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1.
Policy Note: Designing a Credible Trade Adjustment Programme for Sri Lanka’s Renewed Tariff Rationalisation Plans
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Can Colombo’s Growth Work for both People and Nature?
3.
Women in Sri Lanka’s Gig Economy: Stakeholder Roundtable and Analytical Note
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Industrial Policy for Sri Lanka?
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CSF and Max Planck Foundation Support Launch of Sri Lanka’s Business and Human Rights Guidelines
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Webinar Recap: Freedom and Fairness in Platform-Mediated Gig Work in Asia
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Six Reasons Why Sri Lanka Must Shape a Fairer Deal for Gig Workers
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CSF at 5: An Overview of Our Work
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Impact of Sri Lanka’s Polycrisis on Colombo’s Working Class Urban Poor
10.
Media Release: Sri Lanka’s Trade, Exports, FDI Agenda Lacks Ambition and Urgency
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Business and Human Rights: Navigating an Evolving Global Agenda
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Are EIAs Losing Their Credibility Because of Weak Social Impact Reporting?
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Nothing Left to Pawn: Impact of Polycrisis on Colombo’s Working Class Poor
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Brochures on Social Protection and Urban Infrastructures of Care
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Domestic Workers as Care Infrastructure in Cities
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A Guide for Raising Awareness on Social Protection
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Policy Brief: Tourism Development and Land Leases in Sri Lanka
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Panel Discussion Highlights: Social Protection and Urban Infrastructures of Care in Colombo
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White Elephants or Cash Cows? Evaluating Two Urban Development Projects in Colombo
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Have Real Estate Developers Reduced Colombo’s Wetlands to an ‘Amenity’?
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New Report – ‘Assessing the Assessments: An Analysis of Social Impacts Reported in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) in Sri Lanka’
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Social Protection and Urban Infrastructures of Care in Colombo
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New Policy Note: ‘A Resource Reality Check for Sri Lanka’s AI Data Centre Ambition’
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‘Legalised Begging’ and Elegant Targeting: What Ministers and Multilaterals are Getting Wrong About Social Protection in Sri Lanka
25.
Cyclone Ditwah and the Fiscal Reckoning: Why Sri Lanka’s Future Debt Must Build in Climate Flexibility
26.
Economic Growth, Reimagined: Expert Perspectives on Putting Nature at the Centre of Sri Lanka’s Recovery
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New Report – ‘Shifting Grounds: Unpacking the Tensions between Real Estate Development and Nature in Colombo’
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How Can Colombo’s Recovery From Cyclone Ditwah Be Transformative?
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Who Decides What ‘Rebuilding’ Looks Like After Cyclone Ditwah?
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CSF Director Interviewed by Al Jazeera News on Cyclone Ditwah Impacts
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Lessons from Kalpitiya for Sri Lanka’s Next Wave of Tourism Land Leases
32.
Four Ways The World Is Making Gig Work Fairer
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Gendered Impacts of Heat Stress: Impacts and Policy Responses
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Criminalisation of Poverty in Colombo
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COVID-19, Economic Crisis, and the Erosion of Sri Lanka’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commitments
36.
Hostile Architecture in Colombo
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New Report – ‘Flexibility and Fairness in Platform Labour: Navigating Gig Work in Colombo’
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Policy Brief: Trade Policy Uncertainty and Impacts on Sri Lankan Exporters
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Policy Brief: ‘Private-Public Collaboration in Tourism Decision-Making in Sri Lanka: Time to Rethink Representation?’
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CSF Survey on Global Trade Uncertainty: Export Impacts and Coping Strategies in Sri Lanka
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Heat Stress in Colombo: Understanding Impacts and Planning for the Future
42.
Sri Lanka’s Growing Environmental and Policy Crisis in Managing Electronic Waste
43.
Overhauling Sri Lanka’s Commercial Diplomacy Efforts Can Boost Trade and Investment Prospects
44.
Sri Lanka Needs A Cautious and Considered Approach to Blue Carbon Financing
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Why Sri Lankan Banks Must Urgently Consider Climate Risks in their Lending
46.
Researching Blue Financing in the Indo-Pacific: A Scoping Study of South Asia
47.
Policy Note – Responding to Global Economic Challenges: Eight Priority Trade and Competitiveness Reforms for Sri Lanka
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Recovery Without Relief: How Colombo’s Working Class Poor Stay Afloat
49.
