Indika Rajapaksha,(B.Sc) Environmental Officer, Centre for Environmental Justice We see that many people use disinfectants for controlling COVID 19 virus without understanding the toxicity of the chemical. Prior to using a chemical disinfectant always consult the manufacturer’s instructions to determine the efficacy of the disinfectant against the biohazards and be sure to allow for sufficient
ITS TIME FOR POLICIES THAT SAFEGUARD WOMEN AGAINST DEVELOPMENT DISASTERS Hemantha Withanage, Executive Director, Centre for Environmental Justice In Sri Lanka, and in most other parts of the world, when massive development projects fail and lead to disaster, it is women who are most vulnerable to the resulting impacts. When they lose access to water,
“Water for Sustainable Development” has become a priority with the announcement made by the UN Secretary General of declaring 2018-2028 as the second Water Decade. In June 2018, Sri Lankan Government is going for voluntary reporting to the UN High Level Political Forum on the progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) number 6 “Clean Water