with grass roots communities in mitigating
the effects of climate change and responding
to disasters |
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Formulated a people’s action plan for
disaster preparedness and climate response |
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Identified sector-wise best practices in
building disaster and climate resilience at
the rural level |
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Worked with the government to strategize
legislative changes based on sustainable,
people centric disaster and climate
policies. |
