29 August 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat in partnership with the Wattala-Mabola Urban Council (UC) held a stakeholder validation workshop to map vulnerabilities in the city of Wattala-Mabola recently. This workshop, held at the Wattala-Mabola UC, is a key component of UN-Habitat’s Resilient Settlements for the Urban Poor flagship programme (also known as RISE-UP). This
July 2025, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat with funding from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), is establishing several water supply and sanitation initiatives in the city of Nuwara Eliya in close partnership with the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council (MC). Recently, a delegation led by the KOICA Country Director, Ms. Yooli Lee, visited some of
9 July 2025, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. During a recent monitoring visit to Nuwara Eliya District, Ms. Yooli Lee, the Country Director of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Sri Lanka, visited the Udawela Saruketha fresh and value-added food processing centre in the Udawela Grama Niladhari Division. Ms. Harshini Halangode, Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat
28 May 2025, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has granted USD 822,100 (LKR 246 million) through UN-Habitat to support communities in Nuwara Eliya District by promoting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). This initiative aims to enhance essential services and community well-being by promoting modern agriculture methods through technology, improved practices, and
This e-learning toolkit was developed for the project Mainstreaming “Leaving No One Behind” in National Urban Policies and Programmes. The aim of this project was to strengthen policies and programs at national level in mainstreaming accessibility across sectors especially in the built environment. The toolkit is divided into four modules and is available in
This report presents the findings of the Sustainable Building Construction Country Assessment for Sri Lanka (SBC-CA) and a Roadmap for Sustainable Housing and Construction towards achieving NDCs in the construction industry in Sri Lanka. It examines the current status, and potential opportunities and challenges for adopting Sustainable Building Construction (SBC) practices and policies. The Country