As Sri Lanka continues to brace for El Nino’s impacts in the coming months, and also plan for broader climate adaptation, it is crucial to ask what we are doing to adapt to increasingly varying climate impacts. Interventions so far are more focussed on vulnerable economic sectors and less on vulnerable people across the country. Research by CSF and CUL over the years points to critical gaps in how wider climate impacts are understood and addressed, and where stronger protections are needed.

CSF’s new report ‘Shifting Grounds: Unpacking the Tensions between Real Estate Development and Nature in Colombo’ examines this paradox of ‘green living’ and the destruction of natural spaces through the lens of one of Colombo’s nature-rich suburbs. The findings of the report are especially relevant now post Cyclone Ditwah.

A new report by CSF titled, 'Acronyms and Accountability: Strategic Insights on Corporate Environmental Disclosures in Sri Lanka' offers a deeper examination of corporate environmental disclosures and their significance for Sri Lanka’s sustainability journey. It aims to provide practical recommendations for decision-makers, businesses, and stakeholders to adopt more effective and impactful disclosure practices.