Ranil proposes climate change university in Sri Lanka

9th Nov 2022

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International

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday proposed setting up an international climate change university in Sri Lanka, with an ancillary institution in the Maldives, pointing to the “lack of”capacity as the “biggest obstacle” to the implementation of climate action plans.
This seat of learning can be a transdisciplinary global centre for green and blue studies – for scientists, environmentalists, researchers, policymakers, development practitioners, and…students the world over.
As island nations, SriLanka and the Maldives are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impact of climate change, experts have repeatedly warned.
The Sri Lankan leaderblamed “unbridled industrialisation of developed countries” as the root cause of climate change.Appealing on behalf of the Global South, he said poor countries were facing “a double jeopardy” — struggling to develop economically, while fighting to protect the living standards of their people.