Environment Day seminar for media

Members of the South Asian Climate Change Journalists' Forum – Sri Lanka Chapter (SACCJF-SL), environmental experts and media personnel pose for a group photograph following a World Environment Day 2026 thematic seminar held at the Genesis: Dilmah Centre for a Sustainable Future on June 23. Organised under the theme "Current Challenges in Sri Lanka in Climate Change Adaptation and Communication," the seminar aimed to enhance journalists' understanding of climate change, environmental issues and the developing El Niño conditions. The event featured a keynote address by Prof. Saman Seneweera of the University of Melbourne and presentations by Prof. Siril Wijesundera, Dr. Ajith Gunawardena, Mrs. Preethika Madhawee Jayakody and Dr. Ravindranath Dabare. Also pictured are SACCJF-SL President Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana, Vice President Vineetha M. Gamage, Secretary General Supun Maduwantha Abeysena, Joint Secretary Savani Sheshadhi, Treasurer Krishna D. Edirisinghe, Executive Committee members and Head of the Dilmah Conservation Centre Rishan Sampath. Pix by Kushan S. Pathiraja.