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...
The Faculty of Engineering, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka has recently hosted a #hackathon Sri Lanka 2023 of #CCWater (Climate Change Adapted Water Management) project funded by @Erasmus+ European Union, Project is led by NMBU – NMBU – Norwegian University of Life Sciences. 12 Graduate students from University of Peradeniya Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and South Eastern...