Adapting with Innovation: Waste Management through Sharing Technical Know-how
The consortium meeting “Waste Management and Circu...
Challenges of Municipal Solid Waste Management: Learning from Post-Crisis Governance Initiatives in South Asia
With the participation of experts from Solid Waste M...
Developing a Strategic Roadmap for Sri Lanka Civil Society Action Network for Community Resilience (SLNCR)
Janathakshan GTE Ltd. organized a 3-day residential ...
National Consultation workshop on “Revising and updating the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) of 2012”
The third (3rd) national #consultation workshop on �...
Participatory Risk Assessment in Anuradhapura and Kurunegala Districts for Inclusive Development
#Janathakshan is implementing the project “Strengt...
“Janathakshan” is a Sanskrit word meaning “People’s Technology”. We believe technology can ensure higher standards of living without compromising the rights of future generations. The Logo of Janathakshan comprised of two colours, green and blue resembling water and trees. It shows the value and needs to protect the natural environment. The shape of the logo is in the shape of Sri Lanka. Being based in Sri Lanka, Janathakshan thrives to protect the Mother Nature while facing other current and projected challenges in natural and socio-economic environmental nexus.
Janathakshan’s work is built on three interrelated domains of Resilience Building, Circular Economy and
Low Carbon Development
Resilience Building
Making the systems, and people’s ability to face external shocks and bounce back to a better position sooner.The number and frequency of various..
Circular Economy
Making the development process sustainable by making it not over-exploiting the natural resources beyond its regenerating capacity. The conventional economic and growth
Low Carbon Development
The world should move away from business-as-usual, carbon-intensive development pathways with the current and projected effects of climate change.
