Goal 1: No PovertyGoal 2: Zero HungerGoal 3: Health and WellbeingGoal 4: Quality EducationGoal 5: Gender EqualityGoal 6: Clean Water and SanitationGoal 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyGoal 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGoal 10: Reduced InequalitiesGoal 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGoal 12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionGoal 13: Climate Action Goal 14: Life Below WaterGoal 15: Life on LandGoal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsGoal 17: Partnerships for the GoalsAll 17 Goals
- Under the UNDP-funded project Lot 2- General Awareness, Climate/Weather Information and Climate Smart Agriculture Training programs on Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation, Climate Smart Agriculture programs have been conducted, targeting the local community and stakeholders.
- Lot 2- General Awareness, Climate/Weather Information and Climate Smart Agriculture is being funded by the UNDP to conduct training programs on Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation, and Climate Smart Agriculture, which have been conducted targeting the local community and stakeholders.
- Awareness related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, and early warning, etc., has been done through presentations and publications by academics. Providing local education programmes and campaigns on climate change risks, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warnings, etc.
- Towards a greener university
- University of Colombo’s path towards a sustainable, carbon-neutral green university
- Colombo Uni’s green revolution (The Sunday Times Newspaper article)
- The University offers an MSc programme in Climate Change and Environmental Management, along with several undergraduate courses related to climate change.
- The Carbon footprint of the university is calculated annually, and more renewable energy sources (e.g. solar facilities) have been added, targeting climate change mitigation.
- Refereed journal articles:
- Lokupitiya, E. and Siriwardene, S. 2022. Transforming the Pandemic into a gateway for zeroing waste-related emissions at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Journal of Sustainability Perspectives 2 (1), 2022, 47-55.
- Lokupitiya, E. and Kariyawasam, M. 2021. Institutional Role in Implementing Climate Action (SDG 13): A Case Study from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. University of Colombo Review (Series III) 2(2), 162-170.
- Leal Filho W, Sima M, Sharifi A, Luetz JM, Salvia AL, Mifsud M, Olooto FM, Djekic I, Anholon R, Rampasso I, Kwabena Donkor F, Dinis MAP, Klavins M, Finnveden G, Chari MM, Molthan-Hill P, Mifsud A, Sen SK, Lokupitiya E. 2021. Handling climate change education at universities: an overview. Environ Sci Eur. 33(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s12302-021-00552-5. Epub 2021 Sep 25. PMID: 34603904; PMCID: PMC8475314.
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