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The third (3rd) national #consultation workshop on “Revising and updating the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) of 2012” was held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm at the Grand Monarch Hotel, Talawathugoda. This workshop focused on presenting and validating the final draft of NCCP of 2012 by presenting it to representatives from […]

#Janathakshan is implementing the project “Strengthening Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Process through empowerment of Marginalized Communities in Sri Lanka” in selected locations in #Anuradhapura and #Kurunegala districts. The overall objective of this project is to enhance resilience of persons with disabilities, elderly people and marginalized women in Sri Lanka through Disability inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction

Normally #aquaculture programs are implemented under perennial tanks, but under the technical guidance of National Aquaculture Development Authority (#NAQDA), CRIWMP has initiated aquaculture program in rural tanks in the #cascade systems which are seasonal. From this Aquaculture program it is expected that the #FarmerOrganizations (FO) were able to strengthen their operation and maintenance (O&M) funds to carry out the O&M work

#UNDP Resident Representative of Sri Lanka, Ms. Azusa Kubota made a visit to Palugaswewa Cascade in Anuradhapura. This is one of her first field visits after being appointed as the Resident Representative of #UNDP in Sri Lanka. On her visit, she was able to meet the Government stakeholders in Anuradhapura district and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) which are

Two training programs were conducted at Community Education Center, Thalahena, Malambe for the IWCs of Junk and Nadar Shops in the Kaduwela Municipal area on 31st of January and 20th of February 2023. 11 (10 Male and 01 Female) IWCs-Junk and Nadar Shops participated in the first day and 26 (25 Male and 01 Female)

“We are very happy that #Janathakshan organized this training for us. We have already started to practice 3R and make compost made out of household waste. We also have initiated a business to make soaps with coconut leftovers. We train all Community-Based Organizations (#CBOs) on soap production methods. We hope that Janathakshan will aware communities through leaflets

Janathakshan GTE Ltd. organized a 3-day residential programme from 23rd – 25th February 2023, for identification of strategic priority areas for the Sri Lanka Civil Society Action Network for Community Resilience (SLNCR). SLNCR is a network established by Janathakshan under Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership, the national chapter of Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre

With the participation of experts from Solid Waste Management (SWM) sector in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the final project review meeting of the r4d project, “Challenges of Municipal Solid Waste Management: Learning from Post-Crisis Governance Initiatives in South Asia” was held at Amagi Aria, Negombo, Sri Lanka from 15th to 17th January, 2023. The

The consortium meeting “Waste Management and Circular Economy, Waste Treatment & Valorization Technologies” was held by the NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal (NOVA School of Science and Technology) from the 9th to 13th January, 2023, as part of the project “Techno-Economic-Societal Sustainable Development Training in Sri Lanka” (TESS). The meeting was attended by four universities from the programme

“Janathakshan together with The Coca-Cola Foundation and Eco-Spindles Pvt Ltd. find solutions to plastic pollution in Sri Lanka with the launch of the Material Recovery Facilities.” Parallel to the #WorldEnvironmentDay 2023, Janathakshan GTE Ltd. joined forces with The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) and Eco-Spindles Pvt Ltd. to officially launch ‘Eko Wave’ – an advanced Material Recovery