18 March 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat Sri Lanka held its first capacity building workshop for the Resilient Settlements for the Urban Poor flagship programme (also known as RISE-UP) at the United Nations Compound in Colombo today. The half-day interactive workshop focused on climate risk and vulnerability assessments, urban diagnostics, data management and social inclusion
4 December 2024, Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, is currently implementing a USD 2 Million project funded by the Adaptation Fund to strengthen climate resilience in Mullaitivu District in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. On 4th December, a special meeting was held at the Mullaitivu District Secretariat to review project
30 July 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat Sri Lanka held the Inaugural Stakeholder Meeting of the “Enhancing Interregional Knowledge Exchange and Capacities of National Governments in Lao PDR, Madagascar, South Africa, and Sri Lanka on Financing for Urban Sustainable, Net-Zero, Climate Resilient and Nature Positive Development for the Most Vulnerable Urban Communities.” Project under the
7th December 2023, Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka The UN-Habitat Sri Lanka Office has launched a project to bolster resilience to climate change in Sri Lanka’s Mullaitivu district, with a grant of USD 2 million from the Adaptation Fund. The project, titled “Building Resilience to Climate Change and Climate Variability of Vulnerable Communities in Mullaitivu District of
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