Large dams in Sri Lanka are a false solution to climate change and water scarcity
Originally Published in Forest Cover 61- Global Forest Coalition Newsletter on May 22, 2020, International Day for Biological Diversity By Hemantha Withanage, Centre for Environmental Justice and GFC regional focal point for Asia, Sri Lanka Photo Credit Dam construction in Sri Lanka. Gihan Jayaweera Ideally, building a reservoir is an environmentally friendly thing to do.
ONCE CORONA LOCKDOWN IS OVER
We should not go back to pre Corona situation once Corona lockdown is over. We have many learnings during Corona. This article proposes the need to address root causes of environmental degradation while respecting human rights and planetary limits, restore natural ecosystems including local initiatives for transformation, support sustainable agriculture and peoples responses to healthy food systems leading and supporting people responsive climate actions.
මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනය – විල්ලු පරිසර පද්ධතීන්ට අයත් වැලිකන්ද දිවුලාන විල විල්ලුවේ සිදුවෙමින් පවතින විනාශය
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