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One Day Training Program on Environmental Assessments
The Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL) conducted a successful one-day training program on Environmental Assessments for Sampath Bank PLC's credit officers on October 25, 2024. Held at the Institute of Bankers Auditorium in Colombo, the training...
Workshop on Climate Finance: From Fundamentals to Winning Proposals
The Potential and Challenges of Implementing Renewable Energy Sources in Sri Lanka
The exponential increase in energy demand is a direct consequence of the rapid growth of the global population and advancements in civilization. However, it is widely recognized that fossil fuels, despite being associated with significant environmental and health...
Vegetated Open Channel Flows as a Sustainable Water Management Strategy
Turbulent flows around bluff bodies have received significant research attention due to their relevance in a variety of engineering applications such as environmental and fluid engineering applications. These include flow over hydraulic structures such as bridge piers...
Evaluation of Energy Values of Invasive Water Weeds and Sawdust as an Alternative Source of Energy
At present renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower provide small fraction of energy need. The most prevalent source is biomass, which accounts around 12% of total energy requirement. This source of energy includes wood, logging...
Individual Action in Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is about establishment of long term benefits emphasizing the creation of healthier, economically stable and socially viable livelihoods for current and future generation. All countries have agreed to work towards achieving them by 2030. Most of...
Energy, Economy and Environment for future Energy Security and Sustainability
The fear of reaching the 1.5°C global warming limit before the decade ends is now a probable reality. The inevitable linkages and the impossibility of pursuing the issues of energy, economy and environment as separate actions and will inevitably impact on the...
Neleeshiya Speaks about sustainable water management and conservation..
Impacts of Green Revolution on Agro-ecosystem in Sri Lanka
The green revolution started in the mid-20th century when Norman Borlaug developed an ultra-resilient strain of wheat in Mexico. He earned the title of “father of Green Revolution” and the Nobel Peace Prize for saving billions of the world's population from...
Biochar and Bamboo Industry
Biochar is a high carbon, the fine granular residue produced through pyrolysis. The direct thermal decomposition of biomass is in the absence of oxygen to prevent combustion and produces a mixture of solids (biochar), liquid (bio-oil), and gas (syngas) products....