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Hi-tech support helps Sri Lanka’s farmers navigate the climate crisis
With access to accurate information, farmers can make informed and timely decisions about investing.
Three ways water solutions restore the planet
Many of the threats the world faces involve water, but so do the climate solutions we need to restore our planet.
Relief Web: Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project Helped Sri Lanka’s Smallholder...
The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP), which began in 2019 to improve productivity and climate resilience of smallholder agriculture in Sri Lanka, has played a key role in the government’s COVID-19 relief and recovery initiatives.
Three ways wetlands can influence climate change
Climate change could change wetlands forever, but in turn, wetlands can also help to mitigate the impact of climate change.
Smart tech to play vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis...
A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) offers a number of technological solutions aimed at tackling one of the world’s most pressing issues.
Why the young aspire to leave agriculture behind
Often, migration is an adaptation strategy, and a myriad of factors shape whether a person undertakes a journey to a new city in search of opportunity.
Modernizing wastewater treatment in Sri Lanka
Working across South Asia to identify applied technologies and business models to sustain water and sanitation systems.
DailyMirror: To help an Earth under stress, let’s look to Sri...
With Earth Day marked on April 22, we look to nature’s solutions to climate change and other challenges. Wetland preservation is vital for our environmental, food and societal futures.
Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka
Groundwater sources and treatment practices may not be the sole risk factors, and further research is needed to better understand how water quality, including organic and inorganic contaminants, may relate to CKDu.
CGIAR: How Sri Lanka’s septic tanks could become a sustainable support...
Farmers in Sri Lanka are positioned to benefit from a new policy that recognizes waste from septic tanks as an untapped resource.