In our recent exploration of Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province with CACN, we delved into the profound impacts of climate change along the Eastern coast. Our journey commenced at the Sand Dunes in Pottuvil, where CACN team examined the area for invasive plant species and conducted a survey within the local communities to analyze their...
International Forum on Higher Education and the Climate Crisis – Transforming universities for a changing climate A celebratory event showcasing and discussing the findings of the four-year Global Challenges Research Fund project Climate-U, jointly hosted by University College London, UK and the ACU, on 18 Oct 2023 held at Woburn House, London, UK. https://www.acu.ac.uk/acu-events/international-forum-on-higher-education-and-the-climate-crisis/ https://www.acu.ac.uk/news/transforming-universities-for-a-changing-climate-the-international-forum-on-higher-education-and-the-climate-crisis/...
Six youth teams in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka were engaged in developing innovative solutions to emerging community problems. In the final day, 6 innovative community solutions projects were presented by the multidisciplinary and multi-ethnic groups. The participants were involved in an extensive team building exercise guided by resource persons just after the...
Saja participated in the South Climate Conclave: Dhaka Chapter, organized by Gen Lab in collaboration with SDJF, ORF, ISSR, and NUSAN. The theme of the conclave was “Combating the invisible calamity of South Asia: Air pollution.” The conclave, part of the Climate Action Champions Network supported by the U.S. Department of State, brought together...
Dr. Saja has led a Hackathon session held in the summer school on Climate Change adapted Water Management in Sri Lanka conducted by University of Peradeniya under CCWATER EU Erasmus+ project. This project is led by NMBU – Norwegian University of Life Sciences. 36 students from 10 universities representing 6 project partner countries (Norway,...
Dr. Saja participated in the two weeks program titled “Tackling Climate Change as an Underlying Disaster Risk Driver” initiative under the Climate Change Adaptation – Disaster Risk Reduction (CCA-DRR) project with multi-disciplinary team of academics from Sri Lankan Universities and University of Huddersfield, UK. The team developed a research road map in CCA-DRR for...