National Climate Change Public Awareness, Information and Outreach in Sri Lanka

(An activity of the IPCC  WGIII TSU)

On

4th July 2002

at the Rural Development Training Centre, Pussella, Ratnapura

Programme of the Seminar

  1. Welcome Address by Mr. R M M B Ratnayake, Secretary, Ministry of Land, Agriculture and Rural Development
  2. Introduction to the Seminar Mr. N.A. Amaradasa, Director of Meteorology
  3. Introduction to Climate Change by Mr. G.H.P. Dharmaratna, Head, Centre for Climate Change Studies

  4. Climate Change Policy Matters including Clean Development Mechanism by Dr. B.M.S. Batagoda, Director, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

  5. Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation in the fields of human settlements,Energy and  Industry by K.R. Abhayasinghe Bandara, Deputy Director of Meteorology

  6. Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation/Mitigation in the fields of Agriculture and Water Resources Dr. B.V.R. Punyawardena, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Management Centre, Department of Agriculture
  7. Discussion

 Organized by the Centre for Climate Change Studies of the Department of Meteorology as a contribution to the IPCC Working Group III Outreach Activities

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