Sri Lanka among the 10 countries with highest climate risk: Ruwan

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Whilst stating that Sri Lanka is among the 10 countries with highest climate risk, Presidential Advisor on Climate Change Ruwan Wijewardene yesterday said the country will come up with long-term plans to minimise risks of climate change, President’s media unit said.

Mr. Wijewardene who made this remark at an international forum on Climate Finance in Bangkok said Sri Lanka is focusing on formulating a national climate change policy.

“Sri Lanka is also focusing on filling 70 per cent of its energy needs through renewable energy and to see that the nation will not have a single coal power plant by 2050. Our plans will be in line with UNDP development goals,” he said.

“Climate finance is important as there is a correlation between climate changes and the economy.sri Lanka is facing a task of minimising climate change with its present economic crisis.we will seek support from BIOFIN programme of the UN,” he added.

Mr. Wijewardene stressed the need for collective effort to minimise effects of climate change.

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Sokrates Saturday, 08 October 2022 08:29 AM

Long term plans for climate mean never, just like long term plans for human rights.

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Food first religious place last Saturday, 08 October 2022 10:18 AM

An experienced comment maker like you didn't see all this was at "made this remark at an international forum on Climate Finance"... it's just sweet talk to con dollars... like for religious group ... solar panel so they get free electricity during the day and shut up their complaining near election. Just another economic crime to happen under guise of protect the climate.

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Rata beragumu Saturday, 08 October 2022 08:42 AM

This is just a game to get funds, or loans as climate finance. While there is repression of free expression, world climate problems can wait. UN HCR should be aware than any UN money provided to Sri Lanka will be misused by the entrenched corrupt politics, so better hold off any climate dollars until democracy is reborn here. Otherwise politician will be lining up for climate finance and then use the funds for their election campaign. Or their associates who fund politician campaign will get the funds. Another trick by politician to siphon off money meant for worth cause.

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sam Saturday, 08 October 2022 08:55 AM

What does he know about climate change?

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Food first religious place last Saturday, 08 October 2022 11:06 AM

To seek easy/free finance just about any A-level student can learn enough about climate change. Just a sales job, talking it up to get the dollars. Can't fault him for his efforts, but of course totally believe the true intention of doing any baiting trick or scam to get votes by Government and Ranil is utterly wrong...

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Sagara Saturday, 08 October 2022 09:00 AM

Ranil as President is running the show with his UNP Party members.Pohottuwa doesn't have anyone worthwhile.

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Ranjan Saturday, 08 October 2022 10:04 AM

Climate change is a lie. According to these elitist woke moralists, poor people are less important than the climate. It isn't about climate change, it's about the hate of capitalism

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We do not want to learn. Saturday, 08 October 2022 11:38 AM

Lofty expectation to eliminate coal Power Plant by 2050. But the moment Basil re-enters politics, he will bring 2nd hand, 3rd hand, and 4th hand used power Plants from China paying hefty amount, with a tag for coal supply, from countries that have no coal. This is him. Have you any plan for it? We will keep voting for Basil and his chums. We Sri Lankans will never -and do not want to- learn. This is us. Do you still depend on us? Very sad.

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Rajiv Gunasekera Saturday, 08 October 2022 12:39 PM

Man go and get a real job, you pompous idiot. First get elected to parliament before you put your 2 cents about climate change.

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Tissa Fernando Sunday, 09 October 2022 08:36 AM

He has to say this to keep his job.

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Waco Sunday, 09 October 2022 09:22 AM

What does this man knows about Green House Gas Emission. Position given just to give Perks, salary, Vehicle etc,etc, Tax payers money.

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Citizen k Sunday, 09 October 2022 10:35 AM

With cutting of trees down ,mining of sand from rivers we should be first and foremost of the ten.We want a real solution which is timely and specific to the country not just spouting nonsense.

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Hora Tech Athi Sunday, 09 October 2022 04:50 PM

Sri Lankan run long term plans will fail because our people are too used to corruption - it's our natural national attitude, like eating rice or bread for most meals. If any improvement activity is completely managed/run by another nation, as in proper democratic nation, like western nation then higher possibilit of any climate finance/donation used as intended. Of course there would be costs like maybe 20% or more for foreign manager payments (for their overall management or governance) and for the fees for independent auditor. That's really good to losing 75% to 90% of funds to corruption if done by only by locals.

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Samantha Hetti Sunday, 09 October 2022 06:28 PM

The various renewable energy generation approaches are all prone to unreliability with weather (sun, no sun/clouds, no wind, too much wind, no rains, too much rains) season - Maha all water for farming, so none for hydro electricity generation. And of course time of day - solar generation is useless in the dark.

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Samantha Hetti Sunday, 09 October 2022 06:30 PM

Aiming for 70% will mean because of renewables inherit unreliably greater longer term costs, at time when they are less available- which in turn means - higher prices for the public. There is the non-renewable solution, which are as reliable as big coal plant, Nuclear, which perhaps only China would assist us to build such. India too afraid we could use the reactor to make weapons grade nuclear material, for ourselves (to defend against them) or for export, so won't help us.

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L Jaya Monday, 10 October 2022 10:50 AM

No sure he has the expertise knowledge to make such statement and adopt someone has told and published. Restoration of climate is a collective effort of all nations and we cannot effect any change with our policies Environment is a globally interconnected Natural Network. All activities and events on the environment have consequences or impacts on environment and lead to Global Warming (GW) and Climate Change, I would say they are products of such activities carried out by humans as well as natural calamities

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