Cyclone Ditwah exposed Sri Lanka’s catastrophic lack of preparedness. After the first red alerts predicting very heavy rainfall were issued on the night of November 25, Sri Lankan President Anura ...

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe left, and France’s Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna pose as they arrive at the New Global Financial summit in Paris, France, June 22, 2023. Credit: Ludovic ...

Sri Lanka’s well-recognized village tank cascade systems, ancient irrigation structures that interconnect small tanks for rainwater-reliant cultivation, are a remarkable adaptation and mitigation ...

In a landscape of interconnected and mutually compounding risks, climate change has emerged as a key risk factor for Sri Lanka, specifically for vulnerable sectors and groups. Risk management ...

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, voted 141–8 to adopt a landmark resolution endorsing the ...

Developing natural gas resources will help the country overcome its economic crisis, provide energy security, and lower carbon dioxide emissions. In this March 25, 2022, Sri Lankans wait in a queue to ...

Senior public debt officials, central bankers and multilateral institutions from across Asia and the Pacific convened in Colombo last week to examine how the rising climate risks, elevated debt ...

COLOMBO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka needs $100 billion to become a net zero emitter by 2040, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, as the island also attempts to build climate change ...

Sri Lanka’s investment climate—a critical barometer of its ambitions for its post-crisis recovery and sustainable development—remains mired in uncertainty and policy inconsistency, as underscored by ...