Sri Lanka Water Partnership

Upcoming Events

• Accelerating Climate and Water Action for Young Water Professionals and Youth Leaders

  Youth and young adults will have to face the brunt of future climate related disasters and need to be led by young water professionals who  prepared with alternates to meet challenges.

  Their role in promoting catchment conservation in Central Province , which is the national water tower will have a significant impact on national water security. SLPW with support of CAPNET Lk and other partners will carry out a advocacy program for  young water professionals ( civil society, academia  , local government and state officers) in Kandy district to identify critical issues in Kandy district and propose a Kandy District  Climate Action Plan.

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• Accelerating Climate and Water Action by Youth Leaders

  Sri Lanka is second  on the global disaster risk index , there  is an imperative need for  wide scale advocacy for communities since agencies and officers alone cannot manage change.  There has to be a major shift in attitudes and systems  in communities  especially in supporting water security and  diminishing community water stress.  Youth are seen as the most appropriat4 catalysts .Therefore a  Citizen science program will be held for youth leaders in Matale  with the objective of proposing a Matale Climate Action Plan for youth groups. The activity will identify water stress  hotspots within the district and  produce a digital map of water security related hotspots to be updated as necessary.

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