President to inaugurate SL Climate Summit 2024

Sri Lanka Climate Summit 2024, organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, will be inaugurated by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, under the theme ‘Code Red: Climate Risks and Opportunities for Sri Lankan Businesses’, on May 7, at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo.

As the imperative to address climate change grows increasingly urgent against a backdrop of rising temperatures and increasingly erratic weather patterns, climate change has evolved into a pressing global issue, demanding urgent attention from governments, businesses and societies worldwide. Against this backdrop, the Sri Lanka Climate Summit will address the dual reality of the impending risks of climate chance and opportunities presented to Sri Lankan businesses.  

The summit will kick off with a high-level introduction session, featuring national and international leaders of climate action. 

The inauguration will be followed by focused sessions on May 8 and 9, which will draw on the insights of renowned national and international experts in the fields of public and climate policy, academics, industry veterans and leading personalities in the climate action charge, to explore climate risks, opportunities and facilitation required to mitigate risks and successfully leverage growth opportunities.  The summit in its entirety will contribute to developing a climate action plan that is envisaged to drive green growth and climate action in terms of adaptation and mitigation of climate risks. 

For inquiries and registration, those interested may contact Niroshini on 0115588852/[email protected] or Shanuka on 0115588892/[email protected]  or visit  http://slcs.chamber.lk/ 

Event partners: Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company and United States Agency for International Development. Sponsors: EFL Global, ATG Ceylon (Pvt.) Ltd, CITI Bank, Nestle Lanka PLC, Vidullanka. Co-sponsors: MAS Holdings, Diamond Cutters, Macksons, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, Amana Bank, NDB Bank. Knowledge Partner: Global Green Growth Institute. Telecommunication Partner: Dialog. Television Partner: Dialog TV. Partners: Echelon and EconomyNext, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, The Genesis Project, UN Global Compact, Biodiversity Sri Lanka, Dentsu, Wijaya Newspapers, MTV.

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