Casting a Lifeline for Nature: Is a Debt-for-Nature Swap the Catalyst Sri Lanka Needs?
50.
Publication: Looking Back, Building Forward
51.
Beyond Aswesuma: Investing in Transformative Social Protection
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Getting the Price Right: Rationalizing Park Entry Fees and the Case of Yala National Park
53.
Precarious Paychecks: The Rise of the Gig Economy in Sri Lanka and its Implications for the Future of Work
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Electricity and Colombo’s Working Class Poor
55.
World Wildlife Day Event – ‘Investing in Conservation, Valuing our Wildlife and Natural Ecosystems’
56.
Sri Lanka’s New Investment Law in Global Comparison: 7 Key Observations
57.
Spotting the Problem: Understanding Complexities in Tourism and Nature in Yala National Park
58.
How Tourism and Nature Interact: Studying Perceptions in Three Sites in Sri Lanka
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Webinar: Debt without development
60.
New Publication: ‘Blue Carbon’ Knowledge Primer
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Navigating vendor informality and infrastructure in Colombo
62.
New Report: ‘Strategic Insights on Corporate Environmental Disclosures in Sri Lanka’
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The Emergence of National Security Considerations in Foreign Investment Regulation
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Sri Lanka’s Private Sector Needs to Rethink ESG
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Is COP29’s Carbon Markets Deal a Climate Lifeline or Coastal Sell-out for Blue Carbon Ecosystems?
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‘Debt and Dugongs’ – CSF Presentation on Debt-for-Nature Swaps and Blue Bonds
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Acronyms and Accountability: Navigating Corporate Environmental Disclosures
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Shaky foundations? Reorienting housing policy for Colombo’s urban poor
69.
Navigating Food Environments: A Study of households in Colombo and Deniyaya
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Mainstreaming Social Infrastructure in Development
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CSF-BSL Report: Green Finance Maturity Assessment 2024
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Sri Lanka Climate Risks and Impacts: A Research Compendium
73.
Built on Sand: A Review of Colombo’s Urban Regeneration Project
74.
Prioritising Nature Conservation: A Message for the Next Sri Lankan Parliament
75.
Financing Biodiversity and Nature Amidst Debt Distress in Sri Lanka
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Nature-linked Sovereign Debt Instruments: 10 Key Considerations for Sri Lanka
77.
EU Green Deal and Implications for Sri Lanka’s Exports
78.
Re-defining Destination Identities for Sustainable Tourism in Sri Lanka
79.
Reclaiming Public Space: Who Is It For and Who Is Welcome?
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3 Reasons Why Sri Lanka Should Consider Gender in Climate Finance
81.
Prioritising Green Jobs in Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery
82.
Open Access Materials on CSF’s Work in Conservation Finance
83.
Falling Through The Cracks: The Impact of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis on Colombo’s Working Class Poor
84.
Methodology for Mapping Urban Food Environments
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To What Extent Do Sri Lankan Financial Institutions Integrate Environmental Considerations?
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Algorithms at Work: The Management of Gig Work in Sri Lanka
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Settlements in Colombo: Sustainability of neighbourhoods
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Advancing Green Finance in Sri Lanka: Updates, Prospects, and Challenges
89.
Communicating Crisis
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Sustainable Financing for Marine Conservation – Recap of Knowledge Roundtable 3
91.
Behind the scenes: Colombo Settlements Survey 2023
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Does Colombo have sprawling slums and shanties?
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Are Colombo’s working class poor really ‘underserved’?
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How can we re-orient Sri Lanka’s tourism future?
95.
Colombo Settlements Survey 2023
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Sustainable Financing for Marine Conservation – Recap of Knowledge Roundtable 2
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Sustainable Financing for Marine Conservation – Recap of Knowledge Roundtable 1
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CSF embarks on a new research project on nature and tourism in Sri Lanka
99.
Quantifying poverty: Can we truly capture its complexity?
100.
Dissecting the Digital Focus in Sri Lanka’s National Education Policy Framework
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Towards a Nature-Positive Economic Recovery in Sri Lanka: An Interview Series
102.
A research methodology to understand stories of development and displacement in two of Colombo’s markets
103.
Expanding Green Finance in Sri Lanka’s Financial Services Sector
104.
New Publication: ‘Conservation Trust Funds’ Knowledge Primer
105.
Applying Innovative Financial Instruments to Marine Conservation in Sri Lanka
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New Publication: ‘Blue Bonds’ Knowledge Primer
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Anchoring meaningful community participation at the heart of nature-based solutions in cities
108.
