Tag Climate Change

Explainer, Wetlands

Explained | Why wetlands are so important for environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and human wellbeing

By Dr. Partha Jyoti Das ’Crucially, it is time to acknowledge wetlands’ critical role for biodiversity – and the solutions they provide on climate change and sustainable development. It is time to fulfill commitments to stop the loss of the…

Partha J Das
February 1, 2023
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Explainer, El Nino

Explained | What is El Nino that could emerge in 2023 leading to severe drought in India

By Manjori Borkotoky and Dr. Partha Jyoti Das The phrase ‘El Nino’ means Little Boy or Christ Child in Spanish. According to NOAA, the name came into being when South American fishermen first noticed unusual warm water periods in the…

Climate Change, Economy

Inflation and Climate Change

Fuel ques, gas ques, and the food crisis were all terms that started trending with the dawn of 2022. Sri Lanka hit an all-time lowest as we began to face the consequences of the worst economic crisis. Much of the…

CFC Sri Lanka
January 30, 2023
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Agriculture, Climate Change

Can climate change be a cause for the spread of the Sena caterpillar?

The recent destruction caused by the Sena Caterpillar’s return was very prominent. The Sena Caterpillar damaged maize crops from several districts in the country. However, the director (Technical) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Anura Wijetunga, says that this harvest season,…

CFC Sri Lanka
January 30, 2023
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Explainer, Carbon Offsetting

Explained | What are Carbon Offsets and why most Rainforest Carbon Offsets are being termed ‘Worthless’

A recent report after a nine-month investigation states: “The forest carbon offsets approved by the world’s leading provider and used by corporations like Disney, Shell, and Gucci are largely worthless and could make global heating worse.” Verra, the world’s leading…

CFC India
January 28, 2023
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Climate Change, Deforestation, Fact Check

Has the Total Forest Cover in Sri Lanka shrunk to 16 %?

It`s a common fact that forests are vital to combat global climate change as forests act as large carbon sinks absorbing a primary greenhouse gas, Carbon Dioxide. Within such a condition, some news reports and social media posts are spread…

CFC Sri Lanka
January 27, 2023
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Climate Change, Education

Climate Change Education in Sri Lanka

Climate Change Education became a talked about topic in Sri Lanka after President Ranil Wickremasinghe made his speech at the COP27 last year. He proposed to establish an International Climate Change University in the country with an auxiliary institute in…

Kithmee Mediwake
January 26, 2023
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Climate Change, People

How has Climate Change impacted indigenous people?

Who are indigenous peoples? Indigenous Peoples are distinct social and cultural groups that share collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live, occupy, or from which they have been displaced. Around the world, there are many…

CFC Sri Lanka
January 26, 2023
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Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sri Lanka

Coral reef destruction and the climate change

An analysis of coral reef in east Sri Lanka’s Coral reefs at Kayankerny Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems in the world. A coral reef is a colony of hundreds and thousands of individual animals called coral polyps.…

CFC Sri Lanka
January 20, 2023

Climate Change Impact, Explainer

Is increasing termite activity a consequence of Climate Change?

By Aayushi Sharma A recent study has found that warmer conditions increase termites’ activity to decompose wood at a much higher rate. It is observed that for each 10 degrees Celsius increase in temperature, the termite’s decomposition activity goes up…

CFC India
January 18, 2023
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