Transitioning Sri Lanka Towards a Climate Resilient Low Carbon Economy
Lanka, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri | October 2018
Abstract
There are unmistakable signs to indicate that Sri Lanka is a highly vulnerable country to climate change. Massive losses due to disasters within a relatively short period time has seen Sri Lanka climbing up the ranks to fourth place in the Global Climate Risk Index for 2018 with an annual climate risk index (CRI) of 11.50. Annual losses due to climate-induced disasters have been estimated at USD 1,623 million (PPP) in 2017. The growing understanding of climate change emphasises the necessity of planning for a risky, unruly future that is overshadowed by the persistent threat of climate change, unlike in the past.
Citation
Lanka, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri. 2018. Transitioning Sri Lanka Towards a Climate Resilient Low Carbon Economy. © Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9122.Keywords
Climate
Climate change
Climate impacts assessment
Global climate change
Rural Development
Rural Development Projects
Rural Development Research
Climatic change
Climatic influence
Climatology
Investment bank
Investment policy
Rural areas
Rural economy
Rural planning
Rural poverty
Development potential
Climatic factor
Soils and climate
Dynamic climatology
Climate change mitigation
Communication in rural development
Rural enterprise zones
Rural manpower policy
Environment impact analysis
City planning
Urban climatology
Bank investment
Capital investment
Investment banking
Venture capital
Carbon dioxide mitigation
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