Training Programme on Climate Change and Agro-Food Sustainability for Enhanced Disaster Resilience

Immense success of the ‘Training Programme on Climate Change and Agro-Food Sustainability for Enhanced Disaster Resilience’, held on 23rd October 2024 at gapHQ, Colombo 07.
Collaboratively organized by FOUNTAIN team, UOP, Association of Disaster Risk Management Professionals (ADRiMP), and Sri Lanka Climate Fund (SLCF).
Participants gained valuable insights on climate change adaptation, agro-food sustainability, and disaster risk reduction, aligning with the European Union-funded FOUNTAIN Project’s and ADRiMP objectives.
A special thanks to our esteemed speakers,
🔹Prof. Ranjith Dissanayake, Founder gapHQ, Team Leader Fountain team UOP
🔹Dr. Pradeep Gajanayake, Senior Lecturer, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Member Fountain team UOP
🔹Ms. Anoja Senevirathna, Director, Mitigation Research and Development Division, Disaster Management Centre Sri Lanka
🔹Keynote by Prof. Buddhi Marambe, Senior Professor, Department of Crop Science of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
🔹Dr. Ananda Mallawatantri, Former Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka, President, Association of Disaster Risk Management Professionals
🔹Event Coordinators Sadeesha Senanayake, Research Assistant, University of Peradeniya and Gayathri Hettiarachchi, Project Coordinator, ADRiMP
🔹SLCF Representatives Ms. Dilini Liyanage, Verification Executive, and Dinindu Prabhath
The event was a resounding success, enhancing institutional capacity, fostering innovation, and equipping participants with the tools to mitigate the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food systems.
🔸Special thanks to our event sponsor LOLC Finance PLC
🔸Gold Sponsor of the event ChildFund, Sri Lanka

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