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1.
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
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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
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Cyclone Ditwah and the Fiscal Reckoning: Why Sri Lanka’s Future Debt Must Build in Climate Flexibility
22.
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
28.
Four Ways The World Is Making Gig Work Fairer
29.
Gendered Impacts of Heat Stress: Impacts and Policy Responses
30.
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
32.
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
38.
Sri Lanka’s Growing Environmental and Policy Crisis in Managing Electronic Waste
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Overhauling Sri Lanka’s Commercial Diplomacy Efforts Can Boost Trade and Investment Prospects
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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
42.
Researching Blue Financing in the Indo-Pacific: A Scoping Study of South Asia
43.
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
45.
Casting a Lifeline for Nature: Is a Debt-for-Nature Swap the Catalyst Sri Lanka Needs?
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Publication: Looking Back, Building Forward
47.
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
49.
Precarious Paychecks: The Rise of the Gig Economy in Sri Lanka and its Implications for the Future of Work
50.
Electricity and Colombo’s Working Class Poor
51.
World Wildlife Day Event – ‘Investing in Conservation, Valuing our Wildlife and Natural Ecosystems’
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Sri Lanka’s New Investment Law in Global Comparison: 7 Key Observations
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Spotting the Problem: Understanding Complexities in Tourism and Nature in Yala National Park
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How Tourism and Nature Interact: Studying Perceptions in Three Sites in Sri Lanka
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Webinar: Debt without development
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New Publication: ‘Blue Carbon’ Knowledge Primer
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Navigating vendor informality and infrastructure in Colombo
58.
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
65.
Navigating Food Environments: A Study of households in Colombo and Deniyaya
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Mainstreaming Social Infrastructure in Development
67.
CSF-BSL Report: Green Finance Maturity Assessment 2024
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Sri Lanka Climate Risks and Impacts: A Research Compendium
69.
Built on Sand: A Review of Colombo’s Urban Regeneration Project
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Prioritising Nature Conservation: A Message for the Next Sri Lankan Parliament
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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
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EU Green Deal and Implications for Sri Lanka’s Exports
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Re-defining Destination Identities for Sustainable Tourism in Sri Lanka
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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
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Prioritising Green Jobs in Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery
78.
Open Access Materials on CSF’s Work in Conservation Finance
79.
Falling Through The Cracks: The Impact of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis on Colombo’s Working Class Poor
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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
85.
Communicating Crisis
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Sustainable Financing for Marine Conservation – Recap of Knowledge Roundtable 3
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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?
91.
Colombo Settlements Survey 2023
92.
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
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Quantifying poverty: Can we truly capture its complexity?
96.
Dissecting the Digital Focus in Sri Lanka’s National Education Policy Framework
97.
Towards a Nature-Positive Economic Recovery in Sri Lanka: An Interview Series
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A research methodology to understand stories of development and displacement in two of Colombo’s markets
99.
Expanding Green Finance in Sri Lanka’s Financial Services Sector
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New Publication: ‘Conservation Trust Funds’ Knowledge Primer
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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
104.
Dirty Business: Reading modernity in Colombo’s fish markets
105.
Financing Conservation: Six Mechanisms Sri Lanka Should Know About
106.
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
108.
Borrowing To Eat: The Impact of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis on Colombo’s Working Class Poor
109.
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
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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
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Valuing the Catch of the Day: Towards a more Humanised Food Value Chain
115.
New Publication: ‘Debt for Nature Swaps’ Knowledge Primer
116.
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?
118.
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
120.
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
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Why Moving Beyond GDP is Essential to Avert Planetary Disaster
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LSE Event on ‘Looking Ahead in Sri Lanka’: Four Priorities for the Near-term
124.
How Can Sri Lanka Improve Gender Considerations in its Trade Agreements?
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New Working Paper Released: ‘Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA Four Years On’
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Food for Thought: Rethinking Home Gardening and Subsistence Agriculture
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Are Marine Conservation and Sri Lanka’s Maritime Hub Ambitions Compatible?
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Is Economic Valuation of Biodiversity Necessary for Successful Conservation?
129.
Debt or Disconnection: Prioritising Energy Justice in Economic Recovery
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Changing How We Think About Economic Growth and Nature
131.
Sri Lanka Must Use GSP Plus for Smarter Positioning on Sustainability
132.
Sri Lanka: Anatomy of a Crisis and the Path Ahead
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Debt or Disconnection: CEB’s Tariff Hikes and the Urban Poor
134.
Impact of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis on the Exports Sector
135.
Should Civil Service Reform and Public Finance Reform Go Together?
136.
Austerity and Vulnerability: Better Solutions to Support the Poor During Economic Crises
137.
New Working Paper Released: ‘Governance of Digital Technologies in South Asia’
138.
From Bad to Worse: Understanding and Supporting Colombo’s Urban Poor Families in Crisis
139.
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis is Hurting Education and Students’ Future Prospects
140.
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis is Hurting Education and Students’ Future Prospects
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Sri Lanka needs a ‘sensible’ fiscal adjustment plan – CSF Co-Founder
142.
Sri Lanka’s political turmoil risks derailing the economy further
143.
Credit lines would provide temporary respite but sustainable solutions needed
144.
Making Sri Lanka’s Technology Transition More Inclusive
145.
Budget Makers for the Country Must Listen to the Budget Makers of the Home
146.
Housing in a Pandemic: Need for New Methods of Engagement
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Attracting Good FDI Starts with Designing Good Incentives Regimes
148.
Solving SME Development Challenges: Looking Beyond Easy Loan Schemes
149.
Shift to Organic Agriculture Must be Staged and Strategic
150.
Involuntary Resettlement in Sri Lanka – Urgent Need for Reform
151.
GLOBAL VOICES: Interview with Leonora Milan, Mexico’s Leading Young Science Communicator
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SIGNALS OF CHANGE: Three Emerging Post-Covid Trends for Sri Lanka’s Apparel Sector
153.
Fiscal Constraints Amidst COVID-19: Sri Lanka on Red Notice for Tax Reform
154.
Refreshing Growth in Sri Lanka’s Provinces: Changing the Narrative
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SIGNALS OF CHANGE: Can Blockchain Solve Trade Finance Bottlenecks?