Sri Lanka

South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Operational Plan 2016-2025 Update

This report reflects the changes in the South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program’s operational plan for the period 2016–2025, in particular on priority projects resulting from a rigorous vetting process.

Publication Date:

01/02/2020

Source: Asian Development Bank

Tags:

South Asia, Economic Development, Transport, Energy, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal

Sanitation

Training manual for fecal sludge-based compost production and application

Over the last decade, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has explored the use of fecal sludge (FS) in combination with other organic waste sources to optimize FS treatment and composting for the production of a safe organic fertilizer, which can – depending on demand – be enriched with crop nutrients or pelletized for volume red

Publication Date:

01/01/2020

Author(s): Josiane Nikiema, Robert Impraim, Olufunke Cofie, & et al

Source: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Tags:

Waste Management, Organic Waste, Waste Treatment, Health Effects, Ghana, Sri Lanka

Health

Investment case for tobacco control in Sri Lanka

Tobacco impedes sustainable development. Through the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 2030 project, UNDP partners with the Convention Secretariat and WHO to support fifteen low- and middle-income countries to strengthen tobacco control in line with the SDGs.

Publication Date:

29/08/2019

Source: UNDP

Tags:

Tobacco, Smoking, Health Effects, Sri Lanka, Finance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Health

Where India stands in battle against measles, how Sri Lanka eliminated it

Sri Lanka has made health history after spending three years free of any new measles cases (The Indian Express, July 10), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the deadly childh

Publication Date:

11/07/2019

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

India, Sri Lanka, Measles, WHO

Health

Evaluation of intensified dengue control measures with interrupted time series analysis in the Panadura Medical Officer of Health division in Sri Lanka: a case study and cost-effectiveness analysis

Dengue has become a major public health problem in Sri Lanka with a considerable economic burden.

Publication Date:

01/05/2019

Author(s): Prasad Liyanage, Joacim Rocklöv, Hasitha Tissera & et al

Source: Lancet Planetary Health

Vol:

3

pp:

1-8

Tags:

Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Health Care, Health Policy, Vector Control

Wildlife

Sri Lanka calls for increased protection for endemic lizards

Sri Lanka is seeking greater international protection for several lizard species found nowhere else on Earth.

Publication Date:

19/04/2019

Source: Mongabay

Tags:

Wildlife, Sri Lanka, Endangered Species, Reptiles, Biodiversity, Illegal Trade, South Asia

Hazardous Waste

E-waste smuggling ring in Thailand signals failure of Basel Convention

International regulations designed to limit the environmental impact of electronic waste could be making the problem worse, experts in Southeast Asia say.

Publication Date:

27/03/2019

Source: Eco Business

Tags:

Hazardous Waste, Electronic Waste, Environment, Illegal Trade, Thailand, Asia, Environment Crime, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom (UK), Toxic Wastes

Agriculture

Asia on Alert as Highly Destructive Fall Armyworm Spreads

Farmers and authorities throughout Asia need to be vigilant against fall armyworm invasions, after confirmation that the fast-moving pest has spread from India to China and now to South-East As

Publication Date:

26/03/2019

Source: Environment News Network

Tags:

Agriculture, Crop Pests, Farmers, India, China, Maize, Africa, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand

Environment

US accused of blocking ambitious global action against plastic pollution

Environmental groups involved in talks at a United Nations conference in Kenya have accused the US of blocking an ambitious global response to plastic pollution.

Publication Date:

16/03/2019

Source: Guardian (UK)

Tags:

Nairobi, United States Of America (US), Norway, Japan, Sri Lanka, India, Plastic, Philippines, Malaysia, Senegal

Wildlife