Dirty Business: Reading modernity in Colombo’s fish markets
109.
Financing Conservation: Six Mechanisms Sri Lanka Should Know About
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Understanding Power Asymmetries in Platform-based Gig Work
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A New Project on Innovative Financing for Sustainable Marine Conservation in Sri Lanka
112.
Borrowing To Eat: The Impact of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis on Colombo’s Working Class Poor
113.
Policy-Lab on ‘Integrating Equity and Reframing Urban NbS in South Asian Cities’
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Circuits of Semiconductors and Affiliation: a Shallow Dive into the Small-Scale Mobile Phone Repair Sector
115.
Beyond Pomp and Pageantry: Looking at Public Markets as Lived Spaces
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New Platform Initiated for Sri Lankan Young Professionals in Public Policy
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Breaking Point: Impact of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis on Colombo’s Working Class Poor
118.
Valuing the Catch of the Day: Towards a more Humanised Food Value Chain
119.
New Publication: ‘Debt for Nature Swaps’ Knowledge Primer
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Is Gig Work in Sri Lanka Enabling Female Participation in the Workforce?
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Is Gig Work in Sri Lanka Enabling Female Participation in the Workforce?
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Is Gig Work Really Part-time in Sri Lanka?: Findings from a Survey
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Is Gig Work Really Part-time in Sri Lanka?: Findings from a Survey
124.
Chasing Efficiency While Leaving the Vulnerable to Their Own Devices
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Opinion: ‘Trimming the Fat’ in Sri Lanka’s Enterprise-support Institutions
126.
Why Moving Beyond GDP is Essential to Avert Planetary Disaster
127.
LSE Event on ‘Looking Ahead in Sri Lanka’: Four Priorities for the Near-term
128.
How Can Sri Lanka Improve Gender Considerations in its Trade Agreements?
129.
New Working Paper Released: ‘Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA Four Years On’
130.
Food for Thought: Rethinking Home Gardening and Subsistence Agriculture
131.
Are Marine Conservation and Sri Lanka’s Maritime Hub Ambitions Compatible?
132.
Is Economic Valuation of Biodiversity Necessary for Successful Conservation?
133.
Debt or Disconnection: Prioritising Energy Justice in Economic Recovery
134.
Changing How We Think About Economic Growth and Nature
135.
Sri Lanka Must Use GSP Plus for Smarter Positioning on Sustainability
136.
Sri Lanka: Anatomy of a Crisis and the Path Ahead
137.
Debt or Disconnection: CEB’s Tariff Hikes and the Urban Poor
138.
Impact of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis on the Exports Sector
139.
Should Civil Service Reform and Public Finance Reform Go Together?
140.
Austerity and Vulnerability: Better Solutions to Support the Poor During Economic Crises
141.
New Working Paper Released: ‘Governance of Digital Technologies in South Asia’
142.
From Bad to Worse: Understanding and Supporting Colombo’s Urban Poor Families in Crisis
143.
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis is Hurting Education and Students’ Future Prospects
144.
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis is Hurting Education and Students’ Future Prospects
145.
Sri Lanka needs a ‘sensible’ fiscal adjustment plan – CSF Co-Founder
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Sri Lanka’s political turmoil risks derailing the economy further
147.
Credit lines would provide temporary respite but sustainable solutions needed
148.
Making Sri Lanka’s Technology Transition More Inclusive
149.
Budget Makers for the Country Must Listen to the Budget Makers of the Home
150.
Housing in a Pandemic: Need for New Methods of Engagement
151.
Attracting Good FDI Starts with Designing Good Incentives Regimes
152.
Solving SME Development Challenges: Looking Beyond Easy Loan Schemes
153.
Shift to Organic Agriculture Must be Staged and Strategic
154.
Involuntary Resettlement in Sri Lanka – Urgent Need for Reform
155.
GLOBAL VOICES: Interview with Leonora Milan, Mexico’s Leading Young Science Communicator
156.
SIGNALS OF CHANGE: Three Emerging Post-Covid Trends for Sri Lanka’s Apparel Sector
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Fiscal Constraints Amidst COVID-19: Sri Lanka on Red Notice for Tax Reform
158.
Refreshing Growth in Sri Lanka’s Provinces: Changing the Narrative
159.
SIGNALS OF CHANGE: Can Blockchain Solve Trade Finance Bottlenecks?